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Courses Included in This Bundle
- Psychology of Money for Psychologists and Other Mental Health Professionals (2 CEs)
- Subpoenas and Deposition Testimony: An Overview for Practitioners (1.5 CEs)
- Mandated Child Abuse Reporting Law Immunities: Are Professionals Really Protected? (1 CE)
- Parenting Plan Evaluations: Guidelines and Best Practices with an Emphasis on Cases Involving Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) (2 CEs)
Psychology of Money for Psychologists and Other Mental Health Professionals
Presenters: William “Marty” Martin, MA, MS, Psy.D., CHES
Total CEs: 2
This evidence-based course addresses personal financial management largely from the perspective of the individual psychologist and mental health professional and to a lesser degree from the perspective of the patient/client. Course participants will gain value by enhancing their knowledge of basic financial concepts, identifying their money beliefs and cognitive errors, clarifying their value proposition related to their work, understanding the subtleties of negotiation, and knowing how to prioritize their financial affairs.
Learning Objectives
- Summarize the three questions of money and four jobs of money.
- Discuss the 3 B’s of money.
- Explain how to challenge dysfunctional money beliefs and cognitive heuristics that serve as barriers to wise money management.
- Demonstrate how to price services in a way that communicates value and increases a sense of ownership among patients.
- Create your value proposition and outline your business model.
- Describe how to negotiate with payors in this era of value-based payment.
- Assess how to get your financial house in order and leverage your talent.
Subpoenas and Deposition Testimony: An Overview for Practitioners
Presenters: Daniel O. Taube, J.D., Ph.D.
Total CEs: 1.5
This webinar will involve a discussion of the civil discovery process and review for participants how discovery occurs in a civil lawsuit. Examples of interrogatories, and records and deposition subpoenas will be provided, and the distinction between formal court orders and subpoenas will be reviewed. Professional roles in these types of legal proceedings - that is, fact witness, expert witness and “treating expert” - will be articulated. The focus of this particular presentation as regards deposition testimony will be on fact and treating expert roles (as opposed to when psychologists are retained as expert witnesses). Examples of the types of subpoenas one might receive, possible responses, and aspects of asserting or waiving a privilege will be reviewed. The role in California of the “Notice to Consumer” in subpoenas will also be discussed, as will its impact on privilege. We will further explore the deposition process and the practical aspects of meeting challenges in that context. These will include ethical and practical dimensions of protecting treatment relationships, whether the professional can receive payment for professional services as a non-retained expert, and the primary role of fact witnesses and treating experts (as opposed to retained experts). This webinar will also address pacing and objections, and responding to ad hominem attacks. Video and actual case examples will be used to further articulate and expand on methods practitioners can use to competently engage in such proceedings.
Learning Objectives
- Identify two distinct types of subpoenas in civil cases.
- Explain the distinction between court orders and subpoenas.
- Describe four methods of coping effectively with deposition testimony.
Mandated Child Abuse Reporting Law Immunities: Are Professionals Really Protected?
Presenters: Daniel O. Taube, J.D., Ph.D.
Total CE: 1
Child abuse reporting laws have been in place for some 50 years. Typical state statutes mandate reports by mental health professionals, impose penalties for failure to report, and provide immunity from liability for mandated reporters. These requirements and protections notwithstanding, mandated reporters can still encounter risks of complaints and suits when fulfilling their statutory obligations. This webinar reviews the general structure of reporting laws, the range of protections afforded by different state statutes, The Trust Risk Management Team’s view of reporting requirements, and a series of steps professionals can take to reduce the risks associated with making these reports.
Learning Objectives
- List three common standards for reporting.
- Describe three typical immunity standards.
- Name The Trust RM perspective on mandated reporting.
- List four methods of reducing risks when required to make a mandated report.
Parenting Plan Evaluations: Guidelines and Best Practices with an Emphasis on Cases Involving Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Presenters: Philip Stahl, Ph.D.
Total CEs: 2
In the last 20 years, several states have mandated specific training requirements for custody evaluators and others related to IPV. In 2016, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) approved and published their “Guidelines for Examining Intimate Partner Violence.” In 2022, AFCC approved their new Guidelines for Parenting Plan Evaluations in Family Law Cases. Of note, the APA child custody evaluation guidelines published in 2009 made no mention of IPV or family violence. Additionally, research trends have suggested that custody evaluators are not taking IPV seriously enough when compared with other family related issues.
In this webinar, the presenter – a psychologist who teaches domestic violence at the National Judicial College and has spoken internationally on this issue – will guide participants in understanding key issues regarding IPV, including:
- Differentiation between common sub-types of IPV in separating/divorcing families
- Separation-Instigated Violence (SIV)
- Situational Couples’ Violence (SCV)
- Coercive Control Violence (CCV))
- Screening and other tools useful for assessing IPV in the family
- Specific risks to child and families associated with those sub-types, including but not limited to risks of physical abuse, stalking, emotional abuse, and sexual and economic control
- Considering recommendations associated with those risks and the health, safety, and welfare of the child
Learning Objectives
- Articulate critical understanding of IPV in family law matters.
- Integrate a differentiated IPV framework of post-separation risk into their assessment of the family.
- Provide the court with more nuanced and appropriate recommendations regarding the health, safety, and welfare of the family in cases with allegations of IPV.