In-Home Therapy, the Ethics of Home Visits, and Home-Based Therapy

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This introductory 3 CE course covers the growing practice of home-based, home-visit or in-home psychotherapy, an alternative psychotherapy that is increasingly covered by third party insurers, including Medicare. Participants will learn the unique advantages and potential pitfalls.

Articles and podcast interviews, including an interview with one of the home-based or home visit therapy pioneers, Annette Conway, cover its uses and unique advantages (transcript provided).

The course discusses such critical issues as boundaries, therapist safety, maintaining confidentiality, and the broader role of the home-based therapy practitioner as contrasted to the in-office therapist. Additional resources and references are provided for further study, but they are not part of the course.

Educational Objectives

Define home-based therapy.
Differentiate between home-based and office-based therapy.
Distinguish which clients and situations are suitable for home-based therapy.

Syllabus

Definition of home-based therapy
Specific populations best suited for home-based therapy
Special considerations when conducting home-based therapy
- Confidentiality
- Therapist safety
- Boundary issues
- Role
- Space
- Time
- Self-Disclosure
- Gifts
- Food
- Interferences
Home-based therapy with geriatric populations
- Third party reimbursements
- Collaboration with health professionals
- Therapy with family as well as primary patient
The research on home-based therapy
- Effectiveness
- Special populations
- Working with multi-problem families

IHT101-0

May 22, 2012