Law & Ethics: How to Write a 10-Minute Treatment Plan
This 3 hour, 3-CE law and ethics training covers everything you need to know to write treatment plans. RECAMFT members, get a $10 discount when you sign up!
Course curriculum
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Law & Ethics: 10-Minute Treatment Plan - Part 1
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Law & Ethics: 10-Minute Treatment Plan - Part 2
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Law & Ethics: 10-Minute Treatment Plan - Part 3
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Law & Ethics: 10-Minute Treatment Plan - Part 4
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Law & Ethics: 10-Minute Treatment Plan - Part 5
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Post-Test
About this course
- $55.00
- 3 hours of video content
Current RECAMFT members can register for this course at a discount.
Log onto your member account at recamft.org to get the coupon code needed to apply the discount at sign-up.
Course Description
THIS COURSE IS AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNT TO CURRENT RECAMFT MEMBERS - log in to your recamft.org account to get the discount code to sign up.
A treatment plan can protect both you and your clients, ensuring all parties have a clear understanding of the goals and progress being made. This webinar will give you the tools to help you write a brief treatment plan that fulfills the expectations of insurance and other oversight agencies. Topics include:
A treatment plan can protect both you and your clients, ensuring all parties have a clear understanding of the goals and progress being made. This webinar will give you the tools to help you write a brief treatment plan that fulfills the expectations of insurance and other oversight agencies. Topics include:
- How treatment plans are different than progress notes
- The bare essentials of a treatment plan
- How to choose goals — and which goals to avoid
- How objectives differ from goals
- How to choose and describe interventions
- How to update plans - and how often you should
- How Medical Necessity Criteria of health plans affect goals
Educational Goals
This training covers ethical guidelines and recommendations for treatment planning in therapy.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
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Identify the four main components of a good treatment plan
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Define the difference between treatment goals and objectives
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Choose goals that are related to the diagnosis and medically necessary, so that they meet with insurance plan approval
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Identify the biggest mistake therapists make when documenting planned interventions
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Define "S.M.A.R.T." goals, and "The Golden Thread" of documentation
CEs
This course meets the qualifications for 3.0 hrs of law & ethics continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT (Provider #57173) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT (Provider #57173) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
About the Instructor
Barbara Griswold is a private practice consultant and the author of Navigating the Insurance Maze: The Therapist’s Complete Guide to Working with Insurance -- And Whether You Should. In private practice in San Jose, she has been interviewed on NPR's “Morning Edition," and her articles have appeared in Psychotherapy Networker and The Therapist magazines. She is a past member of CAMFT’s State Ethics Committee and Board of Directors, and former Oral Examiner for the BBS. Her passion is helping therapists nationwide to master the business side of their practices. She invites members to contact her at her website, NavigatingtheInsuranceMaze.com.
Purchase Terms
Refund policy: Because you are given instant access to this on-demand training, the purchase is final and refunds are not allowed.
RECAMFT members qualify for a discounted registration for this program as part of their membership benefits. Log onto your recamft.org account using the button below to retrieve the discount code for use on the online checkout screen. We're sorry but we cannot provide refunds to previous purchases. Discounts are available only while your RECAMFT membership is active.
RECAMFT members qualify for a discounted registration for this program as part of their membership benefits. Log onto your recamft.org account using the button below to retrieve the discount code for use on the online checkout screen. We're sorry but we cannot provide refunds to previous purchases. Discounts are available only while your RECAMFT membership is active.