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TeleMental Health Law and Ethics

Enroll in the Online Self-Study course and complete it at your own pace.
8.5 CE hours available for behavioral health clinicians upon completion.

TeleMental Health Law and Ethics

Telemental health opens new doors for care—but it also raises high-stakes questions about legality, ethics, and client safety. With every video call, text, or app-based interaction, clinicians risk crossing regulatory lines or breaching confidentiality if they don’t fully understand the rules. This course offers the clarity and confidence you need to practice responsibly, protect your clients, and thrive in the digital landscape.

This comprehensive self-study course offers clarity. You’ll gain the tools, insights, and confidence to align your practice with legal and ethical standards while leveraging technology safely and effectively. Designed for busy clinicians, the training provides practical solutions for real-world challenges—so you can spend less time worrying about compliance and more time supporting your clients.

Enroll in the 8.5 CE Online Self-Study for $289

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Your guide throughout the course is Raymond Barrett, LMHC, LPC, founder and CEO of the Telehealth Certification Institute. A pioneer in the field of telemental health, Ray helped shape national guidelines, including the ATA’s 2022 best practices and CARF’s virtual service standards. With over a decade of experience training more than 40,000 clinicians, Ray brings unmatched expertise to this course.

Ray’s approach is practical, grounded, and clinician-focused. He simplifies dense regulations and breaks down legal jargon into easy-to-understand concepts. Through case examples, research summaries, and hands-on guidance, he equips you to make sound decisions and avoid costly mistakes in your telehealth practice.

In this 8.5-hour self-paced course, you’ll explore the evolution of telemental health, federal and state legal requirements, licensing considerations, ethical best practices, and cultural humility in virtual care. You’ll also gain guidance on technology selection, data privacy, informed consent, and adapting care to meet the needs of diverse populations.

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Instructor

Raymond Barrett is the founder and CEO of the Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC (TCI). A licensed mental health counselor (LMHC and LPC), Ray is an innovator and leader in the field of telemental health. He’s an expert telehealth trainer, a respected speaker, and a trusted consultant.

Ray’s inspiration for TCI came from his clients that started asking him to conduct their therapy sessions over the phone. Ray had discovered a knowledge gap in mental health training. He wanted to fill that void with comprehensive and practical training in telemental health - so Ray created that training for himself and fellow clinicians. 

Since 2014, TCI has delivered comprehensive telehealth training and consultation to a global network of more than 40,000 healthcare organizations and professionals. TCI now offers over 180 specialized courses, a vast array of telehealth resources, and ongoing free continuing education opportunities for telehealth providers. Among the most sought-after courses offered by TCI is the Telemental Health Training Certificate (THTC Certificate) program. 

Ray played a significant role in developing the initial curriculum for the Board Certified Telemental Health credential (BC-TMH) for the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE). He reviewed every training module. He helped draft content, including questions for exams. He even wrote and developed the initial draft of one of the training modules: Telemental Health Settings and Coordination of Care.

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) - the most respected organization for telehealth - recently overhauled its guidelines. Ray was on the writing committee that developed Best Practices in Synchronous Videoconferencing-Based Telemental Health in March 2022.  You can find Ray here.

 

Key Takeaways:

  • Legal clarity: Know when and where you can legally offer services—and what federal and state regulations require.

  • Clinical confidence: Deliver telehealth services that meet the same standards of care as in-person therapy.

  • Technology insight: Choose, evaluate, and implement platforms that are HIPAA-secure and ethically sound.

Why this course?

  • Industry-leading instruction: Learn from the expert who helped write the field’s foundational standards and certification programs.

  • Trusted by professionals: Over 40,000 clinicians have turned to Telehealth Certification Institute for relevant, up-to-date training.

  • Designed for your practice: The course doesn’t just cover theory—it equips you with solutions you can apply immediately.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the history, research and settings of telemental health.

  • Explain how to determine if or when you can legally practice telemental health by reviewing and discussing state licencing laws and federal regulations.

  • Explain how to ensure you practice within your boundaries of competence when using digital or communication technology in your practice, by holding telemental health services to the same standard of care expected for same-location/ face-to-face services.

  • Describe the clinical, legal and ethical considerations when selecting technology, including HIPAA considerations, so you can apply these considerations to technology decisions you employ in your practice.

  • List and explain the possible benefits, drawbacks and risks of telemental health.

  • Define cultural competence and cultural humility as it relates to ethical professional practice.

  • Adapt technology, assessment, and treatment services to fit specific cultural needs.

If reducing legal risk and raising your standard of care in telehealth is a priority, this course offers a vital next step. Thoughtfully designed for working clinicians, it delivers both peace of mind and practical skills to elevate virtual care with confidence.

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This is a non-interactive, self-study program. It consists of over 8.5 hours of video instructionand a post-tests.

Enroll in the 8.5 CE Online Self-Study for $289

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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.

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: Directions for completing a course can be found by clicking here.

This program was updated on June 11, 2021.

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