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Behavioral Health Telehealth

Providing Effective Telehealth for Behavioral Health: Best Practices, Tips & Engagement Strategies

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Self-Paced, Online
Fee: $0 (Members); $32.50 (Nonmembers)
Continuing Education Hours: 1.5
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Course Description

Telehealth is becoming more and more prevalent because it improves accessibility for members of our community. If you want to learn more about how to be effective as a telehealth provider, this course is for you. Does Telehealth make you nervous because you're not sure how to use it? Do you fear that you won't be able to connect with your client? Then this training is for you! You'll learn about the legal requirements for Telehealth and how to maintain confidentiality. Additionally, we'll review the different technology platforms available for telehealth and what technology requirements are needed to run the platforms. More importantly, you'll learn how to set up a space for Telehealth and how to engage with your clients using technology. By the end of this self-paced training, you'll feel confident in your ability to use Telehealth technology and have tools to engage with your client.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand Platforms
  • Learn HIPAA requirements with Telehealth
  • Understand what needs to be in the informed consent and documentation
  • Identify the positive benefits and negative issues with telehealth
  • Understand the best environment for telehealth sessions
  • Learn how to enhance client's engagement for telehealth sessions
Course Outline:

Module 1: HIPAA and Telehealth (24:32)
Module 2: Informed Consent (7:45)
Module 3: Telehealth Benefits and Issues (11:59)
Module 4: Setting up the Environment (20:01)
Module 5: Engaging with the client (19:57)

Total: 1:24:14

At the end of the 5 modules, you will complete a quiz. You must receive a score of at least 80% on the quiz to receive a certificate for 1.5 hours of continuing education. Course Total: 1.5 Continuing Education Hours (includes 6 minutes to review and take the quiz)
 

About the Trainer

Lisa Anderson

Lisa Anderson

Lisa Anderson has been in the Human Services field for over twenty-five years with an eclectic professional work experience within different systems. She has in worked in public, non-profit, medical and private practice sectors. Lisa weaves her knowledge of systems into her presentations to break down silos and develop team building between systems.

Lisa started her career in the Medical field, first as a Discharge Planner and then as a social worker in a federally funded clinic. Lisa then moved into the position of Director for the Sexual Assault Recovery Program in Rock County and developed and ran the CASA Program in Rock County at Family Services-SWANI. During this time, Lisa was a Treatment Level Foster Parent for 10 years but this ended when Lisa switched paths again and started at Wood County as a Specialized Foster Parent Social Worker and then became the Supervisor for the Wood County Children’s Specialized Unit which included, Comprehensive Community Services Program and Long Term Care. Lisa transitioned to the Fox Valley, where she was hired as the Outagamie County Crisis Supervisor for the Mental Health Division for 9 years. She also provided outpatient services at Psychology Associates of the Fox Cities.

Currently, Lisa is the owner of L.K. Anderson Consulting, LLC and A Healing Place, Complete Counseling Care. Lisa provides technical consultation to agencies, such as clinical supervision, team building and Trauma Informed Care. Additionally, Lisa has presented to a variety of audiences on topics, such as, Trauma Informed Care, Trauma Informed Parenting, Ethics and Boundaries, Hoarding, Suicide Prevention, Crisis Planning, Building Resiliency, Secondary Trauma/Stress, Self-Care and Team/Relationship Building. In her private practice, Lisa provides specialize trauma therapy to children, teens and adults. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Social Worker. She received her Master of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees at UW-Whitewater. Lisa is passionate about training and is an energetic and interactive trainer who uses humor and storytelling to engage and entertain the audience while they are learning.