Course Code: REL-BHC-0-ELGTSD
Hours: 1.25
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024
Learning Objectives:
Name the key sources of information that inform ethical and legal telehealth service delivery.
Identify at least two competencies required for delivering telehealth services.
List specific steps for ensuring confidentiality, informed consent, appropriate boundaries, mandated reporting, and sharing of information within telehealth service delivery.
Describe common ethical missteps and legal problems that arise with telehealth service delivery and how providers can avoid these issues.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview of Telehealth
Meet Paula
What is Telehealth?
Trends in Telehealth
Benefits and Challenges of Telehealth
Barriers to Telehealth Access
Key Sources of Telehealth Regulation
Billing and Reimbursement
Expanded Telehealth Coverage
Review
Summary
Section 3: Ethics and Competencies for Telehealth Practice
Why Professional Ethics are Important to Telehealth
Technological Competence
Telehealth Competencies
Boundaries in Telehealth
Determining If Telehealth is Appropriate
Client Safety and Telehealth
Self-Care and Telehealth Practice
Review
Summary
Section 4: Legal Considerations in Telehealth Practice
Avoiding Legal Pitfalls
Licensing
Informed Consent
Mandatory Reporting, Duty To Warn and Protect
HIPAA
Privacy and Confidentiality
Documentation and Record Storage
Release of PHI
Fraud in Telehealth
Business Associate Agreements
Selecting a Telehealth Platform
Telehealth Software and Hardware
Plan for Technology Failure
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Congratulations!
Instructor: Stephanie L. Furness-Kraft, LCSW, CCTP
Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Professional Writing from The College of New Jersey and a Master of Social Work degree from Rutgers University. She is also a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and has particular interest in resilience and secondary traumatic stress among behavioral health providers. The majority of Stephanie’s work has included behavioral health counseling and medical case management. Stephanie served as part of the National Health Service Corps from 2016-2018, providing outpatient counseling to underserved populations including military service members and their families. Stephanie has designed and delivered training on many topics such as LGBTQIA+ sensitivity, youth suicide prevention, and how to provide in-community services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Entry level Psychologists; Intermediate level Marriage and Family Therapists; Intermediate level Professional Counselors; Intermediate level Social Workers; Nurses; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.