Course Code: REL-BHC-0-DTEBH
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Discuss types and prevalence of medical and treatment errors in behavioral health.
Describe causes and consequences of medical and treatment errors.
Identify strategies to address an error and reduce the risk of future errors.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Quality Care and Types of Medical and Treatment Errors
Providing Quality Behavioral Health Care
Monitoring Safety and Quality of Care
What Are Medical and Treatment Errors?
Diagnostic Errors
Treatment Errors
Preventative Errors
Confidentiality-Related Errors
Review
Summary
Section 3: Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences of Medical or Treatment Errors
Prevalence of Errors
Integration of Care
The Blame Game
Causes of Medical or Treatment Errors
Consequences of Medical or Treatment Errors
Review
Summary
Section 4: Addressing and Preventing Medical or Treatment Errors
Reporting Medical or Treatment Errors
Notifying Clients of a Medical or Treatment Error
Preventing Medical or Treatment Errors
Leadership Strategies for Preventing Errors
Client Role in Preventing Errors
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Staff Writer: Jennifer Niles, LCSW, LCAS, CCS-I
Jennifer received her Bachelor’s degrees in Social Work and Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Master’s degree in Social Work with a Certificate in Substance Abuse Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has over 13 years of experience providing psychotherapy, counseling, and case management to a variety of populations. Her experiences and clinical interests are centered around addiction treatment, harm reduction, severe mental health conditions, psychosis, LGBTQ+ issues, gender diversity, integrated care, and clinical supervision.
Instructor: Cecelia Garritt, RN, BAS, BSN, MPH
Cecelia Garritt received her business degree from Montgomery County Community College and her A.A.S ~ Registered Nurse licensure from the University of New England. Cecelia graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelors in Applied Sciences with a Major in Behavioral Sciences from the University of Maine at Augusta, magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing at The University of Maine at Fort Kent, and cum laude with a Masters of Public Health with a Major in Global Health from Southern New Hampshire University. Cecelia also has multiple certifications in different fields, including military sexual trauma, PTSD, Co-occurring disorders, motivational interviewing, and positive psychology. Cecelia also has multiple certifications through the World Health Organizations and The Federal Emergency Management Agency. Cecelia has 29 years of experience in the medical field, in which 23 years of that experience is in behavioral sciences. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family, rescuing dogs, and teaching yoga and mindfulness.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Beginner level Social Workers; Entry level Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Entry level Marriage and Family Therapists; Entry level Professional Counselors; Entry level Psychologists; Nurses; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.