Telemental Health Basic Starter Pack

The Telemental Health Basic Starter Pack is intended to help therapists get started quickly with standards-compliant telemental health practice under the most common circumstances where a therapist wants to get started quickly.

This program may be appropriate if:

• You are in solo practice.
• You only plan to do TMH work with existing, in-person clients.
• You will only be working with clients who are located in your state/jurisdiction of licensure during sessions.
• You already have an idea of how you will get reimbursed for telemental health services.

This program may not be sufficiently thorough if:

• You own/operate a group practice. See our group TMH program here.
• You wish to use the program as evidence of telemental health training that covers the full standard of care.
• You wish to “hang a shingle” as an online therapist and see clients entirely online.
• You will work online with Medicare clients or clients housed in clinics, care homes, or other “originating sites” during sessions.
• You need to learn how to make your practice HIPAA Security compliant.
• You want live support from PCT through Office Hours. (You can purchase access to our live Office Hours webinars a la carte, however.)

If this program appears to be insufficient for your needs, see our full Telemental Health Certificate Program.

This pack includes the following materials and courses:

• Telemental Health Forms and Checklists Pack
  • Special Informed Consent Form
  • Full Telemental Health Practice Checklist Booklet
  • Tech Recovery and Safety Plan Form
  • Session Special Documentation Form
  • New Client Form
• Practicing via Telemental Health III: The Clinician-Client Relationship
• Video Presentation Skills in Telemental Health, Both Basic and Intermediate
• HIPAA Security Compliance in Mental Health, a Guided Reading
• Ethical & HIPAA Compliant Decisions for Internet Phone & Secure Email in Your Practice
• How to Text with Your Clients Session 1: Ethics, Safety & HIPAA Compliance
• Ethical and HIPAA-Compliant Web Presence Episode 1: Therapist Websites and Practice Profiles