Legal and Ethics Issues and Best Practices in Telemental Health with Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW 

As online mental health treatment becomes part of many providers service provision, it is important that they are aware of the legal and ethical issues related to telemental health. In this class participants will learn: 1)  California Telehealth legal codes and Telehealth professional codes of ethics including: informed consent, privacy, working with people out of state, preparing for crisis, and handling technology failure; 2) research on Telemental Health and 3) best practicing when providing online mental health services.

Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW, is a clinical social worker who has worked in HMOs, public agencies, and private practice as both a mental-health provider and a supervisor for over thirty years. Her mental has practice has been exclusively via telehealth since March of 2020. She has taught courses in DSM-5, clinical supervision, law and ethics, childhood psychopathology, time management, vicarious traumatization and energy psychology at universities, conferences, and mental-health agencies. She is a California Association for Marriage and Family Certified Supervisor and has a Certificate in Advanced Supervision from Smith College School for Social Work.