Presented by Mary Alvord, PhD and Nina Shiffrin Starin, PhD
Delivering cognitive behavioral therapy via telehealth presents both opportunities and challenges. This three-hour webinar provides clinicians with a practical, ethically grounded framework for offering high quality CBT in virtual settings with an emphasis on conducting effective exposure therapy. Participants will learn key ethical and legal considerations, including state licensing laws, PSYPACT guidelines, and risk management strategies essential for telehealth practice.
Special attention is given to the unique role telehealth can play in enhancing exposure therapy both during virtual sessions and by facilitating real world exposures and practice beyond the traditional therapy office. Strategies to engage children and adolescents through telehealth will also be shared, equipping clinicians with concrete tools they can use immediately.
More Information:
Please contact our CE Coordinator, Candice Watson at cwatson@alvordbaker.com.
Continuing Education: 3 credits
Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners as a sponsor of Continuing Education. A certificate for Category 1 credits will be awarded at the completion of each workshop.
Ethical and Effective Telehealth CBT: Legal Requirements, Best Practices, and Ex
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Discuss two ethical considerations for use of telehealth .
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Apply three strategies to engage youth during telehealth.
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List two potential exposure therapy activities via telehealth.
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Mary Karapetian Alvord, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and founder of Alvord, Baker & Associates, LLC, a group practice in MD. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Her particular focus is on building resilience in children and teens through group therapy and she is co-author of Resilience Builder Program for Children and Adolescents: Enhancing Social Competence and Self-Regulation; Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens: A workbook to break the nine thought habits that are holding you back; and, The Action Mindset Workbook for Teens: Simple CBT skills to help you conquer fear & self-doubt & take steps toward what really matters. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at The George Washington University School of Medicine and supervises second-year Psychiatry Fellows in CBT. In 2020, Dr. Alvord received a Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association for her lifelong dedication and passion for advancing the health and resilience of children, adolescents and their families through her innovative practice. She was selected as the 2019 recipient of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP)/APA Division 53 award for Promoting Evidence Based Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and a Clinical Fellow of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
Nina Shiffrin Starin, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and the Director of Research at Alvord Baker & Associates. Dr. Shiffrin has provided evidence-based treatments for children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings. She earned her B.S. with honors and distinction in Human Development from Cornell University. She served as a post-baccalaureate fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Shiffrin completed her predoctoral internship at the Temple University Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorder Clinic and earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Yale University. She is certified in Kazdin Parent Management Training and Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Child version. She is actively involved in research on cognitive-behavioral interventions for youth and has published journal articles and book chapters regarding CBT as well as anxiety disorders.