Ethics and Record Keeping

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Eric Harris (2012), longtime legal counsel to the American Psychological Association Insurance

Trust on areas related to risk management, has described elements required for appropriate

clinical record keeping. Harris lists the following information for inclusion in the clinical

record:

Medication prescription and monitoring
Start and stop times of each counseling session
Modality and frequency (once a week, biweekly, etc.) of treatment
Results of clinical tests (including raw test data)
Summaries of diagnosis, symptoms, treatment plan, progress to date, and prognosis
Paper records must be kept under secure lock and key.
In addition to psychotherapy notes kept by clinicians, digital records should include e-mail

communications, text messages, and audio and/or video files generated from work with clients.

Every reasonable precaution should be taken to preserve the confidentiality of the digital

records. This includes use of appropriate encryption services, up-to-date virus definitions and

anti-virus software, and record storage and backup.

Maximum security passwords (and/or thumb print or eye scanners) should be used on computers

storing client information. Many states now require that client records kept on computers without

duplicate hard copy records must be made unalterable after they are entered into a computer. Good

sources of information on this area of practice include the following:

2010 APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
APA Record Keeping Guidelines 2008
APA Division 29 Telepsychology Guidelines
Post by Day 4 a description of three ethical considerations relevant to record keeping that

psychologists may face. Describe the specific challenges that may arise because of these ethical

considerations. Then explain how you will best protect your clients’ records that are in both

electronic and hard copy formats. Explain what resources (other than those mentioned above) you

might use for up-to-date, reliable information in creating your practice with regard to client

records and their protection. Be sure to include references to any applicable APA ethical codes.

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Risk Management in a Business Model

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Create a report documenting various aspects of how risk management impacts the business model.
Scenario

You work for a large, private health care organization that has server, mainframe, and RSA user

access. For the third week in a row, Sean comes into your office at 5:00 p.m. on Friday and needs

you to write a report describing some of the risks associated with not having all the security

items in place. He needs you to research a generic risk management policy template and use that

as a starting point to move forward. He also asked you to search for risk outcome examples from

organizations similar to theirs.

You realize that your organization does not have much in the way of an information security

strategy, and is missing many of what you think are critical components. Your organization is

compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and follows other

external compliance requirements.

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Assessment Administration

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The first step in learning to administer a cognitive assessment instrument is to review its

accompanying manual. You may have to do this several times, and you may find that, while

following standardized procedures may seem straightforward, it takes time to learn. You may also

find that some procedures are more difficult than others. As you read the manual, consider which

areas may cause difficulty for you.

For this Discussion, consider any concerns you have regarding your ability to follow standardized

procedures. Which specific subtests do you anticipate being most challenging? How will you

minimize mistakes as you begin administration?

Post by Day 4 a description of areas of concern you have regarding your ability to adhere to

standardized procedures. Next, describe specific subtests you anticipate being challenging to

administer and why they might be so. Finally, explain steps you would take to minimize these

challenges as you begin administration.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.

Respond by Day 6 to at least one colleague’s post in one of the following ways:

Respond to a colleague who selected a different area of concern.
Support a colleague’s concerns by offering one or more resources from which he or she could learn

more about standardized procedures.
Suggest additional steps that a colleague might take to minimize challenges of a specific

subtest.

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Blockchain and crypto currencies

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Using the University Digital Library or the Google scholar website locate articles discussing

Blockchain Technology or crypto-currencies.

Pick a subject related to Blockchain or Cryptocurrencies.
Work on an outline for your research paper.

Abstract. •Topic Overview / Introduction. Chapters
Literature Review.
Problem opportunity.
Conclusion.
In the annotations for each source, you will want to explain why each source is included in the

power point, and
what information you are including from each source.
You should not use Wikis as sources, unless they originate from a college or university.
I am looking for:
A thorough annotated bibliography is present, and sources cover important sociologists,

sociological theory.

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