A Telepsychology Casebook Using Technology Ethically and Effectively in Your Professional Practice

by Campbell, Linda F; Millan, Fred; Martin, Jana N.

• ISBN13: 9781433828584
• ISBN10: 1433828588
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-08-14
• Publisher: American Psychological Association

Summary

This casebook provides practical recommendations on a range of issues associated with electronic-based mental health care.

From technologies as simple as the telephone to more advanced webcams and mobile device applications, psychologists are increasingly using technology in their work---a practice known as telepsychology. Telepsychology allows clinicians to conduct remote therapy sessions, supplement in-person sessions with resources and follow-up care, collect and store client data, and more.
 
The book’s recommendations draw from the Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology, which were created jointly by the American Psychological Association, the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, and the American Insurance Trust. Each chapter presents a guideline, explains how it relates to professional ethics and standards of care, and applies it to case examples. The richly nuanced case examples depict a broad range of dilemmas that psychologists may encounter when conducing telepsychology, as well as a broad range of settings, including hospitals, community health centers, private practice, industrial/organizational settings, forensic settings, academia, military, and veterans’ centers. Whatever setting you practice in, you will find guidance for applying technology effectively, legally, and ethically.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Linda F. Campbell, Fred Millán, and Jana N. Martin
Chapter 1. Competence of the Psychologist
Sara Smucker Barnwell, Russell McCann, and Stephen McCutcheon
Chapter 2. Standards of Care in the Delivery of Telepsychology Services
            Ronald S. Palomares
Chapter 3. Informed Consent
            Margo Adams Larsen and Cindy Juntunen
Chapter 4. Confidentiality of Data and Information
            Julie M. Landry Poole and Bruce E. Crow
Chapter 5. Security and Transmission of Data and Information
            Ronald S. Palomares and Thomas W. Miller
Chapter 6. Disposal of Data, Information, and Technologies
            Sara Smucker Barnwell and Margo Adams Larsen
Chapter 7. Testing and Assessment
            Bruce E. Crow and Julie M. Landry Poole
Chapter 8. Interjurisdictional Practice
            Stephen T. DeMers, Eric Harris, and Deborah C. Baker
Afterword
            Linda F. Campbell, Fred Millán, and Jana N. Martin
Appendix: Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology
Index
About the Editors