Course Description
This introductory two course package will cover the critical areas of Telemental health and Telesupervision for mental health professionals through six individual modules. Topics include the benefits and challenges of online therapy services, best practices when performing remotely, legal and ethical considerations, and techniques and strategies that contribute to the efficiency of telehealth as a delivery modality.
Telemental Health
This telemental health introductory course will cover the benefits and the challenges of engaging in online therapy services or telemental health counseling. Participants will learn best practices for handling crises or challenging cases in telemental health and the importance of screening clients for appropriateness prior to engaging in telemental health. This telemental health training will provide an overview of ethical and legal considerations in clinical work using online therapy services as a delivery modality.
Supervision
In this introductory course, you will review current best practices pertaining to telesupervision, particularly in the fields of therapy and psychology. You will learn to manage employees remotely while reviewing specific technological requirements needed to provide effective online supervision, explore ethical and legal guidelines for telesupervision, and assess challenges and benefits of online supervision. Through this remote work training course, you will also develop techniques and strategies that contribute to efficient telesupervision.
Learning Objectives
Telemental Health
1. Participants will learn some of the benefits and challenges involved in online therapy services.
2. Participants will learn some of the ethical and legal concerns important in utilizing online therapy.
3. Participants will learn how to utilize specific techniques and interventions to increase effectiveness in online therapy.
Telesupervision
1. Explore ethical and legal guidelines for telesupervision.
2. Assess technological requirements for effective telesupervision.
3. Examine contextual variables that enhance online supervision.
4. Develop techniques and strategies that promote efficient telesupervision.
5. Appraise benefits of online supervision.
6. Identify relational component and its uniqueness in online supervision.