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Telehealth Training Module 2021

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, telehealth use skyrocketed in 2020. The day-to-day use of telehealth has become a pragmatic solution, allowing people to connect safely and effectively to mental health services no matter where they are located.

Our Telehealth Training module, originally released in 2014, has been updated for 2021.

In this interactive module:

  • Learn about telehealth evolution, its current use, and legal and regulatory issues
  • Identify various indications of telehealth service delivery
  • Learn about telehealth etiquette 
  • Discover ethical best practices for telehealth
  • Learn the basic skills necessary to navigate the use of a telehealth platform

There are no fees for participating in this module. This module does not offer continuing education.

View the module

  • At the end of the module, you can click a link and complete a quiz.
  • Once you complete the information and answer at least 8 of the 11 quiz questions correctly, the form will ask if you want a certificate of completion. If you say yes, a certificate will be emailed to you. Certificates are emailed out once a month.
  • If you have questions, email Sheila Shanle at sshanle@unmc.edu.

Questions about the module? Contact BHECN via email.

Telehealth Resources

HRSA Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
The Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT) promotes telehealth as a way to deliver health care.
The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
Browse through the sampling of resources from the Telehealth Resource Center.
Trends in the Use of Telehealth During the Emergence of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Telehealth had multiple benefits during the pandemic by expanding access to care, reducing disease exposure for staff and patients, preserving scarce supplies of personal protective equipment, and reducing patient demand on facilities.
How to maintain momentum on telehealth after the COVID-19 crisis ends
The use of telehealth has exploded as many regulatory barriers to its use have been temporarily lowered during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Medical Association is advocating for making many of these emergency policy changes permanent.
Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
The goal of this guide is to review the literature on the effectiveness of telehealth modalities for the treatment of SMI and SUD, distill the research into recommendations for practice, and provide examples of how practitioners use these practices in their programs.
Guidelines and Information for Telemental Health from the American Telemedicine Association
The American Telemedicine Association website has a Quick Start Guide to Telehealth, Patient Satisfaction with Virtual Care, The Adoption of Telehealth, Health Industry Cybersecurity - Securing Telehealth and Telemedicine documents and many other resources.
Rural Behavioral Health: Telehealth Challenges and Opportunities (2016)
This guide explores barriers to accessing substance use disorder and mental health treatment services in rural communities and the benefits of telehealth for these communities.
Tip 60: Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioral Health Services (2015)
This manual assists clinicians with implementing technology-assisted care. It highlights the importance of using technology-based assessments and interventions in behavioral health treatment services.
Reaching the remote: Telemedicine gains ground (2010)
Learn how services that provide specialists to patients in underserved areas are likely to expand as demands on the healthcare system increase.