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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the potential benefits and limitations of AI generated progress notes and how these impact clinical practice and patient care.

  • Identify at least three ethical considerations related to integrating AI tools into therapy documentation, including confidentiality, informed consent, and data security.

  • Identify at least two key pieces of information that must be disclosed to clients when using AI tools in therapy documentation.

Course Summary

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are becoming more common in therapy note writing, offering potential benefits but also raising important ethical questions. This course explores how AI can be integrated into clinical documentation while maintaining confidentiality, accuracy, and ethical standards.

We will review key features of AI note-writing tools, discuss risks related to privacy and consent, and outline considerations for HIPAA compliance. The course includes practical guidance on how to assess whether AI fits into your practice and how to communicate its use to clients transparently.

Designed for psychologists and mental health providers, this content supports thoughtful, informed decision-making about emerging technology in clinical care.

Course curriculum

Created & Published: October 3, 2024

    1. Course Information

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    2. Course Content

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    3. Attendance Attestation

    4. AI Progress Notes Post-test

    5. Course Evaluation

About this course

  • $25.00

Instructor

Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey

Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey is a clinical psychologist and founder of QA Prep, where she helps therapists simplify and improve their documentation so they can feel confident, efficient, and compliant. Known for her practical, approachable teaching style, Dr. McCaffrey specializes in transforming case notes from a dreaded task into a valuable part of clinical work, empowering therapists to spend less time on paperwork and more time with their clients.

Clinical Psychologist Meghan Beier, PhD

Dr. Meghan Beier is a clinical psychologist specializing in health and rehabilitation psychology, particularly multiple sclerosis (MS). Featured in publications such as People Magazine, Psychology Today, and the New York Times, she is a nationally recognized expert on how mood and cognition impact people living with chronic illness. She is also the founder of Find Empathy (findempathy.com), an online directory and educational platform that connects people with chronic medical conditions to therapists who understand their unique needs.

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Approved CE Provider

PSYCHOLOGISTS
Find Empathy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Find Empathy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
COUNSELORS
Find Empathy has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7257. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Find Empathy is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
SOCIAL WORKERS
Find Empathy, #1817, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 5/14/2023-5/14/2026.   Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.



How to Take this Course & Criteria to Receive CE Credit

To obtain a certificate of completion for continuing education credits associated with this course, please follow the following steps:

  • ENROLL in this course and create an Empathy account

  • COMPLETE the course content

  • TAKE THE POST-TEST assessment and achieve a passing grade of at least 75%

Remember, full attendance is required for all CE activities. This means you will be asked to certify that you listened, watched, or read the entire podcast episode.
Once you have completed the above steps, your course certificate will automatically populate for download and will automatically be sent to the email linked to your account. It can be downloaded immediately and will be available for future download.

Accommodations

It is absolutely critical that our program exemplifies accessibility for all participants.

We seek to ensure all participants are able to fully, equally, and independently access the educational content. Our goal is to have a website that is perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. If you have any difficulty navigating the website, we want to know! Please contact us at [email protected].

While our educational offerings are primarily in podcast format, we also provide a written transcript for each course. It will be available on the course landing page and available for download in PDF format.

CE credits require a post-test assessment. The assessment is untimed and provided in writing on the course website. However, for individuals with visual impairments, or those that may benefit from an orally presented post-test and program evaluation, contact us. We will work with you to find an alternative option for completing the course post-test and program evaluation.

We remain available and open to ANY additional requests for format modification or additional assistance.

If any accommodations are needed to enroll or participate in the course, or complete the post-test and course evaluation, please contact us at [email protected].

Access & Expiration Information

COURSE ACCESS
Once enrolled in the course, you will have one year to complete the course and associated post-test. If your access lapses before completing all tasks, you may need to re-enroll.

CERTIFICATE ACCESS
Once you have completed the post-test and program evaluation, your certificate will be immediately available for download. Find Empathy will keep course certificates on file for 7 years. If a certificate is needed log into your Find Empathy account and download it, or contact [email protected].

POST-TEST RETAKE POLICY
You are allotted 3 retries to achieve the acceptable 75% passing grade.

Additional Information

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?
This course is intended for psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, and therapists.

The instructional level is introductory to intermediate.

COURSE FORMAT
The primary format of the course is a non-interactive distance-learning recorded video or audio continuing education course.

To ensure our course material is accessible, the video includes subtitles.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
There is no known commercial support or conflict of interest for this CE program, content, or its instructor.

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