Tag Archives: Mental Health Professionals
Telemental Health Efficacy Outcomes Surpass Face-to-Face Encounters with 98,609 Patients
In an article published in Psychiatric Services, Linda Godleski, M.D., Adam Darkins, M.D., M.P.H. & John Peters, M.S. reported clinical outcomes of the largest assessment in telemental health. Conducted at the Veteran’s Administration (VA), the study compared inpatient psychiatric admissions and days of psychiatric hospitalization among 98,609 patients who participated in remote clinical videoconferencing, for an [...]
Full StoryHow to ID a New Patient or Client Online?
Consumers have forged fake ID cards for decades. Even high school kids know how to use phoney ID cards to gain entrance to clubs with bouncers directly examining those IDs with flashlights. Is it adequate for us as mental health professionals to simply ask a distant client to fax, scan or mail a driver’s license [...]
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 Story6 Easy Ways Learn about SKYPE & Mental Health Delivery
One of the TeleMental Health Institute LINKEDIN group members wrote me privately to ask me to draft an email that he can send to his state association listerv to help his colleagues learn more about Skype. Please let me know if there’s any other information you might need about practicing online. Marlene ~ Here are [...]
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 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 StoryiPhone App Reviews for Psychologists and Mental Health PROFESSIONALS
iPhone “Apps” and Other Smartphone Devices/Services for Mental Health Professionals
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