ABPPSP: Wellness Visits: Practice Considerations for Clinicians and Public Safety Agencies
2 Hours | 2 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Wellness Visits: Practice Considerations for Clinicians and Public Safety Agencies is presented by Nancy Panza, PhD, ABPP, in partnership with the American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP).
A Wellness Visit can be defined as a periodic (often annual), scheduled visit with a qualified mental health professional for the purpose of providing support and improving one's well-being. There has been significant confusion about this service, with little professional guidance or empirical literature available to provide clarity.
This program provides insights for clinicians and agencies who are offering (or planning to offer) this service to public safety employees. A review of existing literature and legal mandates is provided, along with an overview of common practices of clinicians across the United States. Important issues, such as record keeping, confidentiality, the use of testing, and ethical issues related to providing other services within the same agency are discussed. Participants leave the program with an understanding of the current state of research and practice related to Wellness Visits.
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the key components of a Wellness Visit and how it differs from a mental health evaluation
Describe the barriers to public safety professionals seeking mental health treatment with the purpose of a Wellness Visit
Describe the published empirical literature, practice guidelines, and legal statutes that relate to Wellness Visits
Describe common practices of clinicians conducting Wellness Visits and agencies offering them to their public safety employees
Presented By
Nancy Panza, PhD, ABPP
Dr. Nancy Panza is a Board-Certified Police and Public Safety Psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with first responders. Her educational background includes BS and MA degrees from Towson University and a PhD in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Psychology and Law from the...
Curriculum
1. Wellness Visits
2. Practice Considerations
3. Take Aways
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Program Partner
American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology
We are proud to partner with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) for this training. ABPPSP became a fully affiliated specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) on October 21, 2011. Police and Public Safety Psychology is concerned with assisting law enforcement and other public safety personnel and agencies in carrying out their missions and societal functions with optimal effectiveness, safety, health, and conformity to laws and ethics. It consists of the application of the science and profession of psychology in four primary domains of practice: assessment, clinical intervention, operational support, and organizational consultation.
CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.