TeleMental Health Patient Practitioner Protocol

This course reduces risk and provides education and competency to meet regulatory and licensure requirements for practitioners providing telemental health services to patients while integrating appropriate patient and practitioner communication. Implementing patient suitability, conducting patient risk assessments, developing rapport with patients all while providing proper documentation, and ethical screenings with appropriate referrals in and out will allow for a seamless transition to the use of telemental health.

Course Format:

TeleMental Health Patient – Practitioner Protocol Part 1

  • Implement Screening for Suitability to Engage in TMH
  • Use Ethically Sound Practices when Conducting Appropriate Screening and Intake
  • Ethics Related to Screening and Intake
  • Perform Ongoing Patient Risk Assessments
  • Risk Factors for Domestic Violence, Suicidality, Homicidally

TeleMental Health Patient – Practitioner Protocol Part 2

  • Demonstrate Ethical Responsibility for Understanding How the Patient Self-Identifies
  • Conduct a General Patient Assessment
  • Apply Mental Health Theory and Interventions
  • Mental Health Theories
  • Conduct Assessment of the Patient’s Personal Resources and Abilities
  • Develop Rapport with Patients

TeleMental Health Patient – Practitioner Protocol Part 3

  • Sustain Appropriate Practitioner Relationships and Boundaries
  • Obtain and Maintain Proper Documentation
  • Implement and Execute Setting of Expectations for Appointments
  • Evaluate Ongoing Effectiveness of TMH
  • Contraindications for TMH
  • Demonstrate How to Make Appropriate Referrals

TeleMental Health Patient – Practitioner Protocol Part 4

  • Appropriate and Effective TMH Interventions
  • Patient Community Resources in the Geographic Area in Which a Patient Lives
  • Ethics and Guidelines Regarding Practitioner Relationships and Boundaries
  • Proper Documentation
  • Ethics Regarding Documentation
  • Scope of Process of TMH
  • National and Local Patient Resources

TeleMental Health Patient – Practitioner Protocol Part 5

  • Ability to Elicit Information Regarding Patient Resources and Abilities in Relation to TMH
  • Ability to Develop Rapport Including Recognition of Facial Expressions and Nonverbal Communication
  • Ability to Implement Assessments
  • Ability to Use Questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summaries Effectively
  • Ability to Facilitate Patient’s Cultural Self-Identification

Learning Objectives

  • Implement Screening for Suitability to Engage in TMH
  • Use Ethically Sound Practices when Conducting Appropriate Screening and Intake
  • Ethics Related to Screening and Intake
  • Perform Ongoing Patient Risk Assessments
  • Risk Factors for Domestic Violence, Suicidality, Homicidally
  • Demonstrate Ethical Responsibility for Understanding How the Patient Self-Identifies
  • Conduct a General Patient Assessment
  • Apply Mental Health Theory and Interventions
  • Mental Health Theories
  • Conduct Assessment of the Patient’s Personal Resources and Abilities
  • Develop Rapport with Patients
  • Sustain Appropriate Practitioner Relationships and Boundaries
  • Obtain and Maintain Proper Documentation
  • Implement and Execute Setting of Expectations for Appointments
  • Evaluate Ongoing Effectiveness of TMH
  • Contraindications for TMH
  • Demonstrate How to Make Appropriate Referrals
  • Appropriate and Effective TMH Interventions
  • Patient Community Resources in the Geographic Area in Which a Patient Lives
  • Ethics and Guidelines Regarding Practitioner Relationships and Boundaries
  • Proper Documentation
  • Ethics Regarding Documentation
  • Scope of Process of TMH
  • National and Local Patient Resources
  • Ability to Elicit Information Regarding Patient Resources and Abilities in Relation to TMH
  • Ability to Develop Rapport Including Recognition of Facial Expressions and Nonverbal Communication
  • Ability to Implement Assessments
  • Ability to Use Questions, Affirmations, Reflections, and Summaries Effectively
  • Ability to Facilitate Patient’s Cultural Self-Identification

Additional Information

Partner: 
Center for Continuing Health Education (CCHE)
MedEdStat
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
03/31/2021
Course expires: 
03/31/2026
Mocingbird Member cost:
$90.00
Cost:
$100.00
Rating: 
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Robert Maxwell, MD

George Martin, MD, MSHA

David Joyce, MD, MBA

 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, and MedEd-Stat. MedChi is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Designation Statement

MedChi The Maryland State Medical Society designates this Online enduring educational activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 Planner Disclosure Statement:

The planners for this activity have reported no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Presenter Disclosure Statement:

The presenters of this CME course have reported no relevant financial relationships to disclose. They will not be referencing any off-label uses of product or devices.


 

Available Credit

  • 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Price

Mocingbird Member cost:
$90.00
Cost:
$100.00
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