A one hour video version of the live course with additional resources provides cyber security training and policies for your counselling practice or health practitioner practice. This training is designed to fulfil the requirements of cyber security liability insurance and Canadian and BC law.
It provides guidance and training on PIPEDA and PIPA compliant cybersecurity practices for your business email, phones, computers and website. It was developed specifically for clinical counsellors, but is equally useful for other physical and mental health workers in private practice such as massage therapists, chiropractors and physiotherapists.
“I just wanted to send a quick note to say thank you for arranging for Sophia to talk to us about cyber security today. I found the presentation incredibly informative and really appreciated the practical tips and insights she shared.
It’s clear how important this topic is, and I’m grateful for you prioritizing it and making sure we’re all better informed.
Thanks again!” Cecilia Yeung, East Vancouver Counselling“I know about the problem of cybersecurity, but wasn’t sure what to do. Now I have some practical strategies to use to keep my clients safe.”
Taught by Sophia Kelly, an IT and web consultant with 25 years of experience helping non-profits and businesses do good things better online. She has been providing user support and training, programming, design and management services to organizations since 2000. Sophia has a pragmatic, easy to understand training style that centres individual learning needs, and uses non-specialist language whenever possible. Sophia has also trained professionally as an Art Therapist (DVATI). She no longer practices, but is very familiar with industry practices and standards.
I am not a lawyer, so this course is not legal advice and should not be treated as such.
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Cyber Security Course Outline
- Cyber Security for Canadian Counsellors
- Introduction
- What we will cover
- Why Pay Attention to Cyber Security?
- Cyber Security Risks
- Canadian and Intra-provincial Legislation
- PIPEDA (Canada) & PIPA (BC) Require
- Electronic Privacy Law for Counsellors
- PIPA (BC)– for Counsellors
- Cyber Security Principles
- Physical Protection and Barriers
- Passwords and Biometrics
- Biometrics
- ‘Key’ Recommendations
- What I use – Password Manager
- Passwords without a Manager
- Encryption
- Encryption Uses
- Backups
- What I use – Backup #1
- What I use – Dropbox – Backup #2 & #3
- Data Destruction
- (More) Secure Email
- Email Encryption and Signature
- What I use – Email
- Antivirus and Ransomware Protection
- Protecting Your Website
- Services that can be made secure
- Secure Examples
- Fraud Literacy
- Cyber Security Policies (PIPEDA)
- Cyber Security Policies – Breach
- Overwhelmed? Here’s where to start
- Next Steps
- Final Reminders & Takeaways
- How to Resources and More Information
Prefer Live Instruction for Your Team?
Interested in a live course delivery over zoom, complete with recording for internal use? Contact me for pricing and scheduling or send me an email below.
More information and an outline here.
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Interested in Purchasing Multiple Seats for this Course?
Interested in purchasing several seats for this course? See here for group rate discount codes.
Can I get a certificate?
If you would like a certificate of completon, you can click on the ‘add certificate to the cart’ button and purchase one at a cost of about $5. The certificate can be downloaded, and/or shared (using buttons at the bottom) on social media.
Free Certificate: Because this is such a specialized course, almost everyone who takes it hears about it by word of mouth from a participant who posted about it online. If you found the course of value to you and to other counsellors, I would really appreciated it if you post about your achievement with a recommendation on social media or in counsellor groups. I would be happy to give you a coupon for a free certificate or $5 off your next course as a thank you.
How to get your certificate: Once you have marked both lessons on the course complete, a button for the certificate will show up, provided it was included with your course or purchased separately. Don’t worry you will still be able to see the lessons after that.
What is the QR code for? The QR code on the certificate takes the visitor to the online version of your certificate to validate that you have actually taken the course. This may be helpful if your employer wants proof.
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Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 2 Lessons
- Lifetime
Features
- Access to Free how-to resources
- One hour of video instruction
Target audiences
- Counsellors in private practice
- Staff at counselling agencies