This combo package includes 12 hours of law and ethics and fulfills the California BBS coursework required for those who do not pass the Law and Ethics exam. We have confirmed with an Assistant Executive Officer at the BBS that any combination of 12 Law & Ethics units offered through an approved provider (see above) meets the requirement and can provide email confirmation of this if needed.
Included in this package are two courses: Law & Ethics: Minimizing Legal-Ethical Risk in Psychotherapy (9 hours) and Law & Ethics: Managing Your Practice Under California Law (3 hours).
You must include both certificates of completion when submitting your application to the BBS.
Our online continuing education course provides INSTANT ACCESS to:
TDC’s signature combination of streaming audio lectures and meaningful, printable handouts
Practical information on California topics NOT covered in either version of Confidentiality and Client Access to Records, including fees, supervision, and treatment of minors
Practical strategies for minimizing legal and ethical risk in psychotherapy
Define and compare “standard of care,” “scope of practice,” and “scope of competence”
Discuss how nontraditional methods of therapy are viewed under the law
Explain substantive issues to address during informed consent process
Using model form, draft informed consent form for therapist’s own practice
Identify how dual relationships can be ethically problematic
List appropriate precautions regarding boundary-crossing activities
Discuss the four basic reasons to document psychotherapy
List the components of the CASE method for suicide assessment
Explain how to ethically terminate treatment with a client
Discuss why a professional will is important and what it must accomplish
Compare and contrast occurrence with claims-made insurance policies
Discuss California legal requirements on minors consenting to their own treatment
Explain when and how to use the “Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit”
Identify specific disclosures required for therapist’s licensure in all public communications
Discuss legal requirements regarding fees in California
Summarize the law relating to informed consent for telehealth
Identify how a licensed therapist might engage in the “unlicensed practice of psychotherapy”
Identify the precise California rules and procedures governing supervision
FREE model forms that are easily modifiable to suit your practice needs
Online post-test to solidify your knowledge
A certificate of completion once you receive an 80% on the post-test. You must include both certificates of completion when submitting your application to the BBS.
This course provides 12 hours of CE