This training is part of a series of trainings under the Enhancing the District’s Response to Trauma (EDRT) project—an initiative developed under a partnership between The District of Columbia Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG) and Give an Hour-and is intended to provide mental health clinicians and others on the front lines who work with survivors of trauma and victims of crime with the tools to avoid further trauma for their clients.

Raymond Barrett, CEO, LMHC, LPC, is the founder of the Telehealth Certification Institute and an expert telemental health consultant and instructor. He has assisted many organizations with creating, launching, and enhancing their telehealth programs, developed several courses on telemental health, and provided speaking engagements nationwide. In this training, participants can expect to learn: the definition of telehealth and telemental health; the theory and benefits of telemental health; the possible risks of telemental health; the types of settings and locations appropriate for telemental health; to determine if they can legally practice telemental health; where to find the sources of telemental health ethical guidelines; to ensure practicing within their boundaries of competence when providing telemental health; the topics that need to be in an informed consent for telemental health and more!

Cost:

In partnership with EDRT, Give an Hour is offering the series at NO COST to attendees (Registration is Required, see link below)

3 hours of Continuing Education are available. 

Give an Hour is approved by the American Psychological Association(APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  Give an Hour maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This activity is pending approval from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

Audience:

Mental health professionals; any front-line service providers such as case managers, advocates, intake professionals; lawyers, legal assistants, and paralegals, school personnel; EMTs and medical professionals; law enforcement, etc.

This registration page was produced by Give an Hour, under 2020-EDRT-01, awarded by the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants, Executive Office of the Mayor, District of Columbia. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this page are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the Executive Office of the Mayor.