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Legal and Ethical Issues with Technology in Mental Health from Joni Gilbertson

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Legal and Ethical Issues with Technology in Mental Health from Joni Gilbertson

Faculty:Joni Gilbertson

Duration:5 Hours 55 Minutes | Format:Audio and Video

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Outline:

Ethics of Using Technology

Covering the codes
Similarities and differences
Competency and skills for using technology

The Benefits of Using Technology

Enhance services
Increased client access to services
Convenience for all parties
Financial benefits to all

Risks and Reluctance to Using Technology

Safety concerns
Trouble building therapeutic alliance
Misunderstandings and misinterpretations
Equipment failure
Insurance reimbursement
Baby boomer reluctance to technology

Safety Concerns When Using Technology

Privacy of client and MHP
Identification of client
Identity fraud

Using Technology Across Different States

Residency of the client
License requirements
Clients on vacation or going to college
Services to other countries
Distance counseling

Laws Concerning Technology

Confidentiality
Informed consent
HIPAA and HITECH

Skype, Cell Phones, Computers and Social Media

The HIPAA compliance controversy
To text or not to text
What the codes say about Facebook

Resources for Using Technology

Video-conferencing
State licensing boards
Federal resources
Code of Ethics

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A client goes on vacation and they want to schedule a session while they are out of state. How do you ethically and legally practice in this situation?

Smart phones are used for scheduling and for exchanging information. What happens if these phones are misplaced?

Emails are used to send important information to other professionals. How do we ensure the right person receives this information?

How do you ensure confidentiality of your clients in this digital age?

In today’s technologically advanced world it is difficult to keep up with the ever-changing laws and standards for using technology in our field. There are issues that are not clearly defined.

Joni Gilbertson, MA, NCC, LCPC, will use her wealth of experiences, real-life case examples, entertaining videos, and thought provoking scenarios to make challenging topics and concepts easy to discuss and learn. Be recognized for your experience and knowledge in compliance and ethics and technology and move your practice forward.

Watch this engaging recording and walk away being more confident with:

New laws regarding using technology in your mental health practice
What the code of ethics states and how to apply this information
Navigate the gray areas and practice safely
The ability to immediately apply the information and new skills with your clients near and far

Joni Gilbertson Related seminars and products: 2

MA, NCC, LCPC, BC-TMH

Joni Gilbertson, MA, NCC, LCPC, BC-TMH, is a licensed clinical professional counselor, Board-Certified Telemental Health Provider and the owner/founder of COPE Counseling Services, LLC where she uses telemental health to assist individuals, couples and families with everyday coping in areas such as relationship, depression, suicide, and general coping skills. She is a Board-certified Telemental Health Provider with years of experience seeing clients using distance counseling. Her counseling centers specialize in treatment for both adults and children. Joni is also experienced as a clinical counselor supervising a mental health staff within a hospital setting and within her clinical practice. She regularly uses distance counseling to work with diverse populations in multiple states. She is licensed as a mental health professional in Illinois and Florida while presently residing in Florida.

Joni completed many trainings in distance counseling and even edited numerous online courses for telemental health. She is a certified trainer in mental health first aid and motivational interviewing. She is also certified in domestic violence facilitation, phototherapy and selective other methods that enhance client awareness. For many years she trained mental health agencies, children and family services, first responders, jails, prisons, and detention centers on mental health topics along with legal and ethical matters of relative concern to each population. As a former Chief of Probation and Probation Officer, she was responsible for training staff on mental health issues such as suicide awareness, personality disorders, substance use disorders and treatment strategies.

Joni is also a college instructor in the Sociology Department where she teaches mental health and legal issues classes. She was recently nominated and presented with the award for “Teachers Who Make a Difference” due to her engaging and dynamic style of teaching. She makes learning an enjoyable experience with her passion for the topic of using technology for mental health.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Joni Gilbertson is owner of COPE Counseling Services. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Joni Gilbertson has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.

1 review for Legal and Ethical Issues with Technology in Mental Health from Joni Gilbertson

Rated 5 out of 5

king – November 26, 2019

“The presenter did an awesome job presenting the information!! I really enjoyed the content- very informative! I also appreciated her efforts to consider that she had webinar participants and do what she could to involve us. Excellent! Thank you.”