Teletherapy Practice: What You Didn’t Know You Don’t Know

Unit 1: “Appropriateness for Telehealth”

Unit 2: Risk-Benefit Analysis and “F2F” Pre-Assessment

Module 2: Vital Tech and HIPAA Considerations

Unit 3: Safety Planning

Unit 1: Using Email and Texting With Clients

Unit 2: Selecting Videoconferencing Software

Module 3: Less-Discussed Points About Therapy via Video

Unit 1: Positioning, Eye Contact, and Preventing Fatigue

Unit 2: Online Disinhibition Effect

Module 4: Practice Resources

Syllabus

The most vital teletherapy informed consent points
- Appropriateness for the medium
- Risk-benefit analysis
- Safety planning
Lesser-known, but important, tech and HIPAA Items
- Use of email and texting
- Choosing videoconferencing services
Videoconferencing-based clinical concepts
- Therapist body mechanics, eye contact, and preventing “Zoom fatigue”
- Online Disinhibition Effect
Resource survey for clinical guidance, telehealth practice management, and telehealth-specific legal-ethical issues