TeleMental Health Training Certificate (THTC)
CE Course 

The Network has partnered with the Telehealth Certification Institute and we are pleased to offer the TeleMental Health Training Certificate (THTC) CE Course at a highly discounted price open just to our NJHSA members! 

Course Agenda

Day One:
Introduction to TeleMental Health

• Define Telehealth and telemental health
• Explain the benefits of telemental health
• Explain the possible drawbacks and risks of telemental health
• Describe the support for telemental health
• Describe the history of telemental health
• Summarize the research findings on telemental health
• List the types of settings and locations of telemental health
• List three resources for telemental health updates

Legal Aspects of TeleMental Health

• Explain how to determine if you can legally practice telemental health
• Explain how to determine if you can provide clinical services to a client who is not located in the jurisdiction in which you have obtained a professional license
• Describe how to handle a situation in which a client is going to be outside the jurisdiction in which you are authorized to practice while requesting your clinical services

The ethical use of Technology in Behavioral Health Care

• List the sources of telemental health ethical guidelines
• Explain how you can ensure to practice within your boundaries of competence when providing telemental health
• Explain how to ethically use social media and create a social media policy
• List at least five topics that ought to be in an informed consent related to telemental health
• Explain how to verify identity when providing telemental health services
• Describe three possible ethical dilemmas that can occur when providing telemental health

HIPAA Compliance for Mental Health Professionals

• List four sources for privacy law in the United States
• List three risks to confidentiality when using technology
• List at least four risks to you if you fail to be HIPAA compliant
• Define a breach to protected health information
• Explain the requirements of the privacy rule in HIPAA law

Day Two:
HIPAA Compliance for Mental Health Professionals (continued)

• Explain the requirements of the security rule in HIPAA law
• Explain the requirements of the breach notification rule in HIPAA law
• Explain how to conduct a risk analysis and create a risk management plan
• Describe the three safeguards in HIPAA law
• Explain when you need to obtain a Business Associate Agreement
• Explain the steps to becoming HIPAA compliant

Ethical, Legal, and Clinical Aspects of Selecting Technology

• List the types of technology used in clinical practice
• Explain the ethical considerations in choosing technology
• Explain the legal considerations in choosing technology
• Explain the clinical considerations in choosing technology
• List the steps of choosing technology for clinical services
• List the considerations in choosing technology for clinical records
• List the considerations in choosing technology for video conferencing
• List the considerations in choosing technology for messaging
• List the considerations in choosing technology for phone calls, voicemail, and fax
• List the considerations in choosing technology for payment processing and document transferring
• List the considerations in choosing technology for data storage, backup, and archiving
• List at least seven technology components using in video conferencing
• Describe how to prevent, respond to, and process with clients technology issues
• Explain how to mitigate the risks to clinical sessions being recorded

Emergency Management Planning for TeleMental Health

• Establish with the client an emergency management plan for each session in both a supervised and unsupervised environment
• List what information is required in order to create an emergency management plan
• Explain the process of responding to an emergency during a telemental health session

Day Three:
Screening for Fit for TeleMental Health Services

• Assess if a prospective and/or current client is a fit for telemental health services
• List at least three reasons why an individual may not be a fit for telemental health services

Ethical and Clinical Skills of Video and Phone Sessions

• Describe the different technology and environment used when providing video sessions
• List the potential issues caused by clinicians when providing video sessions
• List the potential issues caused by clients with receiving video sessions
• Explain how to create a telehealth station
• Explain video session etiquette
• List the steps or providing video sessions
• Explain how to prepare a client for a video session
• Respond to and process tech issues with a client
• Explain possible applications used during a video session
• Explain how to register a client and collect payment when a client is in a different location than the clinician
• Explain reimbursement options for video sessions
• Explain how to prepare a client for a phone session
• Describe phone session skills
• List the benefits and drawbacks of phone sessions
• Explain reimbursement options for phone sessions

Skills practice

Instructor: Raymond Barrett, LMHC, BC-TMH
Ray has extensively provided telemental health counseling services in private practice, for facilities, and for an EAP program.  He has developed several courses on telemental health and ensures his courses are kept updated.  Trainees find Ray to be very approachable, available and knowledgeable.   He has presented on telebehavioral health at several conferences and has assisted many private practices to begin and enhance their telehealth programs through his private consultations.