Explore effective strategies for delivering mental health care through telehealth technologies like videoconferencing in a safe and ethical manner. Guidelines address legal, regulatory, and safety challenges while offering practical advice for fostering therapeutic rapport, securing client data, and establishing an inviting virtual environment.
Many of the skills needed for competent telepractice are the same as in conventional in-office care. However, physical distance as well as technology itself can create challenges to safe and ethical practice. Such challenges are manageable when following the best practices outlined in this book.
