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iPhone App Reviews for Mental Health STUDENTS

The list of iPhone app reviews below is for mental health students of all disciplines. Please see our other iPhone app review blog entries for professionals, consumers, researchers and telemental health practitioners. STUDENTS 500+ Phobia – FREE AP Psychology 5 Steps to a 5 (Study Program/Flash Cards) – $9.99 Britanica Concise Encyclopedia 2010 – $19.99 EPPP [...]

iPhone App Reviews for Mental Health RESEARCHERS

The list of iPhone apps below is for researchers. We would particularly appreciate your letting us know which of these you recommend or avoid — and why. As you can see below, our list has room to grow! Please see our other iPhone app review blog entries for professionals, consumers, students and telemental health practitioners. As [...]

Telehealth, Telepsychology and Technology-Related Papers: Open Call for Manuscripts

Telehealth, Telepsychology and Technology-Related Papers: Open Call for Manuscripts

This is a forwarded message from the American Psychological Association’s Division 18 to request manuscripts related to technology, telehealth or online counseling. Two types of submissions will be accepted:
1. traditional research (20-25 pages)
2. profiles of successful projects (1-page)

Does Video Contact with Clients or Patients Require HIPAA Compliance?

If a US-based company isn’t claiming HIPAA compliance, my tendency is to recommend against using them for the delivery of telepsychiatry, telepsychology, online therapy or online counseling in the US, until they make claims for which they can be held accountable by our federal consumer protection agencies. That includes email, chat rooms, telephone or videoconferencing.

Video Makes The Case for Caution and Perspective in TeleMental Health and Coaching

Back in 1910, automobiles were just beginning to be mass-produced, roads were not paved, driver’s licenses were not issued, and people were experimenting with their new automobiles by driving everywhere they could, along dirt roads, over fields, any yes, into ditches. For a quick 10-minute video clip that illustrates how this analogy relates to telemental health and coaching, just look here: MP4 version or FLV version.

“Texting” with Mental Health Patients or Clients

Are you confused about what to do when a new patient “texts” you on your cell phone? Not sure what you need to document in your psychotherapy notes? What are your other legal requirements with respect to informed consent?

See this new article for related concerns, considerations and potential solutions. This article contains a discussion of 3 short vignettes about these and several more texting issues.

What’s Your Mental Health Professional Association Doing to Support Responsible Internet-based Telehealth Practice?

1. Are you aware of any other statements, ethical decisions, announcements or other documents for independent practitioners seeking guidance for practice through the Internet as produced by any of the large US professional associations?

2. Do you live in a country other than the US, and have a professional association that has published such a document?

If you are aware of any such resources, please leave links or details in the comments section below.