Tele-Supervision: Legal, Technical, and Clinical Concerns

Fulfills Requirement: Supervision

This course counts as 1 CE of Ethics

With the rapid shift to teletherapy, as a result of the pandemic beginning in 2020, the practice of tele-supervision became not only common, but in some situating necessary. For some supervisors, the switch to online supervision raises basic technological concerns. Additionally, in terms of pragmatics and how to best assist supervisees, tele-supervision has its own unique concerns and considerations.

This intermediate course is comprised of two audio interviews conducted by Aviva Lev-David, Ph.D., with experts in the field of technology and clinical concerns. Each interview is broken into two parts and transcripts are provided. In the first interview, Roy Huggins discusses appropriate use of technology as it applies to HIPAA, privacy and security concerns. He also discusses legal considerations pertaining to licensing boards requirements, along with practical suggestions for those relatively new to tele-supervision.

During the second interview, Anne Stokes discusses clinical concerns and applications. She provides an overview of ways to create a productive supervisory relationship, and addresses ways to mitigate lack of technological expertise on the parts of both supervisor and supervisee. She discusses ways to promote advanced clinical skills for supervisees who are engaging in both face to face and remote therapy.