Foster Care Training

Training Summary: As social services case planning, mental health treatment, and general support has become more commonly provided via telehealth, it is important that those who support system involved youth are aware of the legal and ethical issues related to services and support provided via telehealth. In this class participants will learn: 1) California Telehealth legal codes and Telehealth professional codes of ethics including: informed consent, privacy, working with people out of state, preparing for crisis, and handling technology failure; 2) Research on Telemental Health and 3) best practices when providing online support for system involved youth. Class Objectives: (what knowledge, ideas or skills will participants explore, learn, practice, etc during the training) 1. Explain how and when to obtain informed consent for telehealth services and support when working with system involved youth. 2. Identify two pros and two cons of providing telehealth services and support to system involved youth and their families. 3. Explain at least two ways to maintain confidentiality when providing telehealth support to system involved youth. Participants will be able to: 1. Share with others who support system involved youth the legal and ethical considerations for telehealth services and support. 2. Determine which youth could be best supported via telehealth and which youth would not be well served via telehealth.
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