Webinar: Tele-Mental Health in The School Setting Overview Including 5 Tips for Online Engagement
Tue, Aug 17
|Webinar
Providing mental health care services virtually for K-12 schools to some extent is here to stay. School behavioral health staff have been providing services virtually, however, some of the legal, ethical, technical, and clinical aspects are sometimes unfamiliar.
Time & Location
Aug 17, 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
Webinar
About the event
Providing mental health care services virtually for K-12 schools to some extent is here to stay. School behavioral health staff have been providing services virtually, however, some of the legal, ethical, technical, and clinical aspects are sometimes unfamiliar. This course is not intended to cover all of the competencies of telemental health, but to inform you of how to assess your competency and to provide you with a broad overview of the competencies of telemental health. Five key tips for online engagement will also be provided. The following topics will be covered: Legal aspects, Ethical aspects, Privacy Law (FIRPA and HIPAA), How to choose technology, Emergency management planning, The setup of the environment, Preparation of the client, and Five key tips for online engagement. This webinar is eligible for 1 CEU.