Teletherapy
$39.00
Introductory
Online
Course Abstract
Teletherapy is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that provides a foundation for using telehealth services in mental health practice.
Technology supported counseling and communication is known by many names: telehealth, telemental health, distance counseling, virtual counseling, and teletherapy, among others. It occurs when the mental health professional and the client are in two different locations. Therapy may be delivered via telephone, text, or, most commonly, an online platform with two-way video.
This course highlights the benefits of participating in teletherapy and addresses possible concerns or anxieties of using technology in therapy. Research and evidence-based strategies are used throughout the course to outline HIPAA challenges and inform regulatory compliance. Examples of selected clinical areas offer best telehealth practices from current literature. Certification and continuing education programs are discussed for ongoing study in this important area.
A variety of technological resources are presented, including teletherapy platforms, online networks, mental health therapy apps, phone applications, and websites. The course includes practical considerations to help the clinician determine how best to implement teletherapy into their practice. The course looks at strategies for engaging the client in telehealth as well as ensuring self-care for the healthcare professional.
Course 31-31 | 2021 | 56 pages | 20 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
- Summarize research confirming the effectiveness of teletherapy
- Explain five challenges in the use of teletherapy
- List two regulatory requirements for the use of teletherapy
- Describe one strategy to identify compliant platforms for teletherapy
- Identify one best practice strategy in using teletherapy
- Specify three techniques to make the client comfortable in the electronic setting
Course Directions
This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation.
About the Author(s)
CE Information
Counseling
Professional Development Resources (PDR) has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5590. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. PDR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. 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-0135 - Note: New York counselors will receive 3 continuing education credits for completing this self-study course).
Marriage and Family Therapy
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1046, ACE Program); the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100 - Note: New York MFTs will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. 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-0145).
School Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. 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-0145).
Social Work
Professional Development Resources, #1046, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/12/2022 - 6/12/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. 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 (#SW-0664 - Note: New York social workers will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course). Professional Development Resources is also approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678).
Customer Testimonials
Valuable information. The course is informative and maintained my interest.
Thorough presentation of the topic.
Excellent in all respects.
Very helpful course. Lots of valuable information, presented clearly.
I thought this was current with up to date research. VERY HELPFUL!
More Testimonials
An excellent introduction to telehealth!
Teletherapy is new to me, so this course was invaluable. There was so much information... great!
It was a great training material and I know I will find it effective for my practice.
This was by far the best Teletherapy course I have ever taken. Very informative, easy to follow, and full of practical information as well as current research. If I could rate it higher, I would.
Well designed and up to date content in this rapidly changing field
Comprehensive course on telehealth and tele-mental health. In addition to reviewing critical ethical and regulatory issues, the material was helpful in providing specific strategies for using this medium in providing mental health services. Thank you.
Telehealth is not something I engaged in even in the pandemic. However, I was interested in learning about developments in telehealth as the pandemic drove changes and will likely be the reason telehealth becomes more widely used and accepted. I found this course to be of use in covering general concepts as well as new developments. It's one I will have to reference again in the future if I ever choose to add telehealth services to my practice, as a lot of information was covered. Good course overall.
Great course. Interesting, relevant, practical, and well-written. Test was a great review. Thanks.
Wow! This course had a wealth of current and meaningful information on the topic of telehealth. I definitely enjoyed and appreciated the content. Thank you!
Great content; particularly helpful during the age of Covid.
Good coverage of many telehealth topics. I also appreciate the many resources.
This was a great course. I wish I had taken it before I started doing teletherapy!
This course was AWESOME, It was very informative! Great job putting it together and I will always look back over it if needed. Thanks again!
Very timely course.
I appreciate all the resources listed in the course!
Relevant & helpful!
Well organized and written and documented.
Interesting, well designed. Held my interest all the way through.
Very informative and helpful. Well worth the time. Thank you.
It was well researched and presented in a valuable way. I agree that humor and flexibility is necessary and very helpful in the client/counselor relationship.
Comprehensive course on telehealth and tele-mental health. In addition to reviewing critical ethical and regulatory issues, the material was helpful in providing specific strategies for using this medium in providing mental health services. Thank you.
Pertinent and clear. I learned a lot.
Great course! I have used teletherapy with individuals and groups since April 2020. Information in this course confirmed some of my experiences and clarified others. Really great online resource lists and how to incorporate into therapy. Thanks!
Thank you again for your website. I enjoyed this course on Telehealth and appreciate the work it took putting it together. Thank you.
I took this course as a requirement for licensure but did not expect that I would learn many new things! I had already taken a Telehealth course, which was rejected by CE Broker. Thus, I was not happy about having to do another one, but this was remarkably interesting and informative. Thank you!
This is the best telehealth CE class I have taken thus far. Maybe more is understood now than 2 years ago. A colleague recommended your site for continuing education and it seems to be a good one!
I know when I purchase courses through PDR they will be factual, applicable, and will include many resources. Plus I appreciate the easy to navigate website. I began using telehealth at the beginning of the pandemic. This course provided me with new insight on this developing technology and suggestions to create a more positive counseling experience for my clients.
Tough topic to keep current but this course did a great job by quoting numerous professional associations.
This was a first for me. I found it easy and friendly.
This was a first for me. I found it easy and friendly.
Very detailed and focused presentation. Enough cross over and linking of material without being redundant. Fully satisfied and nice to have resources on hand for future referral.
Thank you for taking the time to create this course.
I appreciate that this course contained very updated information, especially since Covid.
This was very useful information and I am highly satisfied. I work remotely as a therapist. Thank you for offering it!
This was an excellent course for me as I consider getting started with teletherapy. Thanks.
I really appreciated all the resources and links!! Thank you.
I usually don't like courses where I need to read the whole thing rather than watch. But this was well done and kept my interest.
I had some trouble navigating the website. I sent a message and PDR got back to me right away and was awesome in explaining the issue with the password. Thank you.
Impressed with the level of detail and up-to-date relevant information. Thank you!
More informative than what I imagined!
Useful informationasnd the resources supplied are very good.
Overall a good course which opened my eyes to things I didn't think about.
Organized, great layout, helpful CE process.
Great training. Loved the details, examples and resources. Thank you!
Honored you used my work (Bocci, 2019, 2019a) in this course! I thought it was a typo at first in the test questions. Learned a tremendous amount from the latest research on this as I began telehealth pre-pandemic when little research was out there. Thank you for this incredibly important contribution!
The section on helpul APPs was very informative.
