NARBHA's Telepsychiatry Basics seminar is designed to help clinicians, administrators, and technical staff who are about to start, or who need information about starting and/or overseeing, a tele-mental health program.

Formerly a one-day, two-track (clinical and administrative/technical) seminar, "Telepsychiatry Basics" is now available online.

Clinical Track
Presenter: Sara Gibson, M.D., Telemedicine Medical Director of NARBHA and Medical Director of Little Colorado Behavioral Health Clinic, where she has delivered psychiatric services solely via telemedicine since 1996

• NARBHAnet Clinical Telemedicine Provider Orientation
  • If you are a NARBHAnet provider, see orientation instructions.
• NOTE: If using Internet Explorer 8, you need to hold the "Ctrl" key down while pressing the "Orientation Quiz" or "ATTACHMENTS" buttons.

• AIMS Test Demonstration: Video Clip
• Why Telepsychiatry?
• NARBHAnet Benefits
• NARBHAnet Clinical Overview
• Telepsychiatry: Other Systems and Models
• Program Evaluation: Access, Quality and Acceptance
• Real World Telepsychiatry (includes AIMS test video demo)
• Best Practice Guidelines for Clinical Telepsychiatry
• Rapport and Human Factors
• Psychodynamics, Ethics and Cultural Competence
• Welcoming Telepsychiatry Providers (Overcoming Provider Resistance)
• ASL Interpretive Services via Telemedicine (includes a video demo) Presenter: Sarah Benton, MSW, CI/CT/NAD V

Administrative/Technical Track
Presenter: Nancy Rowe, Director of Telemedicine for NARBHA and Chair of the American Telemedicine Association Business and Finance Special Interest Group

• NARBHAnet Overview
• NARBHAnet Costs & Funding, Savings & Benefits
• Room & Equipment Setup
• Basic Video Etiquette
• Technical Aspects
• Staffing a Telemental Health Program
• Training for Network Staff & Users
• HIPAA Compliance
• Telemental Health Policies & Guidelines
• Telemedicine Resources

Additional online telemedicine training resources are available at the Southwest Telehealth Resource Center.

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