VIDEO ONLY: Jonathan Perle, PhD, ABPP, The Ever-Evolving State of Video-Based Telehealth Practice: An Overview of Ethical and Legal Practice Considerations

Level of Activity: Intermediate Abstract: Despite rapid adoption of video-based telehealth among clinical psychologists, research has long suggested variable preparation among healthcare practitioners both prior to and post COVID-19 (Dopp et al., 2021; Glueckauf et al., 2018; Montoya et al., 2022; Perle et al., 2024; 2023; Sammons et al., 2020). Researchers and guiding organizations have suggested an ongoing need for practitioner training that can begin in graduate school and continue into their licensed career as continuing education activities (Dopp et al., 2021; Frye et al, 2022; Perle, 2021). Unfortunately, telehealth literature and training series fragmentation, as well as a lack of specificity in training programming, continue to be challenges limiting a clinical psychologist’s ability to acquire necessary knowledge of the numerous competencies relevant to a telehealth-based psychological service. The current presentation is designed to provide clinical psychologists with a broad overview of both ethical and legal considerations relevant to the use of videoconferencing in psychological healthcare services. Objectives: 1. Identify the key elements of contemporary psychology-focused videoconferencing research. 2. Identify and detail at least three common ethical and/or legal considerations for videoconferencing-based practice. 3. Describe considerations with cross-jurisdiction videoconferencing-based practice.