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Walking the Ethical Line in Providing Telemental Health Services

CE Hours 3

About this course

Boundary issues present some of the largest challenges you’ll face as a clinician. How you communicate and interact while using technology can be interpreted differently by each client. Your professional liability is at risk by not following clear guidelines and best practices when it comes to boundaries in telemental health. This seminar will provide you with answers to the top challenges that hinder your ability to provide an ethical telemental health practice and will also It will also touch on cultural considerations when providing telemental health.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain how to secure safety for clients, supervisors, and supervisees in the context of telemental health.
  • Analyze ethical dilemmas clinicians face surrounding boundary setting with respect to utilizing technology with clients in clinical practice.
  • Explain the importance of considering the impact culture differences make when providing telemental health.

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate to Advanced

Target Audience

This self-paced course is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Course Instructor(s)

  • Latasha Matthews, MA, LPC, CPCS, CPLC

    Latasha Matthews is known as America’s Emotional Wellness Expert; she is the CEO and Clinical Director of Illumination Counseling and Coaching and Why 2 Live Well. Latasha has over 15 years’ experience as a speaker, therapist, Coach, Consultant and author. Latasha also provides continuing education training for clinicians and corporate training on wellness, DEI, EQ, and trauma informed resilience in the workplace. She has trained 1000's of individuals globally on the importance of setting healthy boundaries to live well.

Disclosure

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity ― including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity. The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity’s planners, faculty, and the reviewer: PLANNERS AND REVIEWER The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships. FACULTY The faculty of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

References

  • Atkinson, D. R., Morten, G., & Sue, D. W. (Eds.) (1993). Counseling American Minorities: A cross cultural perspective (4th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Brown & Benchmark
  • Barnett, J. E., & Kolmes, K. (2016). The practice of tele-mental health: Ethical, legal, and clinical issues for practitioners. Practice Innovations, 1(1), 53.
  • Beaver, L. (2018). DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: How GDPR will impact the US health system — Digital health deals hit $1.6 B in Q1 — Ascension sells hospital, pivots to virtual medicine. [online] Business Insider. Available at:http://www.businessinsider.com/digital-health-briefing - how-gdpr-will-impact-the-us-health-system-digital-health-deals-hit-16-b-in-q1-ascension-sells-hospital-pivots-to-v irtual-medicine-2018-4 [Accessed 03 Jul. 2018].
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  • Di Carlo F, Sociali A, Picutti E, Pettorruso M, Vellante F, Verrastro V, Martinotti G, di Giannantonio M. Telepsychiatry and other cutting-edge technologies in COVID-19 pandemic: Bridging the distance in mental health assistance. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Jan;75(1):10.1111/ijcp.13716. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.13716. Epub 2020 Oct 13. PMID: 32946641; PMCID: PMC7536971.
  • Hays, P. (2001). Addressing cultural complexities in practice: a framework for clinicians and counselors. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Herlihy, B., & Corey, G. (2009). Boundaries in Counseling: Ethical & Clinical Issues. Hobart, NY: Hatherleigh Publishing company, LTD
  • Jones, A. M., Shealy, K. M., Reid-Quiñones, K., Moreland, A. D., Davidson, T. M., López, C. M., ... & de Arellano, M. A. (2014). Guidelines for establishing a telemental health program to provide evidence-based therapy for trauma-exposed children and families. Psychological Services, 11(4), 398.
  • Kaplan, B. (2020). Revisiting health information technology ethical, legal, and social issues and evaluation: telehealth/telemedicine and COVID-19. International journal of medical informatics, 143, 104239.
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  • Kuziemsky, C. E., Hunter, I., Gogia, S. B., Kulatunga, G., Rajput, V., Subbian, V., ... & Basu, A. (2020). Ethics in telehealth: Comparison between guidelines and practice-based experience-the case for learning health systems. Yearbook of Medical Informatics, 29(01), 044-050.
  • Liem, A., Sit, H. F., Arjadi, R., Patel, A. R., Elhai, J. D., & Hall, B. J. (2020). Ethical standards for telemental health must be maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 53, 102218.
  • Lustgarten, S. D., & Colbow, A. J. (2017). Ethical concerns for telemental health therapy amidst governmental surveillance. American Psychologist, 72(2), 159-170.
  • 2014 ACA Code of Ethics - counseling.org. (n.d.). Retrieved June 21, 2016, from http://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf
  • Zurinstitute.com. (2018). Codes of Ethics on TeleMental Health, E-Therapy, Digital Ethics, and Social Media, by Ofer Zur, Ph.D.. [online] Available at: http://www.zurinstitute.com/ethicsoftelehealth.html

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Content

  • Materials
    2 parts
    • Webinar Recording
    • Handouts

  • American Psychological Association (APA)

    CE Learning Systems, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

  • Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

    Walking the Ethical Line in Providing Telemental Health Services, Course #5081, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by CE Learning Systems, LLC. as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 07/18/2023 - 07/18/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 ethics continuing education credits.

  • National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

    CE Learning Systems has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5951. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Learning Systems is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Make An Impact is a service division of CE Learning Systems.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSEDSW)

    CE Learning Systems SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0060.

  • New York Education Department Board of Creative Arts Therapy (NYSEDCAT)

    CE Learning Systems (d/b/a CE-credit.com), is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. #CAT-0008

  • New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSEDLMHC)

    CE Learning Systems, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0072.

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    CE Learning Systems dba CE-Credit.com & AddictionCounselorCE.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0016.

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Walking the Ethical Line in Providing Telemental Health Services
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    Sep 27th, 2023

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