Telehealth: Legal & Ethical Implications for Mental Health Professionals – Melissa Westendorf
- Faculty:
- Melissa Westendorf
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 42 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- May 20, 2020
Description
Providing telehealth services is a must for today’s clinician, allowing you to effectively expand your practice and reach clients even when they can’t come to your office.
But complicated ethical, legal and compliance issues can make utilizing telehealth seem risky.
How can you add this valuable tool to your practice without worrying you’ll make a mistake that could cost you your license and your livelihood?
This recording is your first step to becoming a confident and capable telehealth provider!
In just 3 hours you’ll learn how you can:
- Protect yourself from telehealth mistakes that could cost you your license
- Stay in compliance with interjurisdictional state laws when practicing across state lines
- Avoid violating HIPAA and HITECH requirements and protect clients’ privacy
Feel the confidence of knowing you can legally and ethically get started providing telehealth services!
Handouts
| Manual – Telehealth: Legal & Ethical Implications for Mental Health Professionals (3.70 MB) | 60 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Illinois Educators Self-Study Instructions (28.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Illinois Educators Evaluation Form (1.2 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Outline
Research about Telehealth Services
- Here to stay
- It works
- Benefits
Application of Ethical Codes
- Psychologists, Social Work, Professional Counselors
- Building competence
- Technology appropriateness examples
HIPAA
- HIPAA and HITECH
- HIPAA and Small Providers
- Violations and why they occur
State Law applications
- State Interests for the Pros and Cons for permitting telehealth
- Cohesive incoherence
- Examples of statutory guidance
- Risk Management Guidelines
- Interjurisdictional practice
Efforts to Improve Telehealth Interjurisdictional Practice
- PsyPact
- Others
- Checklist of questions to determine if you can practice across statelines
Case examples for using various forms of telehealth
Faculty
Melissa Westendorf, Ph.D., J.D. Related seminars and products: 8
Technology Wellness Center
Melissa Westendorf, Ph.D., J.D., is a clinical and forensic psychologist and founder of the Technology Wellness Center. As a clinician, she has provided therapy to adults and adolescents in the community and within the correctional setting. Dr. Westendorf’s forensic practice is dedicated to assessing adults and youth in either the criminal justice system or in civil matters. As a technology wellness expert, she is dedicated to assisting parents, children, adolescents, and adults on understanding the complexities of technology use and the impact on our brains, emotions, and interpersonal relationships. Dr. Westendorf’s legal training coupled with her clinical background enables her to work with individuals who are experiencing the legal ramifications of technology use.
As a proactive psychologist and educator, Dr. Westendorf is a keynote speaker at academic institutions, parent organizations, businesses, and community groups, offering preventative tools and resources that educate others on how to manage technology use in a healthy manner. She is the co-author of Unplug! Raising Kids in a Technology Addicted World. She has served on the Committee for Legal Issues for the American Psychological Association and on the Psychology Examining Board for the state of Wisconsin. Dr. Westendorf has been appointed as an expert in high profile legal cases, featuring the psychological ramifications of technology use. Her expertise has been relied upon in a wide variety of articles, podcasts, radio segments, and television programming. She has been featured on NPR (National Public Radio), Wisconsin Public Radio, and ABC’s 20/20. She is a monthly contributor to The Morning Blend.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Melissa Westendorf is a founder of the Technology Wellness Center. She is in private practice. Dr. Westendorf receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Melissa Westendorf is a member of the American Psychological Association.
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