Category: Social Work and Technology, Clinical Treatment, General Social Work Category: Social Work and Technology, Clinical Treatment, General Social Work (show less)

Telebehavioral health has a history of over 10 years.  As a result of Covid-19, many clinical social workers have been immersed into telebehavioral health without the opportunity to consider practical and ethical issues that occur within this framework of practice. This topic would be appropriate for clinical social workers looking to either begin a telehealth practice or for those who had to jump in fully and want to back up and consider best practices for their telehealth practice.   The following objectives will be addressed in the workshop: 1) The participant will be able to define telehealth ,what it means to practice telehealth in Wisconsin, and how it affects practice mobility, 2) the participant will be able to name at least 3 best practice considerations, 3) the participant will be able to discuss reimbursement issues for telehealth as well as ongoing advocacy opportunities, 4) the participant will be able to review the timeline of changes that occurred during Covid-19 and where we are today.
Objectives:

1. Define telehealth and provide an overview
2. How Covid-19 impacted behavioral  health service delivery
3. Insurance and regulatory implications before and during Covid-19
4. Identify best Practices and gaps in care including practice mobility issues
5. Discuss telehealth fatigue