"Can I Do That?" Legal, Ethical, and Clinical Considerations for Counselors and Psychological Testing
Aaron Norton, LMHC, LMFT
Description: Survey data demonstrates that many clinical mental health counselors are confused about counselors and psychological testing. Some think we can only administer and interpret certain types of tests, some think we can administer but not interpret tests, and others think we can do anything a psychologist can do. Presented by instructors at the National Board of Forensic Evaluator’s “Testing for Forensic Populations” workshop, this training seeks to clarify the issue of CMHCs and psychological testing, as well as introduce CMHCs to a variety of tests that they can use to complete quality clinical and forensic evaluations, as well as to monitor client progress in psychotherapy. Attendees will be given an introduction to free online assessment measures created by the American Psychiatric Association that they can use immediately with clients, whether they are students, interns, or licensed counselors. They will also become familiar with state laws related to counselors and testing, sections of the 2020 AMHCA Code of Ethics that pertain to psychological testing, and with legal and ethical practices for billing insurance companies and third party payers for testing services, and they’ll be given a list of recommended psychological tests commonly used for forensic evaluations.
Learning Objectives:
1. Summarize laws, ethics, board rules, and billing practices that relate to counselors in testing.
2. Identify several psychological tests that can be used to improve clinical practice.
3. Utilize Level 1, Level 2, severity measures, disability measures, and other free assessment tools published by the American Psychiatric Association.
CEU Workshop Agenda
10:00 AM: Guests arrive, event begins, beverage service available
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Networking
10:30 PM-12:00 PM: Workshop Begins
12:00 PM: Buffet & Dessert - Working Lunch (during presentation)
2:00 PM: Workshop Concludes
3.0 Required Ethics CEU Hours
Aaron Norton, LMHC, LMFT
Dr. Aaron Norton is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with certifications in addictions, alcohol and drug counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical mental health counseling, trauma treatment, forensic mental health evaluation, forensic behavioral analysis, and forensic psychometry. He serves as Executive Director of the National Board of Forensic Evaluators; Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Dept. of Mental Health Law & Policy; Southern Regional Director, Ethics Committee Liaison, and International Counseling Task Force Chair for the American Mental Health Counselors Association; and Chair of the Government Relations Committee for the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association.
He co-authored the Forensic Evaluation section of the “AMHCA Standards for the Practice of Clinical Mental Health Counseling,” authored the proposal for AMHCA’s Clinical Mental Health Specialist in Forensic Evaluation (CMHS-FE) credential, served on the expert panel that created the standards and written exam for the Florida Certification Board’s Certified Telehealth Practitioner (CTP) credential and has been published in several journals and professional magazines. He has 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist, forensic examiner, and clinical supervisor.
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