Telehealth Ethics Along the Continuum of Care

Description

This course does not offer CE Credits. The same course is available for purchase and offers 3 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians.  See "related products" below.

When crisis strikes, access to behavioral health care can mean the difference between stability and breakdown—yet too often, services grind to a halt just when clients need them most. Whether it’s a pandemic, natural disaster, or local emergency, clinicians must be equipped to deliver care without missing a beat. This course gives you the tools to ethically, legally, and confidently continue treatment through telehealth across every stage of care.

When your clients face chaos, uncertainty, or isolation, your ability to show up—prepared and professional—can be life-changing. This course empowers you to be that steady presence when it matters most.

Dr. Mita Johnson, Gerard Schmidt, and Rose Maire are nationally recognized leaders in behavioral health ethics, each with deep roots in training, supervision, and clinical leadership. As past and present leaders of NAADAC and the NCC AP Ethics Committee, they bring extensive expertise in ethical decision-making, addiction counseling, and telehealth best practices—making them ideally suited to guide clinicians through the challenges of delivering care virtually.

Their teaching approach is both practical and compassionate. With a focus on real-world applications, they guide learners through the ethical, logistical, and technological complexities of telehealth using checklists, decision frameworks, and role-specific considerations that empower providers to act with clarity and confidence.

This self-paced course covers a full range of topics clinicians must master to offer quality care in a virtual format. You'll learn how to assess telehealth readiness for both clients and staff, implement informed consent protocols, verify session privacy and safety, and align with ethical codes and legal regulations. The course also includes in-depth instruction on technology setup, session preparation, platform security, and maintaining continuity of care in emergencies.

Key Takeaways:

• Telehealth Readiness in Crisis: Learn how to quickly implement ethical and effective telehealth services during emergencies.

• Client & Staff Preparation: Gain practical strategies to prepare clients and team members for successful telehealth engagement.

• Ethical & Legal Compliance: Understand the essential components of informed consent and professional standards for virtual care.

Why this course?

• Trusted Leadership: Learn from three of the most respected names in the field of behavioral health ethics and telehealth.

• Essential Tools: Walk away with practical checklists and a roadmap to telehealth readiness that you can apply immediately.

• Mission-Driven Quality: Brought to you by the Telehealth Certification Institute, a company dedicated to excellence, innovation, and equipping clinicians with actionable tools that enhance care.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain why national emergencies, like pandemics, require mobile and easily accessible telehealth tools for delivering services to clients and identify what clients need to know in order to fully benefit from these mobile telehealth services.

• Explore what changes in practice have to occur to embrace telehealth legally, ethically, and practically.

• Define the key components of a technology informed consent, practitioner telehealth checklist, and client telehealth checklist.

If you're ready to strengthen your ability to serve clients through any crisis—without sacrificing ethics, quality, or connection—this course offers the guidance, tools, and confidence to do just that.

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Format and Access

This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Instruction consists of 3 hours of video instruction and a course evaluation.

Course Details

Availability: 

From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.

Who Should Attend: 

This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services. This continuing education course is designed for licensed behavioral health professionals and provides training in suicide prevention using expressive arts as an integrative approach. However, this is not a creative arts therapy course and does not provide training in creative arts therapy.

Teaching Methods: 

This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.

How to Attend: 

Course access and completion instructions.

Instructors and Disclosures

Instructors

Mita Johnson, EdD, LPC, LMFT, LAC, NCC, ACS, MAC, SAP, CTHP-II,

Dr. Mita M. Johnson is a nationally recognized counselor educator, licensed clinician, and addiction specialist with over 30 years of experience. She holds multiple licenses in counseling, marriage and family therapy, and addictions, along with supervisory credentials and certification as a Board Certified Telehealth Provider Level II. A past president of NAADAC and active member of its Ethics Committee, Dr. Johnson regularly consults on ethical issues, licensure, and workforce development. She trains clinicians nationwide on addiction treatment, clinical supervision, and professional ethics, making her uniquely equipped to address the ethical complexities of telehealth across the continuum of care.

Gerard Schmidt, MA, MAC, LPC, CAC,

Gerard J. Schmidt is the Immediate Past-President of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, and Chief Operations Officer at Valley HealthCare System in Morgantown, WV. With 45 years in the mental health and addictions field, he has authored articles on workplace wellness, employee assistance, and addictions practice, and has edited Treatment Improvement Protocols for CSAT. Schmidt has chaired the National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCCAP), NAADAC’s Public Policy Committee, and served as NAADAC’s Clinical Affairs Consultant.

Rose Maire, MAC, LCADC, CCS,

Rose Maire is Secretary of NAADAC and a founding member of its New Jersey affiliate. With more than 40 years in the addiction profession, she has provided care across all levels of treatment, from outpatient to residential programs, and has taught graduate-level counseling. She currently chairs NAADAC’s Ethics Committee and previously served a decade on NCCAP, shaping national certification standards. Deeply engaged in state-level initiatives, Ms. Maire has contributed to committees on co-occurring disorders, drug courts, workforce development, and peer recovery support.

Disclosure Statement: 

The instructor(s) for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.

CE Hours

This course does not offer CE credits, just great content.

The same course is available for purchase and offers 3 Ethics CE hours for behavioral health clinicians.  See "related products" below.

This course is a non-interactive, online self-study.

Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of completion to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.

Accommodations and Policies

Close Captioning is available for live webinars and recorded video presentations.

You can click on the following links to view our policies:

• Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities.
• Cancellation Policy
• Grievance Policy
• Support Options
• Disclosure Statement