Telemental Health and Distance Counseling

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Springer Publishing

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491_9780826179944

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This timely text provides foundational knowledge and skills pertaining to ethical andevidence-based practice for mental health providers engaging in or considering usingdistance modalities to treat clients. Targeting day-to-day application, the book explains thecore functions of telemental health counseling (TMH) and its use across a broad spectrumof mental health modalities and settings. Using the framework of the ACA divisions, ASCA,and CACREP core areas to examine TMH, the text provides instructions to develop skillsthat readers can apply directly to their own counseling interactions. Providing a wealth ofinformation based on empirical and impartial views, the book helps readers examine thebenefits and risks of distance counseling in various settings. It encompasses the history ofTMH, ethical codes, legal guidelines, and recent research.Case studies and opportunities for self-reflection enable readers to envision distancecounseling in real-world contexts, ask critical questions, and form conclusions about itsutility in their practice. Of particular value is the Voices from the Field feature, wherepractitioners from different settings describe using distance counseling. The Challenges andOpportunities features discuss the pros and cons of telemental health practice. The bookis written through the lens of professional counseling which makes it an ideal companion tocounselor education program courses in counseling skills, pre-practicum, advanced theory, orelective coursework pertaining to distance counseling and telemental health.

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