AEP 102 - Telemental Health for Special Populations
Description
This 6-hour 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.
NBCC Approved
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Fort Hays State University has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7807. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Fort Hays State University is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
This course is worth six (6) hours of continuing education.
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.
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Associations
- National Board for Certified Counselors Approval Number 7807