|
New CE Opportunity: Self-Guided Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders Course
The APA Practice Organization has made available at APApractice.org a substance abuse CE course to help build a user's knowledge base in treating clients with substance use disorders, whether it is a primary diagnosis or co-existing diagnosis. The course provides a detailed description of the 12-part knowledge base supporting safe and effective practice in this treatment area and suggested readings related to the knowledge base.
As soon as a course user completes readings in 12 areas of essential knowledge, he or she can take a continuing education test online and receive 12 hours of CE credit for passing the exam. Psychologists get a printed continuing education certificate as soon as they successfully complete the CE test.
This course is suitable for practitioners who specialize in treating substance use disorders as well as for those who treat a broader array of clients. The self-guided online approach lets users learn at their own pace, wherever and whenever it is convenient for them.
The extensive 12-part knowledge base presented in this CE course is the same one that forms the basis for the Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders, a professional credential offered by the APA Practice Organization College of Professional Psychology. Psychologists who pass the CE course exam receive a $100 discount coupon that they can use to apply for the Certificate of Proficiency.
More information about the course is available at APApractice.org.
APA Practice Organization Releases "HIPAA Security Rule Online Compliance Workbook"
A new resource is available to help practitioners comply with the Security Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the federal law that protects the privacy and security of patient records. The "HIPAA Security Rule Online Compliance Workbook" is a comprehensive online resource from the APA Practice Organization designed to assist practitioners in meeting the requirements of the Security Rule.
The Security Rule is a complex rule designed to safeguard personally-identifiable health-related information that is transmitted or stored in electronic form, which may include patient notes, e-mail with or about patients, and insurance or financial records with identifying patient information. The "HIPAA Security Rule Online Compliance Workbook" breaks the rule into a step-by-step compliance process, helping practitioners to identify potential risks to the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of electronic patient information in their practice, and to determine the steps they need to take to minimize those risks and comply with the Security Rule.
The "HIPAA Security Rule Online Compliance Workbook" features such elements as:
- A step-by-step risk analysis for all aspects of a practice - Practitioners respond to a series of questions to assess their practice's potential security risks and vulnerabilities related to electronic patient health information.
- Compliance options for each Security Rule requirement - Practitioners identify security measures they will take to comply with the Security Rule. Each compliance option has corresponding policies and procedures that practitioners can either use as is, or edit and customize to better fit their practice.
- Documentation, including policies and procedures, that practitioners can customize to fit their practice. When the documents are complete, practitioners can print a final policies and procedures document for their own reference, for distribution to their workforce and/or to show regulators in the event of an audit.
- Links to compliance resources, including technical resources, that provide guidance for securing computers and other devices.
The Workbook comes with an optional online exam that if successfully completed provides four hours of continuing education (CE) credits from the APA Practice Organization, an APA-approved CE sponsor.
APA members who pay the Practice Assessment may purchase the Workbook for a discounted price of $99. The cost for other APA members is $139. The cost for practitioners who do not belong to APA is $159. For more information, go to www.apapractice.org/apo/hipaa/secure.html#.
Back to July/August homepage |
