Colorado Licensure: Colorado Licensure
Exam
Records required to be kept and record retention (DORA)
(Ans- SW must retain record for 7 years from the date of termination. I
Record information on record
(Ansname, phi, referral reason, mandatory disclosure statement.
(5) Dates of service including, but not limited to the date of each contact
with
client, the date on which services began, and the date of last contact with
client;
(6) Types of service;
(7) Fees;
(8) Any release of information;
(9) The records must be prepared in a manner that allows any subsequent
provider to reasonably conclude what occurred;
(10) Name of any test administered, each date on which the test was
administered, and the name(s) of the person(s) administering the
testInformation on each referral made to and each consultation with
another social worker or other health care provider. This information shall
include the date of the referral or consultation, the name of the person to
whom the client was referred, the name of the person with whom
consultation was sought, the outcome (if known) of the referral, and the
outcome (if known) of the consultation;
(12) A final closing statement
Record storage and transfer
(Ans- Need clients consent to transfer and storage must be confidentail and
secure
Disposition of records
(Ans- disability, illness, death, sale or transfer of practice, termination of
practice
Destroying records
(Ans- Only after 7 years, all identifying information
Record Keeping in an agency
(Ans- A social worker need not create and maintain separate client records
if the social worker practices in an agency or institutional setting and the
social worker:
(1) Sees the client in the usual course of that practice;
(2) Keeps client records as required by the agency or institution; and
(3) The agency or institution maintains client records.
Reporting child abuse
(Ans- reasonable cause to know or suspect that a child has been subjected
to abuse or neglect or who has observed the child being subjected to
circumstances or conditions that would reasonably result in abuse or
neglect shall immediately upon receiving such information report or cause a
report to be made of such fact to the county department, the local law
enforcement agency, or through the child abuse reporting hotline system as
set forth in section
Exceptions to reporting abuse
(Ans- Learn of the suspected abuse or neglect until after the alleged victim
of the suspected abuse or neglect is eighteen years of age or older; and
(II) Have reasonable cause to know or suspect that the perpetrator of the
suspected abuse or neglect:
(A) Has subjected any other child currently under eighteen years of age to
abuse or neglect or to circumstances or conditions that would likely result in
abuse or neglect; or
(B) Is currently in a position of trust, as defined in section 18-3-401 (3.5),
C.R.S., with regard to any child currently under eighteen years of age.
Elderly abuse reporting
(Ans- n and after July 1, 2016, a person specified in paragraph (b) of this
subsection (1) who observes the mistreatment of an at-risk elder or an atrisk adult with IDD, or who has reasonable cause to believe that an at-risk
elder or an at-risk adult with IDD has been mistreated or is at imminent risk
of mistreatment, shall report such fact to a law enforcement agency not
more than twenty-four hours after making the observation or discovery.
Information to know in the report for elderly abuse
(AnsThe name, age, address, and contact information of the at-risk elder or atrisk adult with IDD;
(II) The name, age, address, and contact information of the person making
the report;
(III) The name, age, address, and contact information of the caretaker of
the at-risk elder or at-risk adult with IDD, if any;
(IV) The name of the alleged perpetrator;
(V) The nature and extent of any injury, whether physical or financial, to the
at-risk elder or at-risk adult with IDD;
(VI) The nature and extent of the condition that required the report to be
made; and
(VII) Any other pertinent information.
Consent for BH for minors
(Ans- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a minor who is fifteen
years of age or older, whether with or without the consent of a parent or
legal guardian, may consent to receive mental health services to be
rendered by a facility or by a professional person or mental health
professional licensed pursuant to part 3, 4, 5, 6, or 8 of article 43 of title 12,
C.R.S., in any practice setting
The need for continuing hospitalization of all voluntary patients who are
minors shall be formally reviewed at least every two months.
Imminent danger to self or others
(Ans-
the following persons may act as intervening professionals to effect a
seventy-two-hour hold as provided in subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section:
(A) A certified peace officer;
(B) A professional person;
(C) A registered professional nurse as defined in section 12-38-103 (11),
C.R.S., who by reason of postgraduate education and additional nursing
preparation has gained knowledge, judgment, and skill in psychiatric or
mental health nursing;
(D) A licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional
counselor, or addiction counselor licensed under part 5, 6, or 8 of article 43
of title 12, C.R.S., who by reason of postgraduate education and additional
preparation has gained knowledge, judgment, and skill in psychiatric or
clinical mental health therapy, forensic psychotherapy, or the evaluation of
mental disorders; or
(E) A licensed clinical social worker licensed under the provisions of part 4
of article 43 of title 12, C.R.S.
(I) When any person appears to have a mental health disorder and, as a
result of such mental health disorder, appears to be an imminent danger to
others or to himself or herself or appears to be gravely disabled, then an
intervening professional, as specified in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section,
upon probable cause and with such assistance as may be required, may
take the person into custody, or cause the person to be taken into custody,
and placed in a facility designated or approved by the executive director for
a seventy-two-hour treatment and evaluation.
Electronic psychotherapy
(Ans- It is recommended that the initial therapeutic contact be in person
and adequate to provide a conclusive
diagnosis and therapeutic treatment plan prior to implementing any
psychotherapy through electronic
means. The mental health professional is expected to establish an ongoing
therapeutic relationship
including face-to-face visits on a periodic basis thereafter