COVID-19 & Teletherapy Resources
Tools and training videos
How to Provide Telemental Health Services Now and Beyond2: Provides free courses, webinars, and blog posts on conducting telemental health, with an emphasis on telemental health during COVID-19.
Source: Relias.
2 "How to Provide Telemental Health Services Now and Beyond,” Relias.
Telepsychiatry toolkit3: Provides resources and training videos on how to implement and perform telemental health.
Source: American Psychiatric Association.
3 "Telepsychiatry Toolkit,” American Psychiatric Association.
Telepsychiatry and COVID-194: Provides updates on the most recent telehealth regulations, as well as tools and resources.
Source: American Psychiatric Association.
4 “Telepsychiatry and COVID-19,” American Psychiatric Association.
Telebehavioral Health Training and Technical Assistance5: Provides training materials on telemental health delivery, such as reimbursement, engagement, partnerships, and financing.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
5 “TelebehavioralHealth Training and Technical Assistance,” SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions.
Telemental Health 1016: Provides an overview to help prepare school mental health clinicians to use telemental health to provide services and supports to students and families.
Source: National Center for School Mental Health.
6 “Telemental Health 101,” National Center for School Mental Health.
Virtual Service Delivery in Response to COVID-19 Disruptions7: Provides updates on the most recent telehealth regulations and considerations for telehealth.
Source: National Association of School Psychologists.
7 "Virtual Service Delivery in Response to COVID-19 Disruptions,” National Association of School Psychologists.
Academic articles and issue briefs
Best Practices in Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health1:
- Provides an overview of the different administrative, technical, and clinical considerations when conducting telehealth
- Topics include: the importance of physical space and the ability to respond in crisis
Source: American Psychiatric Association, American Telemedicine Association
1 Shore, JH et al., “Best Practices in Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health,” Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, November 2018, 24(11):827-832
- Provides guidelines for the delivery of trauma-focused, cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) via telemental health
- Topics include: HIPPA compliance of different video conferencing software, clinically administering telemental health, modifying service delivery when utilizing telehealth
Source: Psychological Services
2 Jones, AM et al., "Guidelines for Establishing a Telemental Health Program to Provide Evidence-Based Therapy for Trauma-Exposed Children and Families,” Psychological Services, Nov. 2014, 11(4):398-409.
Practical Guidelines for Telemental Health with Children and Adolescents3:
- Guidelines for administration/management, clinical practice, and technical design and architecture of telemental health
- Topics include: “General Telemental Practices with Youth”, “Technology Considerations”, and “Mental Health Emergencies with Youth”
Source: American Telemedicine Association
3 “Practical Guidelines for Telemental Health with Children and Adolescents”, American Telemedicine Association, March 2017.
Stabilize And Sustain Youth Behavioral Health During COVID-194:
- Provides an overview of the disruption to the behavioral health system caused by COVID-19
- Topics include: actions that counties are taking to adjust behavioral health during the time of COVID-19, such as retainer payments, rate equivalence, and a Medi-Cal rate adjustment
Source: California Children's Trust
4 California Children's Trust, “Stabilize And Sustain Youth Behavioral Health During Covid-19”, April 2020.