Description
About this Webinar
This training explores key terms that practitioners might wish to consider in their client agreement. It is an art to craft a suitable client agreement that’s fit for purpose and protects your practice taking into account an array of different client circumstances and the attendant risks.
This is an advanced training that takes time to explore the legal principles behind the various terms. Its purpose is to improve practitioner understanding in respect to the legal mechanisms behind some of the more complex terms to be found in client agreements.
Learning Outcomes
- Informed Consent
- Collection of sensitive personal information for the purpose of the APPs.
- Two-party consent for recording conversations.
- informed consent for psychological treatment.
- informed consent for telehealth treatments.
- Specific Consent:
- Consent to share information with other service providers.
- Consent, irrespective treatment for children,
- Family and couples counselling consent.
- Court ordered treatment consent.
- Specific Financial Terms.
- Third party payer;
- NDIS funding agreements;
- Referring to external policies:
- Cancellation Policy.
- Complaint and Feedback Policy.
- Artificial Intelligence Policy.
- Client Privacy Policy.
- Client Credit Card and Financial Information Retention Policy
- Termination terms.
- Indemnity and Releases
Audience
This webinar is suitable for any practitioner that issues a client agreement for the delivery of therapeutic or psychological services.
Presenter
This webinar is presented by Simon Mason, Solicitor. You can find out more about Simon here.
CPD
Practitioners can claim up to 1 CPD unit/point. This Training has been designed to run for 1 hour, however, training lengths can vary depending on the level of questions and discussion. If you are in doubt, please verify with your CPD Rules. See also:
- CPD Requirements for Psychologists
- CPD Requirements for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
- CPD Requirements for Occupational Therapists
- CPD Requirements for Accredited Social Workers
