An Online Therapy Primer: Legal, Ethical, and Technical Issues in Starting Telemental Health Practice

Course Materials

Resume
Introduction
How to Get Started With a “Skype Therapy” Practice
To Practice Telemental Health, Am I Required to Receive Training?
International Online Therapy: What to Know Before You Go (and Start Doing It)
Chapter 2: Technology Choices
Can I Practice "Skype Therapy" Across State Lines?
How Skype Became Software Non-Grata, and Other Tech Will, Too
What You Need to Know About Telemental Health Technology
Do I Need a Whole Telemental Health “Platform?”
Chapter 3: Beginning Barriers
When Online Therapy Video Sessions Go Glitchy: Some Tips
Epilogue

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