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Stress in America--2009

The American Psychological Association Practice Directorate has released its findings on its 2009 national stress poll. Click on “read more” to read about the Stress in America Report and a Tip Sheet for reducing Stress. There is also a Tip Sheet for talking with your children about stress. This link also provides information for the Media.

The American Psychological Association Help Center website has materials for consumers, the media, and the general public. More information can be found on www.apahelpcenter.org.

Psychoactive Substance Abuse Educational Program Six all-day continuing education programs
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IPA/APAIT Risk Management Workshop

Sequence 1: General Risk Management Strategies

Since 1994 the APA Insurance Trust (“the Trust”) has been conducting Trust-sponsored Risk Management Workshops with the goal of increasing the knowledge of psychologists about basic risk management techniques. To accommodate the large number of psychologists who have already attended this workshop, while still providing training to those who haven’t had the opportunity, we have updated this workshop incorporating material from the Trust Risk Management book, Assessing and Managing Risk in Psychological Practice: An Individualized Approach. While old material has been modified and new material added, the workshop retains the basic thrust of its predecessor: giving attendees risk management advice and procedures that protect them from adverse disciplinary events that could damage or destroy their careers.

Over the last ten years the number of reported claims has remained relatively static. The number of complaints to licensing boards and ethics committees, however, has increased significantly. As managed care continues to dominate third-party reimbursement, any adverse disciplinary event can seriously damage a psychologist’s career. In these difficult times, knowledge of legal and ethical standards and an effective risk management strategy have become crucial for psychologists. Based on an analysis of the ethical and legal rules governing professional practice, the workshop will provide practitioners with specific information about how to identify and analyze risk, how to identify situations that pose the greatest risks, and how to identify the legal and ethical standards appropriate in these situations. It will provide practical and effective strategies for identifying and effectively managing those situations in order to minimize the possibility of legal and ethical complaints, and maximize practitioners’ ability to effectively defend themselves when complaints are unavoidable.

The workshop will also consider controversies still unresolved by the HIPAA Privacy Rule, as well as provide an introduction to the Security Rule governing electronically stored PHI, which took effect on April 15, 2005. The workshop will also describe how practitioners can utilize the free confidential Trust Risk Management Consultation service as part of their own risk management strategies. The workshop includes comprehensive supporting materials.

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Director of Outpatient Services

Posted on Jan 15, 2010

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Posted on Jan 29, 2010

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