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Live Webinar

Advanced Telemental Health Training: Updated Laws, Ethical Guidelines & Innovative Technology for Best Practice


Speaker:
Joni M. Gilbertson, MA, NCC, LMHC, BCTMH, CTMH
Duration:
Full Day
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN
Product Code:
LWC058973
Brochure Code:
PWZ94643
Media Type:
Live Webinar - Also available: Digital Seminar

Dates

Normal Price:      $324.99 - Now:  $64.99 - Exclusive offer when combined with this live training.

Description

The pandemic made the use of technology in therapy a necessity rather than optional. Therapists and clients alike have gotten much more comfortable in this digital era, but there is still more you can do to ensure sessions are engaging and clients get the help they need.

On top of that… Clinicians are now inundated with finding ways to keep up with the changes in laws and state differences. It’s challenging to know which technology to use, what laws apply, and how to keep our practices and our clients safe.

Good News! Board-Certified Telemental Health Provider, Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider, Joni Gilbertson, MA, NCC, LMHC, BC-TMH, CTMH, has put together this bold cutting-edge training in telehealth to teach you:

  • The latest in telehealth technology
  • Resources to stay up to date with the changing laws and guidelines
  • A step-by-step method to ensure best practices are in place
  • How to take your practice to the next level

You will learn innovative ways to use technology and practical tools to ensure your clinical work is aligned with telemental health best practices. Take home resources on how to ensure you keep up with the ongoing changes with laws and ethical codes relating to teletherapy and technology.

Additionally, you will gain an understanding of how to improve your risk management through a step-by-step method to ensure the safety of clients and agencies. And best of all Joni presents this in an easy and digestible way - so you can go back to work the next day with new skills!

Credit

Program Information

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



Canada Credit - *

NOTE: Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual (participants in full attendance will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, Q&A, and others.

Continuing Education Information: Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live, interactive webinar only. This webinar is being broadcast live in real-time and must be attended live, in its entirety, in order to earn credit. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your licensing board's rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.

For Planning Committee disclosures, please see the statement above.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.


Canada Credit - ---

Earn up to 6.25 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession. 


Canada Credit - Canadian Counsellors and Psychotherapists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This activity is approved for 6.0 credit hours.


Canada Credit - Social Workers - National ASWB ACE

PESI, Inc., #1062, 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: January 27, 2023 - January 27, 2026. Social workers completing this course receive 6.25 total credits including 3.25 Clinical and 3.0 General continuing education credits. 

 

Course Level: Intermediate Format: Synchronous Distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

 

Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities approved by the ASWB for ongoing professional development.


Canada Credit - Canadian Psychologists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This program is approved for 6.0 continuing education hours. Full credit statement at: www.pesi.com/cpa-statement


Canada Credit - Other Professions

This activity qualifies for 380 continuing education minutes as required by many national and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements. 


US National Boards - Social Workers - National NASW

This live remote program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886759332-9278 ) for 6.0 continuing education contact hours in Ethics.


US National Boards - Addiction Counselors - NAADAC

This course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming.

This course offers 6.0 continuing education contact hours in the Legal, Ethical and Professional Development skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance. 


US National Boards - Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists – ANCC

PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses in full attendance will earn 6.25 contact hours. Partial contact hours will be awarded for partial attendance.



Handouts

Speaker

Joni M. Gilbertson, MA, NCC, LMHC, BCTMH, CTMH's Profile

Joni M. Gilbertson, MA, NCC, LMHC, BCTMH, CTMH Related seminars and products


Joni Gilbertson, MA, NCC, LMHC, BCTMH, CTMH, is a certified clinical Telemental health provider, board-certified Telemental health provider, licensed mental health counselor, and the originator of the 2-day Telemental health certification that has been taken by over 150,000 plus mental health professionals nationwide. Joni is also the author of the book Telemental Health, An Essential Guide for Providing Successful Online Therapy. She has been licensed in Illinois and is licensed in Florida as a mental health counselor. After receiving her master’s degree, she designed and instructed seventeen mental health and legal issues classes for the sociology department where she was presented with the award for “Teachers who make a difference”.

Joni also has experience supervising a mental health staff within a hospital setting and supervising interns within her private practice. For many years she trained mental health agencies, children and family services, first responders, employees at jails, prisons, and detention centers on mental health topics as well as legal and ethical issues of relevant concern for diverse populations. As a retired chief of probation, she is responsible for designing and training staff members on topics such as law and ethics, suicide awareness, personality disorders, substance use disorders, motivational interviewing, and safety strategies. She started one of the first telehealth programs for court-ordered clients and has over 15 years of experience using video sessions for clinical clients.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Joni Gilbertson maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with eCare. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Joni Gilbertson has no relevant non-financial relationships.

 


Additional Info

Program Information

Access Period for Live Webcast

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.


Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.


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Objectives

  1. Differentiate the therapeutic benefits of the new types of technology including virtual reality, avatar counseling, and therapeutic robotics.
  2. Identify how to enhance telehealth practice with the use of social media including Facebook, twitter, Instagram, texting, and emailing.
  3. Examine the applicable state and federal laws concerning interjurisdiction practice for application to clinical practice.
  4. Utilize a step-by-step method for ethical decision-making when applying the code of ethics and the laws using technology including social media.
  5. Analyze the recent empirical evidence for the best telehealth clinical practices.
  6. Apply best practices with the updates for clinical application and for protection of clients and clinicians.

Outline

Update on the Latest Technologies Relating to Therapy
Go-to resources and technology trends to keep up with an ever-changing virtual environment

  • Social media usage
  • Email
  • Texting
  • Virtual Reality
  • Avatar Counseling
  • Robot as counselors

Case Study: Anxiety disorder client who is addicted to using technology

Evaluate How to Use the Latest Technologies
Explore evolving technologies and determine effectiveness for using with specific clients
  • Clinical dilemmas and step-by-step problem-solving method
  • Clinical decision making- when to use and who to use with
  • Risks and benefits of using new technologies
  • Limitations of research with new technologies
  • Psychological and neurological benefits and limitations
  • Best practices for risk management

Case Study: Engaging a client with major depressive disorder via telehealth

Navigate Ongoing Changes with Laws
Resources for quick reference and explanations for better comprehension
  • Quick references and explanations for better comprehension
  • Interjurisdictional state laws
  • Federal laws as they relate to clinical practice
  • State laws and the clinical relevance

Case Study: Married couple who is separated in different states

Put It to Practice
Guidance on making innovative changes legally and ethically
  • Newest technology to meet clinical needs
  • Step-by-step method for ethical decision-making
  • Risk management while initiating new technology
  • Best practices with social media usage
  • Legal and ethical compliance

Case Study: Therapist with in-person practice using telehealth successfully

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Case Managers
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Therapy Interns
  • Nurses
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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