Techniques for securely documenting text messages.ĭate & time: January 25th, 11AM Mountain - attend live for CE credit.Informed consent regarding text messages and record-keeping.What do I do with text messages that I am in possession of?.When is an app a “conduit” under HIPAA’s Business Associate Rule?.Secure texting apps, including some example.What tools are available to make texting work legally and ethically?.Texting service providers and the HIPAA Business Associate Rule.Safety of clinician phones and computers.Is “transmission security” the only ethical-professional concern around texting?.HIPAA and the Transmission Security standard.Client rights regarding their confidentiality.Confidentiality-related issues in sending information over the Internet.What is “texting” and how does it relate to HIPAA and ethical standards?.A few caveats about texting that will be covered in more detail in Session 2 of this program.Document messages exchanged with clients securely, with client informed consent, and according to the attendee’s documentation requirements.Develop procedures and tools for texting or messaging with clients in a secure and HIPAA-compliant manner.Describe the security-related legal-ethical concerns inherent in texting or messaging with clients.How to Text with Your Clients Session 1: Ethics, Safety & HIPAA Compliance This presentation is accessible only to members of IMHCA.
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There is an optional second part, How to Text with Your Clients Session 2: Boundaries, Professionalism, and Competence which covers clinical and ethical concerns such as languaging, boundaries, and other practical concerns regarding texting with clients - and is available to Person Centered Tech members. This is one of two sessions on the topic of texting.
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This introductory-level course for counselors, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and clinical and counseling psychologists will help learners to navigate the security, privacy, and documentation issues, as defined by HIPAA and professional ethics codes, that arise with the use of texting in clinical relationships. You can tell each other when you’re running late or need to reschedule without playing phone tag ever again.Ĭan something so handy come without a price? The good news is that texting can be compatible with ethics, HIPAA, and general client safety! We simply need to understand the relevant issues in order to make sure it remains a clinical benefit and doesn’t become a source of potential harm. Unlike phone calling, texting is “asynchronous.” That means either of you can fire off a message without the other being immediately available. Texting allows clients and clinicians alike to communicate with speed and convenience. Presented by Roy Huggins, LPC NCC Liath Dalton How to Text with Your Clients Session 1: Ethics, Safety & HIPAA Compliance special CE presentation for IMHCA members 1 Live CE Hour.