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This course fulfills mandated hours on Telehealth required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences starting in 2023.
Psychotherapy is all about connecting. Outcome research shows a strong client-therapist bond is the main predictor of success. Distance treatment introduces electronic media into the equation. This course explores creative solutions to the challenges of telehealth.
Mythic figures representing communication include Mercury, Hermes, Iris and Ariel. We will look stories about these classic characters to draw guidance on relating effectively through new forms.
Topics include establishing a comfort level for the client, maintaining technical competence, working within an authentic scope of practice, cultural sensitivity in an online environment and dealing confidently with regulatory standards, including jurisdiction issues.
Specify two techniques to make the client comfortable with telehealth
List two items of equipment necessary to use telehealth
Identify two clinical skills useful in telehealth
Name two regulatory requirements for the use of telehealth
Describe how to identify compliant platforms for telehealth
Explain best practices for assuring client privacy in the use of telehealth
This course would be useful to mental health clinicians and administrators, as well as those in other helping professions, including educators and clergy.
The material is presented at an introductory level for psychologists, requiring no background in mythic studies, narrative theory, or Jungian psychology. No advance preparation is necessary. However, participants are provided with a recommended reading list as part of their class materials.
The following CE credits are available:
Psychology, LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, Ed Psych, NBCC : 6 CE hours
Nursing : 7 hours
Select a seminar from the Current Course Offerings
Register online or call the Center at 805-687-7171
Jonathan Young, PhD is a psychologist (PSY10231) with an international online practice. He teaches at the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. His books and articles focus on personal mythology. His background includes assisting mythologist Joseph Campbell at seminars and was founding curator of the Joseph Campbell Archives and Library. He is currently featured in several documentary series on the History Channel.
Dr Young is the minister of the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Goleta, a suburb of Santa Barbara. Visitors are welcome Sundays at 10 a.m., Pacific Time, and on Zoom: LiveOakGoleta.org.
Anne Bach, M.S., MFT 38891 is a specialist in uses of writing in psychotherapy. She gives presentations on creativity as inner work at major conferences, and lectures widely on psychological dimensions of expressive writing. She also appears in memoir drama performances for various theater groups, including the Marsh Stage in Berkeley. Her clinical background includes poetry therapy with seriously mentally ill patients.
Dr. Young also gives frequent media interviews, public talks, workshops, and in-service trainings throughout the U.S. and internationally.
Zoom link goes live at 9:30 a.m., California time - Seminar 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Please return on time
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