Incident Reporting in Behavioral Health

Course Code: REL-BHC-0-IRBH

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027

Learning Objectives:
Recall the purpose of incident reporting and the types of incidents that need to be reported.
Indicate how to report an incident through appropriate documentation practices.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Identifying Incidents

Meet Susan

Incidents

Purpose of Incident Reporting

Types of Incidents

Causes of Incidents

Review

Summary

Section 3: Documentation of Incidents

Reporting an Incident

Disclosure Practice

Completing an Incident Reporting Form

The Narrative Section

Documenting the Incident Involving Susan

Examples: Documenting and Reporting

Put into Practice

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

References

Instructor: Brent Scobie, PhD, LCSW

Brent received his masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Maine. Over the past 20 years, he has worked in a number of clinical positions at an acute care psychiatric and substance abuse treatment facility and within private practice. He has provided both evaluative and therapeutic services within emergency departments and forensic, inpatient, residential, and nonresidential substance abuse and co-occurring disorders programs. His clinical interest areas include evaluation and treatment of adolescent addiction disorders, chronic pain, insomnia, and anxiety disorders. He is a part-time faculty member at the University of Maine where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on subjects including substance use disorders, adult and child psychopathology, and healthcare administration and management.

Staff Writer: Kimberly Workman, MA

Ms. Workman is an Instructional Designer at Relias. She has a Master of Arts in Technology and Communication, as well as graduate certificates in Public Health, Epidemiology, and Digital Communications. Ms. Workman has a background in writing and designing online continuing medical education for physicians and other health professionals on multiple educational platforms, including web-based, game-based, and immersive learning environments. She has also used simulation training extensively to connect learning to real-world environments.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.