Text Therapy Online Training: CSWA Policy & Practice Director Joins TBHI

1 August 2019, San Diego, CA — Telebehavioral Health Institute, LLC (TBHI) announces that Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA) Policy and Practice Director, Laura W. Groshong, AM, LICSW, is joining Marlene Maheu, PhD in TBHI’s “Are You Practicing Text Therapy? Telehealth Legal/Ethical Requirements” to describe text therapy and competencies for legal and ethical mandates. The event will be held on September 5, 2019 at 2 pm Eastern time and is hosted through telehealth.org. (https://telehealth.org/webinar/text-messaging-therapy/)

Dr. Maheu, a pioneer in the field of telebehavioral health and telehealth and the founder of TBHI said, “We are honored to be joined by Laura W. Groshong AM, LICSW, the Clinical Social Work Association’s Policy and Practice Director. She is a leader in social work’s strong focus on technology, and we are excited to have her join us in our webinar about text messaging.”

While explaining the specific focus of her discussion with her guest, Dr. Maheu added,“ Many professionals haven’t fully considered the many serious implications of exchanging text messages with clients or patients. In this hour, the pivotal topics of clinical efficacy and risk management will be examined to help clinicians make responsible decisions regarding the use of texting in their clinical services.”

Dr. Maheu continued, “Issues to be explored will include the different types of text messaging platforms, and how to decide which ones foster compliance with legal and ethical mandates. We will help the participants identify ways in which text therapy may lead to undue exposure to risk, and how to handle the ensuing dilemmas in a clinical relationship.”

Laura W. Groshong, AM, LICSW, a major contributor to the field of clinical social work, is delighted to join Dr. Maheu for this presentation. "Many CSWA members have been interested in developing a telemental health element of their practice.”

Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D. is the founder of the Telebehavioral Health Institute. She has written five textbooks in telebehavioral health and is recognized as one of the leading authors and trainers in the U.S. and Canada for telepractice. She is the lead author on the field’s “An Interprofessional Framework for Telebehavioral Health Competencies” for ethical telebehavioral health, telemental health, telepsychiatry, telepsychology, distance counseling, and online therapy. As a world-class leader in the field, she offers practical strategies, straightforward solutions and the hands-on wisdom that only develops through time and focus.

Laura W. Groshong, AM, LICSW, Clinical Social Work Association Policy and Practice Director, Author, Clinical Social Work Practice and Regulation: An Overview; Politics in the Consulting Room: Hate in the Countertransference Revisited, numerous articles, and webinars. Private practice, Seattle, WA.

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The Telebehavioral Health Institute, LLC (TBHI) specializes in telemental and telebehavioral health, competency-based, professional training (telehealth.org/courses). All TBHI professional training is available 100% online, allowing professionals to learn 24/7 while remaining in the comfort of their home or office. Having served trainees from more than 76 countries, TBHI focusses on delivering professional training related to telehealth’s legal, ethical, clinical, and technical issues. TBHI offers webinars, individual courses, and full Certificate Programs with CME/CE Hours approved by accrediting groups for addiction specialists, counselors, nurses, nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, osteopaths, physicians, physician’s assistants, psychologists, social workers, speech therapists, and others. TBHI also offers consultation for planning, launching, and thriving with telepsychiatry, telepsychology, distance counseling, online therapy, tele-speech therapy, tele-occupational therapy, telebehavioral telehealth and mHealth. Staffing services and job opportunities are also available. TBHI consults with start-up technology companies seeking to develop new verticals in behavioral health.

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