Telehealth Toolkit: Essential Clinical, Ethical, and Tech Skills for Mental Health Counselors

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed a massive shift in mental health care, with 95% of clinical mental health counselors (CMHCs) now providing telehealth—up from only 35% in early 2020. Technology and laws and rules related to telehealth are quickly evolving. This 3-hour continuing education webinar is designed to equip you with foundational knowledge and skills needed to practice telehealth confidently, ethically, and effectively. What You Will Learn:

• Legal & Ethical Foundations: Clarify the unique clinical, ethical, and legal considerations for providing virtual care (e.g., HIPAA/HITECH; §456.47, F.S., §491.014(4)(d), F.S.; 64B4-6.001, F.A.C.) 
• Platform Compliance: Identify and understand the regulatory guidelines for allowable telehealth platforms (e.g., HIPAA compliance). 
• Interstate Practice: Get answers on managing clinical boundaries when a client is located in another state. 
• Documentation & Billing: Learn what to include in a comprehensive telehealth consent form and how to bill insurance effectively for virtual sessions.
• Telehealth Etiquette: Learn about do’s and don’ts of conducting a telehealth therapy session. 
• Advanced Digital Tools: Briefly explore strategies for harnessing the unique benefits of telehealth for psychotherapy

This event is sponsored by FMHCA, an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider. FMHCA NBCC Provider# 2058. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  FMHCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW – FMHCA CE Broker #: 50-748

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe research on efficacy of psychotherapy through telehealth.
2. Summarize legal and ethical standards for telehealth.
3. Bill insurance for telehealth.
4. Describe options for improving engagement through a telehealth platform.

About the Presenter:

Dr. Aaron Norton is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with certifications in addictions, alcohol and drug counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical mental health counseling, trauma treatment, forensic mental health evaluation, forensic behavioral analysis, telehealth, and forensic psychometry. He serves as Executive Director of the National Board of Forensic Evaluators, Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at the University of South Florida, International Counseling Task Force Chair for the American Mental Health Counselors Association, and Chair of the Government Relations Committee for the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association. Dr. Norton has particular interest in the use of technology in counseling and has written, taught, and presented on the use of virtual reality, telehealth, artificial intelligence, and computers in counseling. He co-authored a set of universal telehealth guidelines for a joint AMHCA-International Association of Counseling task force, served on the expert panel that created the standards and written exam for the Florida Certification Board’s Certified Telehealth Practitioner (CTP) credential, and co-wrote a revision to the AMHCA Code of Ethics clarifying ethical standards for the use of artificial intelligence in counseling. He has 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, researcher, and professor.

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