Telehealth Webinars
VPQHC is partnering with the Vermont Department of Health to offer free quarterly webinars for mental health providers. This webinar series has a focus on telehealth and suicide safer care. Each webinar is one hour long. Links to resources and past recordings can be found below.
Upcoming events
past events & Resources
Telehealth & Suicide Safer Care with Dr. Frederic G. Reamer
March 4, 2024
12:00pm - 1:00pm
For this session Dr. Frederic Reamer will focus on using telehealth with clients experiencing suicidal ideation. He will discuss creating response plans for missed appointments or dropped calls with high risk clients, creating safety plans, and understanding liability with this modality.
Slides & Resources:
SLIDES: Telehealth and Suicide Safer Care_Dr Frederick Reamer_Presentaion 03_04_24_VPQHC
Telehealth Informed Consent Document
Model Regulatory Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice
Telehealth for Behavioral Health Care - Informed Consent
Use of Collaterals in Social Work: Ethical and Risk Management Issues
Risk Management in the Behavioral Health Professions: Frederic G. Reamer
Connecting Telehealth Clients to Local Resources
February 8, 2024
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Representatives from 988, Pathways Vermont, Mobile Crisis, and Mental Health Urgent Care Centers for Adults and Children will provide information about each service, how to connect clients to support and what to expect when you reach out.
Approval pending for 1 FREE CE for Allied Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, Psychoanalysts, Psychologists, and Social Work
Slides & Resources:
Vermont Mental Health Crisis Resources
Pathways Vermont Support Line - Flyer
Mobile Crisis Slides - Jeremy Therrien, LCMHC, Department of Mental Health
Urgent Care for Adults Overview
Telehealth & Suicide Safer Care: Supporting Patients and Providers
September 29, 2023
During this free webinar Dr. David Jobes, Founder of CAMS Care (Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality), will discuss suicide safe care telehealth practices to protect both the patient and the provider. Dr. Jobes will discuss strategies for responding and supporting patients when suicidal ideation is disclosed during a telehealth call and suggest steps individuals and organizations can take to increase the safety of care provided over telehealth.
This event is funded in part by the Vermont Department of Health - CDC Suicide Prevention Grant
SLIDES: Telehealth & Suicide Safer Care, David A. Jobes, Ph. D., ABPP
Telehealth Q&A: A Discussion with Commercial Payers
March 29, 2023
Have questions about telehealth payer policies? This event was a virtual discussion with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont and MVP Healthcare to hear about their latest telehealth policies, and to get attendee questions answered. Each payer will provided a brief overview of their current telehealth policies, followed by Q&A.
A recording of the event can be found here: Telehealth Payer Guidance
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