How necessary is professional liability insurance? What if I own my own business? If there is a breach of client data, am I covered? 

To answer these questions and more, we asked for help from CPH and Associates, a professional liability insurance agency specialized in the mental health field since 2001. Below, CPH shares some common questions they hear from their insureds in relation to malpractice insurance and telehealth specifically.

Online counseling (aka video counseling, virtual counseling, etc.) can be an excellent way to receive mental health care, and its use is growing for many reasons. If you choose to go this route, here are six steps to a quality video-session with your mental health provider:

At Telehealth Certification Institute we often hear the following questions:

• What is the difference between a certification, credential, certificate, accreditation, or license?
• Which of these is the best for me to show my qualification, and which is a better predictor of competence?  
• Does my state allow me to provide telemental health services?
• Are the Continuing Education (CE) hours you provide accepted in my state?