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This timely text provides foundational knowledge and skills pertaining to ethical and evidence-based practice for mental health providers engaging in or considering using distance modalities to treat clients. Targeting day-to-day application, the book explains the core functions of Telemental Health counseling (TMH) and its use across a broad spectrum of mental health modalities and settings. Using the framework of the ACA divisions, ASCA, and CACREP core areas to examine TMH, the text provides instructions to develop skills that readers can apply directly to their own counseling interactions. Providing a wealth of information based on empirical and impartial views, the book helps readers examine the benefits and risks of distance counseling in various settings. It encompasses the history of TMH, ethical codes, legal guidelines, and recent research.Case studies and opportunities for self-reflection enable readers to envision distance counseling in real-world contexts, ask critical questions, and form conclusions about its utility in their practice. Of particular value is the "Voices from the Field" feature, where practitioners from different settings describe using distance counseling. The "Challenges and Opportunities" features discuss the pros and cons of telemental health practice. The book is written through the lens of professional counseling which makes it an ideal companion to Counselor Education program courses in Counseling Skills, Pre-Practicum, Advanced Theory, or elective coursework pertaining to distance counseling and telemental health.The purchase of the book includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.Key Features:Includes critical content pertaining to the COVID-19 crisisExpands the view of distance counseling to include such varied professionals as mental health, school, family, couple, rehabilitation, addiction specialists, etc.Presents abundant case studies to provide context and practical applicationAddresses the positive and negative aspects of practicing distance counselingIncludes ethical issues in each chapter pertaining to designated core areas or specialtyPresents "Questions of Practice" to foster critical thinking regarding the use of TMH in specific roles or functions,Offers "Voices from the Field" with real-world examples focusing on practicing TMH within the designated core areas or specialtiesEmphasizes ethical, practical, and logistical TMH practice in all chaptersWritten through the lens of a professional counselor who is also a board-certified telemental health providerIncludes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.
Heather C. Robertson, PhD, LMHC, LPC, CASAC, CRC, NCC, ACS, BC-TMH is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education at St. John's University located in Jamaica, New York. She is the program coordinator for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program in the School of Education.
Chapter 1. History, Efficacy, and Demand for Telemental Health CounselingIntroductionHistory of TelemedicineDemand for Distance Counseling and Telemental HealthEfficacy of Distance Counseling and Telemental HealthDistance Counseling across SpecializationsLimitationsEducation and Training DilemmaConclusionChapter 2. Overview of Distance Counseling and Telemental Health IntroductionDefinitions and TerminologySettingsPlatformsModalitiesCertifications and Professional OrganizationsCACREP Standards and TechnologyConclusionChapter 3. Ethics and Professionalism in Telemental HealthIntroductionCounseling Ethical CodesLicensure and CredentialingTechnologyChallenges and OpportunitiesCase Study: Ethics and ProfessionalismCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the FieldConclusionChapter 4. Psychosocial and Multicultural DevelopmentIntroductionImpact of Technology on Human DevelopmentTechnology and CommunicationCultural ImplicationsChallenges and OpportunitiesCase Study: Psychological Development and Multicultural DevelopmentCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the Field – Human DevelopmentVoices from the Field – Multicultural DevelopmentConclusionChapter 5. Individual Counseling and Telemental HealthIntroductionLogistics of the Individual PracticeNonverbal Communication and Distance DeficitsIdentifying EmotionsChallenges and OpportunitiesCase Study: Individual CounselingCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the FieldConclusionChapter 6. Group Counseling via Telemental HealthIntroductionDistance GroupsOpen and Closed Groups OnlineOnline Group Facilitation SkillsChallenges and OpportunitiesCase Study: Online Group CounselingCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the FieldConclusionChapter 7. Career Development and Telemental HealthIntroductionGrowth of Career Services OnlineDefining Distance Career ServicesProviding Distance Career DevelopmentChallenges and OpportunitiesCase Study: Career DevelopmentsCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the FieldConclusoinChapter 8. Assessment and Research using Telemental HealthIntroductionTelemental Health AssessmentEthics of Online ResearchResearch and Assessment DataChallenges and OpportunitiesCase Study: AssessmentCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the FieldConclusionChapter 9. Specialized Areas of Practice – Children, Adolescents, and College Students via Telemental HealthIntroductionSchool CounselingCase Study application: School CounselingCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the Field – School CounselingStudent Affairs CounselingCase Study: Student AffairsCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the Field – College Student CounselingConclusionChapter 10. Specialized Areas of Practice – Clinical Populations and Telemental HealthIntroductionClinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)Case Study application: CMHCCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the Field: CMHCAddictions CounselingCase Study application: AddictionsCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the Field: Addictions CounselingConclusionChapter 11. Specialized Areas of Practice –Relationships & Life Transitions via Telemental HealthIntroductionMarriage, Couples, and Family CounselingCase Study: Marriage, Couples, and FamilyCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the Field – Family CounselingRehabilitation Counseling/Clinical Rehabilitation CounselingCase Study application: Rehabilitation CounselingCritical Questions in Deciding to PracticeVoices from the Field – Vocational Rehabilitation CounselingConclusionChapter 12. The Future of Distance Counseling and Telemental HealthIntroductionPursuing Certification in Telemental Health CounselingProfessional Development in Telemental Health CounselingBeginning a Telemental Health PracticeCounselor Self-CareImplications for Counselor Educators & SupervisorsFuture Trends in Telemental Health Counseling/Distance CounselingConclusion