Telehealth and Forensic Evaluations: Ethical Guidelines, Best Practices, Useful Techniques, Limitations and Important Considerations
Date & Time
January 22, 2024
9:00am - 1:30pm
Location
Virtual
January 22, 2024
9:00am - 1:30pm
Location
Virtual
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Passcode: 191395
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Summary
The Covid-19 pandemic brought telehealth to the forefront as a mechanism for delivering psychological services. Psychological assessment providers had to pivot to navigate the remote nature of telehealth and also maintain professional assessment ethics and guidelines. Professional ethics and guidelines for psychologists indicate that these providers practice within their scope of competence.
This training on telepsychology is designed to provide the participant with an understanding of how the APA Guidelines for Telepsychology address and incorporate the APA Ethics and Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology. California has specific telehealth polices and the participant will learn how to apply and follow the California telepsychology protocols. The participant will also learn about legal support for the practice of telepsychology, HIPPA requirements for the practice of telepsychology, how to implement the APA Guidelines for Telepsychology, how to consider and address psychiatric and cultural considerations, how to conduct telehealth assessment interviews, and know what tests/measures are appropriate for telehealth purposes.
Participants will learn how to apply these concepts to competency to stand trial evaluations and be able to analyze if their remote assessment protocols for forensic assessment meet the standard of practice in California.
This training on telepsychology is designed to provide the participant with an understanding of how the APA Guidelines for Telepsychology address and incorporate the APA Ethics and Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology. California has specific telehealth polices and the participant will learn how to apply and follow the California telepsychology protocols. The participant will also learn about legal support for the practice of telepsychology, HIPPA requirements for the practice of telepsychology, how to implement the APA Guidelines for Telepsychology, how to consider and address psychiatric and cultural considerations, how to conduct telehealth assessment interviews, and know what tests/measures are appropriate for telehealth purposes.
Participants will learn how to apply these concepts to competency to stand trial evaluations and be able to analyze if their remote assessment protocols for forensic assessment meet the standard of practice in California.
Presented By
Julia Harkins, PhD
Julia is employed by the Department of State Hospitals as a Consulting Psychologist and is a Quality Assurance (QA) member for the Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) Program where she mentors forensic psychologists and reviews competency to stand trial evaluations. Her training in forensic assessment in California began at DSH-Atascadero. Julia completed a year-long post-doctoral fellowship with a specialty in forensic assessment at DSH-Patton. Prior to being an IST QA mentor, she conducted state-wide telehealth competency evaluations. She was a senior specialist at DSH-Napa where she conducted competency to stand trial and response style/malingering assessments. Julia also conducted competency to stand trial evaluations and provided competency restoration treatment on an inpatient unit at DSH-Patton and DSH-Napa. She continues to provide telehealth based forensic psychology evaluations. She has supervised pre-doctoral students on laws and ethics and forensic assessments. She has provided trainings on best practices for conducting competency to stand trial, response style/malingering, and laws and ethics regarding competency to stand trial.
Julia is employed by the Department of State Hospitals as a Consulting Psychologist and is a Quality Assurance (QA) member for the Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) Program where she mentors forensic psychologists and reviews competency to stand trial evaluations. Her training in forensic assessment in California began at DSH-Atascadero. Julia completed a year-long post-doctoral fellowship with a specialty in forensic assessment at DSH-Patton. Prior to being an IST QA mentor, she conducted state-wide telehealth competency evaluations. She was a senior specialist at DSH-Napa where she conducted competency to stand trial and response style/malingering assessments. Julia also conducted competency to stand trial evaluations and provided competency restoration treatment on an inpatient unit at DSH-Patton and DSH-Napa. She continues to provide telehealth based forensic psychology evaluations. She has supervised pre-doctoral students on laws and ethics and forensic assessments. She has provided trainings on best practices for conducting competency to stand trial, response style/malingering, and laws and ethics regarding competency to stand trial.
Andrew Tamanaha, PhD
Andrew is employed by the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) as a Sexually Violent Predator – Evaluator. His training in forensic assessment began at DSH-Patton where he completed the pre-doctoral internship with an emphasis on forensic assessment. He was a staff psychologist at DSH-Patton where he began with competency and malingering evaluations. Andrew was a member of the DSH-Patton sex offender treatment program where he provided sex offender risk assessments and provided sex offender treatment. He supervised pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students on law and ethics and forensic assessments. Presently he conducts sexually violent predator evaluations for the Department of State Hospitals. He has provided state-wide trainings on Law and Ethics for Telehealth Assessment and state-wide trainings on performing forensic evaluations via telehealth for the California Coalition of Sexual Offending (CCOSO) Annual Training Conferences.
Andrew is employed by the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) as a Sexually Violent Predator – Evaluator. His training in forensic assessment began at DSH-Patton where he completed the pre-doctoral internship with an emphasis on forensic assessment. He was a staff psychologist at DSH-Patton where he began with competency and malingering evaluations. Andrew was a member of the DSH-Patton sex offender treatment program where he provided sex offender risk assessments and provided sex offender treatment. He supervised pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students on law and ethics and forensic assessments. Presently he conducts sexually violent predator evaluations for the Department of State Hospitals. He has provided state-wide trainings on Law and Ethics for Telehealth Assessment and state-wide trainings on performing forensic evaluations via telehealth for the California Coalition of Sexual Offending (CCOSO) Annual Training Conferences.
Learning Objectives
- Describe three APA Guidelines for Telehealth and how to apply it in practice
- Describe the California Telehealth Standards and Practice and how to apply it in practice
- Assess which three psychological instruments are appropriate to select for telehealth psychological assessments, including remote forensic competency evaluations
- Describe three best practices, useful techniques, limitations and important considerations with remote forensic evaluations, including competency evaluations
CE Credit |
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Experience Level |
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4 CE Available for CPA, BBS, CJER
Additional Continuing Education Information |
This training is intended for mental health professionals.
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This training is appropriate for all level clinicians.
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