Ethical Telehealth Practice: Safeguarding Client Wellbeing in the Virtual Space

The rise of telehealth has revolutionized the way mental health services are delivered, offering increased accessibility and convenience for clients. However, this paradigm shift also presents unique ethical challenges that therapists must navigate to uphold the highest standards of care and protection for their clients.

In this 2-hour continuing education training for therapists, Andrea Brognano, LMHC will delve into the intricate ethical considerations surrounding telehealth therapy, shedding light on potential pitfalls and providing a robust framework for safeguarding client wellbeing in the virtual space. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the ethical principles governing telehealth practice, including issues of confidentiality, informed consent, professional boundaries, and duty of care. The training will equip therapists with practical strategies for mitigating risks, establishing clear policies, and fostering a secure and therapeutic environment within the digital realm. Additionally, attendees will explore ethical decision-making models and case studies that will prepare them to navigate complex situations with confidence and integrity.

By attending this session, therapists will emerge better equipped to harness the benefits of telehealth while upholding the highest ethical standards, ensuring client safety, and promoting positive therapeutic outcomes.

This introductory level CE web conference is designed to help mental health professionals:

1. Identify and apply the core ethical principles and guidelines governing telehealth therapy practice (e.g., confidentiality, informed consent, professional boundaries).
2. Analyze potential ethical risks and challenges associated with telehealth therapy and develop strategies to mitigate these risks and uphold client wellbeing in the virtual space.
3. Evaluate ethical decision-making models and case studies to enhance one's ability to navigate complex ethical dilemmas that may arise in telehealth therapy sessions with professionalism and integrity.

Statement of program material's accuracy, utility, and risks: This course utilizes the latest research, guidelines and best practices from authoritative bodies of mental health field. Research is continuously being updated and this course will have most up to date information found. Resources will be shared to stay up to date with changes made in the field.

Declaration identifying any potential conflict of interest and/or commercial support: The presenter has no conflicts of interest/commercial interests to declare.

Continuing Education (CE) Information

2 CE ethics/telehealth contact hours will be provided by GoodTherapy for attending this web conference in its entirety. 

GoodTherapy is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

GoodTherapy.org, provider #1352, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 3/30/2022 – 3/30/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 ethics/telehealth continuing education credits.

GoodTherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GoodTherapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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To receive CE credit hours for an archived event, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 12 or 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events generally are considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

Registration Information

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Mental health professionals who are not members can attend this live web conference for $30.95 or access the homestudy recording for $15.50. Sign up here to purchase this CE course and earn a CE certificate.

If the event is canceled by GoodTherapy, registrants who purchased the event will be notified and the charge for the event will be refunded

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