In this reader-friendly handbook, five experts with complementary backgrounds offer solid information to guide mental health professionals through all the practical, financial, ethical and legal questions that arise as under pressure from patients and third-party payers alike they seek to integrate new technological capabilities into their practices-from simple e-mail exchanges to websites, videoconferencing, and a host of others.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents: Preface. Introduction. Telecommunication Technicalities. E-Mail, Chat Rooms, and Other Text-Based Environments. Professional Web Site Considerations. Telephonic and Videoconferencing Technologies. Computer-Aided Assessment. Computer-Aided Psychotherapy. Electronic Practice Management and the Computer-Based Patient Record. Legal and Regulatory Issues. Standards and Guidelines. Online Clinical Practice Management (OCPM): Training and Support. Online Clinical Practice Management (OCPM): Referrals, Client Education, and Consent. Online Clinical Practice Management (OCPM): Delivering Clinical Care. The Near Future. The Distant Future. Epilogue: Immediate Steps--A Checklist. Appendices:Comparative Studies of Psychotechnologies. Sample Listserv Guidelines. Addendum to Patient Consent Agreement. Draft International Convention on Telemedicine and Telehealth.
