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• Equipping psychologists to advocate for LGBQT+ youth in our communities and beyond.

  • When
    May 20, 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar

  Equipping psychologists to advocate for LGBQT+ youth in our communities and beyond.

  A Lunch & Learn with Senator McBride & Dr. Zach Radcliff

  Friday, May 20th from 12-1PM 

  
  

  Friday, May 20th, 2022 12PM-1PM

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  No cost to join.

  Please join us in this important discussion hosted by the Delaware Psychological Association. During the hour, we plan to:
  

  • Identify at least two existing laws and proposed legislation targeting LGBQT+ youth.
  • Identify at least two approaches to advocate for the health and welfare of LGBQT+ 
  • Develop at least two culturally humble considerations to support the health and wellness of LGBQT+ youth
  • Q & A

  
  

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• What is an Electronic Health Record (EHR?)

  • When
    June 03, 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar

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  Please join us at our upcoming webinar:

  What is an Electronic Health Record (EHR)?

  Friday, June 3rd, 2022, 12PM-1:00PM

  One (1) Continuing Education Credit

  Presented by Susan C. Litton, Ph.D.

  Please see Program Brochure for details.

  Program Description

  Seems like everything Is called an EHR these days. Yet, when you investigate the various products, they can sometimes seem as different as night and day. So . . . what is an EHR REALLY? Are there differences between EHRs, EMRs and Practice Management Systems? Maybe you used one of the large-scale products like Epic when you worked for an agency and are now in private practice. What now? How do you manage your own patients’ medical records and charts? Or maybe you’ve always been a paper/pencil therapist and do NOT want to change. And yet . . . with COVID and telehealth and all that . . . you can see that there might be advantages to at least SOME digital tools.

  This workshop will cover topics like:

  • The difference between desktop vs. online EHRs
    
  • EHRs, EMRs and practice management systems – how are these different? Or are they?
  • Security issues with keeping patient records online.
  • HIPAA-compliant software: is there any such thing?
  • Bundled tools vs separate products for only what you need.

  Learning Objectives
  

  • 1.     Participants will be able to list 3 advantages of online EHRs vs desktop products.

  • 2.     Participants will be able to state how the types of data breaches as reported in the HHS Breach Database have changed from 2014 to 2020.

  • 3.     Participants will be able to identify the type of Covered Entity that is the worst offender in the Hacking/IT > Email breach category.

  • 4.     Participants will be able to list 3 advantages for using bundled tools (integrated products).

  Target Audience:

  The DPA plans and promotes programs serving the continuing educational needs of psychologists and professionals across a variety of disciplines. Through the provision of high quality programming, the DPA hopes to support psychologists and other mental health professionals in their commitment to provide ethical, culturally sensitive and competent services to our community.  

  Please Take Note:

  This workshop is sponsored by the Delaware Psychological Association, has been approved for 1 CE credit. The Delaware Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Delaware Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

  IMPORTANT NOTICE:
  THOSE WHO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP AND COMPLETE THE APA EVALUATION WILL RECEIVE ONE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT.  PLEASE NOTE THAT APA CE RULES REQUIRE THAT WE ONLY GIVE CREDIT TO THOSE WHO ATTEND THE ENTIRE WORKSHOP.  THOSE SIGNING IN TO THIS WEBINAR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES AFTER THE SCHEDULED START TIME OR SIGNING OFF BEFORE THE WORKSHOP IS COMPLETED WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CE CREDITS.

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• Digital Tools/Software – How to Choose Really Great Stuff and avoid the Not-So-Great

  • When
    June 10, 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar

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  Please join us at our upcoming webinar:

  Digital Tools/Software – How to Choose Really Great Stuff and avoid the Not-So-Great
  

  Friday, June 10th, 2022, 12PM-1:00PM

  One (1) Continuing Education Credit

  Presented by Susan C. Litton, Ph.D.

  Please see the Program Brochure for details.

  • Description: There are TONS of digital products we can use in our practices theses day. Not only are there a lot of EHRs from which to choose, but there are also SO many different tools and approaches for accomplishing the tasks we need in the day-to-day running of our practice that it can become overwhelming. This workshop will teach you concepts, so you’ll be able to make wise choices in the seemingly never-ending offerings of new tools to make our lives easier. We’ll go into the concept of integrated products a little more deeply to highlight those advantages. We’ll also talk a bit about what’s available, i.e., tools that truly MAY make your life easier. Finally, we’ll discuss patient portals – why they’re important and how to shop wisely for one.

    Learning objectives:

  • 1.     Participants will be able to list one pro and one con for both WebRTC types of video platforms (e.g., Doxy.me) and native app platforms (e.g., Zoom).
  • 2.     Participants will be able to list at least 3 practice management tasks that can be done with digital tools/EHRs.
  • 3.     Participants will be able to list at least 3 tools a patient portal should have and explain why threaded email (as opposed to simple memo type products) is an important portal tool.

  Target Audience:

  The DPA plans and promotes programs serving the continuing educational needs of psychologists and professionals across a variety of disciplines. Through the provision of high quality programming, the DPA hopes to support psychologists and other mental health professionals in their commitment to provide ethical, culturally sensitive and competent services to our community.  

  Please Take Note:

  This workshop is sponsored by the Delaware Psychological Association, has been approved for 1 CE credit. The Delaware Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Delaware Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

  IMPORTANT NOTICE:
  THOSE WHO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP AND COMPLETE THE APA EVALUATION WILL RECEIVE ONE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT.  PLEASE NOTE THAT APA CE RULES REQUIRE THAT WE ONLY GIVE CREDIT TO THOSE WHO ATTEND THE ENTIRE WORKSHOP.  THOSE SIGNING IN TO THIS WEBINAR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES AFTER THE SCHEDULED START TIME OR SIGNING OFF BEFORE THE WORKSHOP IS COMPLETED WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CE CREDITS.

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• HIPAA, Encryption, and the Thorny, Not-Always-Clear Regulations Around Email and Texting

  • When
    June 17, 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar

  Register

  Please join us at our upcoming webinar:

  HIPAA, Encryption, and the Thorny, Not-Always-Clear Regulations Around Email and Texting
  

  Friday, June 17th, 2022, 12PM-1:00PM

  One (1) Ethics Continuing Education Credit

  Presented by Dr. Susan C. Litton

  Please see the Program Brochure for details.

  • Description: If you work for an agency, you’ve likely been drilled on exactly what you steps you need to take in your particular job to help assure your organization is HIPAA-compliant. However, it’s a bit harder for those in private practice, who are responsible for all aspects of HIPAA-compliance – even if they are solo practitioners and have no one working for or with them. In the beginning, some solo or group practitioners decided to try to avoid HIPAA altogether by not doing things that would make them Covered Entities (primarily avoiding filing any insurance claims electronically.) However, partly as a result of the increased usage of digital tools that resulted from COVID, that’s less likely to be possible today. This workshop will explain why. We’ll also cover a relatively easy, reasonably straightforward way to accomplish most tasks required by HIPAA. Yes, there’s still a bit of work involved, but if you have a set of guidelines to point the way, it can help immensely. We’ll discuss how EHRs can help with that – although our guidelines for how to become HIPAA compliant will also work for paper-pencil practitioners. We’ll also cover BAAs (Business Associate Agreements) and why they really ARE worth having. Finally, the topics of using both email and texting with patients are SO complex – and often, seemingly contradictory, that we’ll go into that with a fine-toothed comb. You’ll leave knowing what to do – and perhaps more importantly, what NOT to do with those modes of communication.

    Learning objectives:

  • 1.     Participants will be able to name two reasons why a psychologist might be a Covered Entity – even if they are strictly private pay and have never filed an electronic insurance claim.
  • 2.     Participants will be able to list two main things BAAs do that are important for clinicians.
  • 3.     Participants will be able to list the inherent problem with email products that use only TLS encryption and to provide two examples of types of email products that are considered to be 100% end-to-end encrypted.
  • 4.     Participants will be able to explain the difference between asking patients to sign a release for non-encrypted email vs. adhering to their wishes should they ask you to send non-encrypted email.

  Target Audience:

  The DPA plans and promotes programs serving the continuing educational needs of psychologists and professionals across a variety of disciplines. Through the provision of high quality programming, the DPA hopes to support psychologists and other mental health professionals in their commitment to provide ethical, culturally sensitive and competent services to our community.  

  Please Take Note:

  This workshop is sponsored by the Delaware Psychological Association, has been approved for 1 Ethics CE credit. The Delaware Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Delaware Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

  IMPORTANT NOTICE:
  THOSE WHO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP AND COMPLETE THE APA EVALUATION WILL RECEIVE ONE ETHICS CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT.  PLEASE NOTE THAT APA CE RULES REQUIRE THAT WE ONLY GIVE CREDIT TO THOSE WHO ATTEND THE ENTIRE WORKSHOP.  THOSE SIGNING IN TO THIS WEBINAR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES AFTER THE SCHEDULED START TIME OR SIGNING OFF BEFORE THE WORKSHOP IS COMPLETED WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CE CREDITS.

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