Course curriculum

  1. Law & Ethics: 10-Minute Treatment Plan - Part 1

  2. Law & Ethics: 10-Minute Treatment Plan - Part 2

  3. Law & Ethics: 10-Minute Treatment Plan - Part 3

  4. Law & Ethics: 10-Minute Treatment Plan - Part 4

  5. Law & Ethics: 10-Minute Treatment Plan - Part 5

  6. Post-Test

About this course

  • $55.00
  • 3 hours of video content

Current RECAMFT members can register for this course at a discount.

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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:
  • 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:

  • Identify the four main components of a good treatment plan

  • Define the difference between treatment goals and objectives

  • Choose goals that are related to the diagnosis and medically necessary, so that they meet with insurance plan approval

  • Identify the biggest mistake therapists make when documenting planned interventions

  • 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.

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.
Barbara Griswold, LMFT

Purchase Terms

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