AEP 102 - Special Populations & Telemental Health Counseling
Description
This course emphasizes the unique challenges and techniques involved in providing telehealth services to special populations, such as children and adolescents, rural communities, and discusses telemental health counseling interventions. It also focuses on school-based telehealth counseling services and working with underserved populations who may face barriers to in-person care.Outline
This is an online self-paced course that consists of:
- Video Lectures: Each course module includes video content covering legal standards, therapeutic techniques, and population-specific approaches.
- Case Studies: Real-life scenarios help participants apply learned concepts to ethically navigate telehealth challenges.
- Interactive Simulations: Simulated telehealth sessions allow students to practice counseling skills, focusing on rapport, crisis management, and adapting techniques for remote delivery.
- Quizzes and Knowledge Checks: Periodic quizzes assess understanding of course materials, ensuring mastery of core competencies.
- Peer interaction
Program Objectives
Through this program, learners will be able to
- Understand and apply theoretical foundations of Play Therapy.
- Identify Interventions and Therapies for providing Telemental Health Counseling to Children and Adolescents.
- Demonstrate capacity to critically explore telemental with special populations (children, adolescents, neurodiverse individuals, and application of telemental health in schools and rural areas).
- Conceptualize creative virtual strategies for working in the telemental health counseling domain.
Notes
This course is offered online through our Lightspeed Learning Platform.Recommendations
This course is designed for individuals in the mental health field, with a focus on counseling professionals (students, associate or fully licensed counselors); however, other mental health or medical professionals may find this course helpful in their careers.
Course Facilitator
Tristen Hyatt received her PhD from Auburn University in Counselor Education and Supervision in May 2018. Tristen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), a Certified Professional Counseling Supervisor (CPCS), and a Board-Certified Telehealth Professional (BCTP-1). Tristen aims to continually engage in education that promotes her professional knowledge as a counselor and counselor educator through engagement, advocacy, and outreach. Her research interests include: 1) Intersections of MH & Career, 2) Compounded Trauma on Interpersonal Relationships, and 3) Self-Care & WLB. She has presented at state, regional, and national counseling related conferences since 2013. She is member of American Counseling Association (ACA), National Career Development Association (NCDA), and Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristen-hyatt-79629357/