HIPAA: Clearing Up the Confusion You Pretend You Don’t Have 7/14/26
Date/Time
Time: 8:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Location: LIVESTREAM
Cost: $59.99
Credits: 3 CE Credits
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.
Presenter(s)
CEU Creations presents:
HIPAA: Clearing Up the Confusion You Pretend You Don’t Have 7/14/26
FEATURING:
- A plain-language walkthrough of what HIPAA actually requires
- Practical step-by-step workflows you can implement immediately for records requests, telehealth, client communication, documentation, and vendor relationships
EVENT INFO:
8:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.
COST:
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
Social Workers:
ASWB ACE – 3 General CE credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 3 Contact hours
Psychologists:
APA – 3 CE credits
Counselors:
NBCC ACEP – 3 Contact hours
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 3 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals:
NAADAC – 3 Contact hours
Nurses:
California Board of Registered Nursing – 3 Contact hours
Case Managers:
CCMC – 3 Contact hours
Long-Term Care Administrators:
This course is not approved for NAB/NCERS participant hours.
Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.
Counselors: If this course awards Ethics hours, please note that some states do not recognize Ethics hours; in those cases, Contact hours will be awarded.
Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and case managers
Counseling Skill Group:
8. Legal, Ethical and Professional Development
OVERVIEW:
This training cuts through the noise and finally explains HIPAA in a way that makes sense for real mental health work. Most providers were never properly trained, yet are still expected to follow federal privacy laws that feel confusing, overwhelming, and written for medical systems with compliance departments, not for therapists juggling full caseloads. Most HIPAA trainings are boring, outdated, or designed for hospitals, which leaves mental health providers lost in the jargon, piecing together conflicting advice and hoping they are getting it right.
The truth is that many clinicians don’t know what they don’t know, and that gap becomes a form of Russian roulette with the practice they worked hard to build. This session gets honest about where the confusion comes from and walks you step by step through what the law actually does and does not require, and how to apply HIPAA to everyday clinical situations without guessing. You will learn practical, digestible, real-world steps you can use immediately so you can stop hoping you are compliant and actually feel confident that you are.
OBJECTIVES:
By attending this training, you will be able to:
1. Identify common areas of HIPAA misunderstanding specific to mental health practice.
2. Explain the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules as they relate to everyday clinical workflows.
3. Develop practical step-by-step processes for managing client communication, documentation, electronic systems, and vendor relationships in a compliant manner.
4. Differentiate between allowed, required, and prohibited disclosures under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
5. Apply HIPAA principles to real-world scenarios, including records requests, digital communication, telehealth, and standard operating procedures in private practice.
AGENDA (all times are Eastern):
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Presentation
PRESENTER BIO:
Samantha is a compliance strategist, administrator, group practice owner, and mental health clinician with nearly 25 years of experience in the field. She has served in supervisory and leadership roles focused on policy development, documentation standards, risk management, and staff training, giving her a deep, real-world understanding of how HIPAA actually plays out in mental health settings.
Samantha is the founder of Guardian Clinical Essentials, where she helps private practice owners and group practices strengthen their systems through clear, practical HIPAA and digital privacy guidance. She specializes in making complex rules understandable and giving clinicians the tools they need to protect their practice with confidence. For more information about her work or to access free compliance resources for mental health providers, visit www.guardianclinicalessentials.com.
COURSE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:
To ensure you are ready to participate, please review these tips and tricks to ensure a better webinar experience.
This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. A computer or mobile device is required. Zoom account is not required.
You will receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the start of the training and a link to join the webinar will be in your CEU Creations account under Member Profile.
To receive credit, you must log in on time, attend the entire presentation, and interact.
POST EVENT: When the training ends, your attendance will be processed using Zoom analytics. Once processed, the evaluation link will be available in your account and we ask that you complete it within 3 days of the training. Once your evaluation is complete, your certificate will be available in your CEU Creations account within 24-72 hours.
Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.
FINE PRINT
SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, 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: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 3 General CE credits.
CEU Creations, Inc. 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-0616. This activity is approved for 3 Contact hours.
PSYCHOLOGISTS: 3 CE credits. CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
COUNSELORS: 3 Contact hours 
CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by 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-0199. This activity is approved for 3 Contact hours.
ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS: This course has been approved by CEU Creations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 3 CEs.
NURSES: 3 Contact hours. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.
Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.
Accessibility Accommodations: At CEU Creations, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all individuals. We strive to ensure our continuing education content, website, and services are usable by everyone, regardless of ability. We are continually working to enhance accessibility and user experience for all of our users. If you encounter any barriers, have questions, or wish to request accommodations, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us at [email protected] and a member of our team will review your message and respond promptly.
Event Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: In the event that CEU Creations cancels or reschedules an event, registered participants will be given the option to receive a full refund, a credit toward a different event of the same value, or to transfer their registration to the rescheduled date.