Telehealth: Legal and Ethical Issues

About the Course

Many therapists and counselors are interested in online practice, but reluctant due to concerns about legal and ethical compliance. This course addresses a number of specific legal and ethical issues that can arise in the provision of telehealth, focusing on specific and practical solutions that allow therapists and clients alike a smooth, effective, and compliant telehealth process.

1 hour CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)

 

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Course Overview

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1.07 hours 

CE CREDITS: 1.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Intermediate

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 10/19/2019

 

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Identify resolutions for at least three legal concerns commonly associated with telehealth practice

  • Identify and access at least one best-practices document, beyond statutes and ethics codes, appropriate to the participant's practice

  • Differentiate between therapy and coaching, including risks for therapists who differentiate what they call their service based on the method of delivery

Course Outline

  1. Defining telehealth
  2. Legal issues
    1. Practicing across state lines
    2. Differences between state lines
    3. HIPAA
  3. Ethical issues
    1. Scope of competence
    2. Informed consent
    3. Risks and benefits
    4. Security and confidentiality
    5. Policy needs

CE Information


Certificate of Completion

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American Psychological Association (APA)

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

Social workers completing this course receive 1 ethics continuing education credits.

California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

New York State Education Department - Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSED-LMHC)

New York State Education Department - Marriage & Family Therapists (NYSED-MFT)

New York State Education Department - Psychology (NYSED-PSY)

New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED-SW)

Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board

Experts


Benjamin Caldwell, PsyD, LMFT