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Going to APA in August? Consider Attending the 7-Hour CE Workshop on “Best Practices” in Telepsychology
Join us at this INTERMEDIATE workshop to explore the complex controversies behind licensure, informed consent, HIPAA, online marketing, reimbursement, and other pivotal concerns for professionals. It examines the scientific literature and legal and ethical codes that are relevant to safe and successful telepractice (psychotherapy, assessment, and supervision). Technologies covered include telephones and cell phones; text-messaging; [...]
Full StorySuicide Preparedness: 7 Strategies for Telemental Health or Online Therapy
Potentially suicidal clients and patients pose one of the most rigorous challenges faced by telemental health professionals. This brief article will give a glimpse of the advance preparation you might consider. Institutional Telemental Health Practice Many institutional work settings already have emergency response systems in place. Examples of such organizations include the military, the [...]
Full StoryYour Profession Reputation Management: Do They Really Do Social Media Background Searches?
What’s a “Social Media Background Search”? Whether it’s a formal background check or a potential referral looking for information about you, don’t be surprised if you undergo a social media background search. Many companies, recruiters and patients now know to look for information on not only Google and Bing, but also Facebook, Twitter, YouTube videos, rating websites, Flickr, blogs, and other [...]
Full StoryThe Problem with “Online Counseling” & “Online Therapy” (Part I)
Do we need a new category of mental health service to properly identify the new services being offered online? Telehealth and Telemedicine Precedents When offering telehealth service in the health care world, the patient is seen by someone “in the system” initially for an in-person consult. An administrative assistant will open the file, check the [...]
Full StoryPREDICTION: Will We Be Treating Mental Health Patients by Smartphone before 2020 (Part I)
A recent PEW study reported that over one third (35%) of American adults age 18 and over own a smartphone of some kind. One quarter (25%) of smartphone owners report that their phone is where they do most of their online browsing. When asked about how they feel about their devices, 72% of smartphone owners [...]
Full StorySkype Webinar Audio Recording: 3 Reasons SKYPE Can be RISKY to Your Practice & How to Remedy
This webinar received an unexpected overflow audience. Clearly, mental health professionals are concerned about the use of Skype. The recording of this webinar is now available with 1 CE for $27. ~ Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the TeleMental Health Institute, Inc., offering a Certificate training program in TeleMental Health for [...]
Full StoryFREE Webinar, June 6th: 3 Reasons SKYPE May be RISKY to Your Practice & How to Remedy
Register for a FREE webinar entitled, “3 Reasons SKYPE can be RISKY to Your Practice & How to Remedy.” With HIPAA requiring compliance, licensed professionals can be caught in the crosshairs if a problem arises when opting for these free video services. Traditional telehealth standards of care call for much more robust and IT-staff supervised [...]
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