BBS Announcement: Statement on COVID-19 and the Use of Telehealth

• BBS Statement on COVID-19 and the Use of Telehealth (PDF)https://bbs.ca.gov/pdf/coronavirus_statement.pdf

• CA Dept of Public Health https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx

The BBS will continue to monitor the situation and update the website.

Telemental Health Resources

NASW-CA Online CE Course

Legal and Ethical Aspects of Telemental Health Services (4-CEUs). This course includes “50 Practical Procedures for Telemental Health Practice”

https://www.socialworkweb.com/#/details/1711

Publications

American Telemedicine Association. Practice guidelines for video-based online mental health services.

https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/operations-administration/practice-guidelines-for-video-based-online-mental-health-services_ATA_5_29_13.pdf

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) International Task Force. Model Regulatory Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice.

https://www.aswb.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ASWB-Model-Regulatory-Standards-for-Technology-and-Social-Work-Practice.pdf

Lexicon of Assessment and Outcome Measures for Telemental Health

https://mytelemedico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/a-lexicon-of-assessment-and-outcome-measurements-for-telemental-health-3.pdf

Staff

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• Job Posting: Mental Health Therapist (CA License)- Remote, Summers Off
• DisAbilities Council Meeting on May 16
• SLO Unit: EMDR in the Treatment of Psychological Trauma and How to Access EMDR in the Community (1 CEU) on April 25
• SANTA MONICA OFFICE FOR LEASE: Residential Environment Designed Especially for Mental Health Practitioners