Description
The goal of this guide is to review the literature on the effectiveness of telehealth modalities for the treatment of SMI and SUD, distill the research into recommendations for practice, and provide examples of how practitioners use these practices in their programs.
Format: Reading-based, asynchronous, distance, non-interactive
Content Category: Clinical Intake and Assessment; Clinical; Counseling Services; Treatment plan
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support.
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses
This CE program is designated as beginner.
Author Bio
This report was prepared for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under contract number HSS283201700001/ 75S20319F42002 with SAMHSA, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Donelle Johnson served as contracting officer representative.
Alexis Marbach, MPH, PHP
Alexis Marbach is a senior research scientist in the Public Health department at NORC. She has over 17 years of experience designing, implementing, and evaluating initiatives in a range of topics including behavioral health, trauma-informed care, intimate partner violence, substance use disorder, mental health, HIV, and access to care. Prior to joining NORC, she led the implementation of evidence-based practices through two SAMHSA Evidence-Based Center guides, addressing intervention strategies at the intersection of serious mental illness, substance use disorder, and chronic disease and technical assistance products integrating Violence Against Women Act guidelines into HUD public housing authority guides to improve service coordination and housing stability for people experiencing domestic violence.
Jan Lindsay, PhD
Dr. Lindsay leads grant-funded, interdisciplinary teams that implement and evaluate technology-based mental health interventions, including video-to-home telehealth and integrating web-based programs into remotely-delivered care. Her clinical research interests include treatment of substance use disorders, HIV, and PTSD. Dr. Lindsay and her team focus on leveraging telehealth technology to increase access to mental health treatment and reduce health disparities.
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Learning Objectives
Based on the content of this course, I can:
- Explain synchronous and asynchronous applications for telehealth
- Discuss evidence to support the use of telehealth across the continuum of care for SMI and SUD
- List strategies to increase provider and client access to and comfort using telehealth
- Illustrate strategies to ensure security and confidentiality when using telehealth
- Explain how to use telehealth modalities to access providers with expertise in particular conditions and treatment plans that can provide care appropriate for specific culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, and lived experience needs
- Give examples of programs that are effectively treating individuals with SMI and SUD using telehealth modalities
- Describe approaches to evaluate telehealth-delivered practices and programs
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