This video is a recording of a 1-hour live webinar presented by Aaron Norton, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Ekom Essien, a Licensed Professional Counselor, as a service to mental health professionals in the U.S. looking for COVID-19 resources and strategies, courtesy of the National Board of Forensic Evaluators.
The COVID-9 pandemic has raised multiple issues and concerns for mental health professionals, such as:
1. Should I keep seeing clients in my office?
2. How do I get set up for telehealth?
3. How do I conduct forensic evaluations while still practicing social distancing?
4. Am I an "essential worker" during a quarantine?
5. How do I treat clients with OCD and anxiety disorders during a pandemic?
6. How do I balance the importance of clients taking this pandemic seriously on one hand while still supporting a sense of hope, resilience, and optimism on the other?
Learning Objectives
1. Articulate reasonable precautions to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Review current changes in laws and standards affecting mental health professionals, COVID-19 response, and telehealth.
3. List several resources for continued COVID-19 updates for mental health professionals.
Disclaimer: CEs are only available to those who watch this video after registering for the "on demand" version of this webinar at www.nbfe.net. This video was posted for educational purposes only. Information about COVID-19 response is changing daily, and some of the practices and recommendations included in this or any other COVID-19-related video should be verified to see if they are current.