Telemental Health and Distance Counseling (eBook)

Chapter 1. History, Efficacy, and Demand for Telemental Health Counseling

1. Introduction


2. History of Telemedicine


3. Demand for Distance Counseling and Telemental Health


4. Efficacy of Distance Counseling and Telemental Health


5. Distance Counseling across Specializations


6. Limitations


7. Education and Training Dilemma


8. Conclusion

Chapter 2. Overview of Distance Counseling and Telemental Health

1. Introduction


2. Definitions and Terminology


3. Settings


4. Platforms


5. Modalities


6. Certifications and Professional Organizations


7. CACREP Standards and Technology


8. Conclusion

Chapter 3. Ethics and Professionalism in Telemental Health

1. Introduction


2. Counseling Ethical Codes


3. Licensure and Credentialing


4. Technology


5. Challenges and Opportunities


6. Case Study: Ethics and Professionalism


7. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


8. Voices from the Field


9. Conclusion

Chapter 4. Psychosocial and Multicultural Development

1. Introduction


2. Impact of Technology on Human Development


3. Technology and Communication


4. Cultural Implications


5. Challenges and Opportunities


6. Case Study: Psychological Development and Multicultural Development


7. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


8. Voices from the Field – Human Development


9. Voices from the Field – Multicultural Development


10. Conclusion

Chapter 5. Individual Counseling and Telemental Health

1. Introduction


2. Logistics of the Individual Practice


3. Nonverbal Communication and Distance Deficits


4. Identifying Emotions


5. Challenges and Opportunities


6. Case Study: Individual Counseling


7. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


8. Voices from the Field


9. Conclusion

Chapter 6. Group Counseling via Telemental Health

1. Introduction


2. Distance Groups


3. Open and Closed Groups Online


4. Online Group Facilitation Skills


5. Challenges and Opportunities


6. Case Study: Online Group Counseling


7. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


8. Voices from the Field


9. Conclusion

Chapter 7. Career Development and Telemental Health

1. Introduction


2. Growth of Career Services Online


3. Defining Distance Career Services


4. Providing Distance Career Development


5. Challenges and Opportunities


6. Case Study: Career Developments


7. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


8. Voices from the Field


9. Conclusoin

Chapter 8. Assessment and Research using Telemental Health

1. Introduction


2. Telemental Health Assessment


3. Ethics of Online Research


4. Research and Assessment Data


5. Challenges and Opportunities


6. Case Study: Assessment


7. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


8. Voices from the Field


9. Conclusion

Chapter 9. Specialized Areas of Practice –  Children, Adolescents, and College Students via Telemental Health

1. Introduction


2. School Counseling


3. Case Study application: School Counseling


4. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


5. Voices from the Field – School Counseling


6. Student Affairs Counseling


7. Case Study: Student Affairs


8. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


9. Voices from the Field – College Student Counseling


10. Conclusion

Chapter 10. Specialized Areas of Practice – Clinical Populations and Telemental Health

1. Introduction


2. Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC)


3. Case Study application: CMHC


4. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


5. Voices from the Field: CMHC


6. Addictions Counseling


7. Case Study application: Addictions


8. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


9. Voices from the Field: Addictions Counseling


10. Conclusion

Chapter 11. Specialized Areas of Practice –Relationships & Life Transitions via Telemental Health

1. Introduction


2. Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling


3. Case Study: Marriage, Couples, and Family


4. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


5. Voices from the Field – Family Counseling


6. Rehabilitation Counseling/Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling


7. Case Study application: Rehabilitation Counseling


8. Critical Questions in Deciding to Practice


9. Voices from the Field – Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling


10. Conclusion

Chapter 12. The Future of Distance Counseling and Telemental Health

1. Introduction


2. Pursuing Certification in Telemental Health Counseling


3. Professional Development in Telemental Health Counseling


4. Beginning a Telemental Health Practice


5. Counselor Self-Care


6. Implications for Counselor Educators & Supervisors


7. Future Trends in Telemental Health Counseling/Distance Counseling


8. Conclusion