WPATH GEI Telehealth & COVID-19 Video Series

 

 

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of healthcare professionals, including many of our WPATH colleagues, are utilizing telehealth to reach their clients. For some, this is commonplace, but for many others its a new platform to interact with and treat their patient population.

WPATH volunteers worldwide will be creating short videos, the first of which are below, on how they use telehealth in their practice, which we are hoping will assist all of us in this ever-changing climate. We are expecting more videos daily and will be uploading those as they are received. We will also be scheduling colleague-to-colleague discussion groups with some of these volunteers, offering an opportunity for interactive sharing on the topic.

Thank you to all those who contributed to this project, and to all our WPATH colleagues working on the frontlines during this difficult time. 

 

 

Mental Health Professionals		Medical Professionals
Lin Fraser, EdD, MFT Psychotherapy San Francisco, CA, US (English)	Shawn Giammattei, PhD Psychology Santa Rosa, CA, US (English)	Javier Belinky, MD Urology and Reconstructive Genital Surgery Buenos Aires, AR (English)	Javier, Belinky, MD Urology and Reconstructive Genital Surgery Buenos Aires, AR (Spanish)
Lisette Lahana, LCSW Social Work and Psychotherapy Oakland, CA, US (English)	S.J. Langer, LCSW-R Social Work and Psychotherapy New York, NY, US (English)	Bartosz Grabski, MD, PhD Psychiatry Kraków, PL (English)	Bartosz Grabski, MD, PhD Psychiatry Kraków, PL (Polish)
Arlene Lev, LCSW-R, CASAC, CST Social Work Albany, NY, US (English)	Ren Massey, PhD Psychology Atlanta, GA, US (English)	Adrian Helien, MD Psychiatry Buenos Aires, AR (Spanish)	Hengju Lin, MD Plastic Surgery Beijing, CN (English)
		Charles Moser, MD, PhD Internal Medicine San Francisco, CA, US (English)	Scott Mosser, MD Plastic Surgery CA, US (English)
		Bailin Pan, MD Plastic Surgery Beijing, CN (Cantonese)	Jennifer Slovis, MD Primary Care CA, US (English)
		Ewerton Teixeira, MD Psychiatry Campinas, BR (English)	Ewerton Teixeira, MD Psychiatry Campinas, BR (Portuguese)
		Michelle Telfer, MD Pediatrics Melbourne, AU (English)

 

Telehealth Resources

Tips & Tricks for a Smooth and Successful Telehealth Session

Lisette Lahana, LCSW; Psychotherapy, California, US

 

Links to 20 Sets of Professional Guidelines Focusing on Telepsychology and Internet-Based Therapy:

NOTE: Please follow this link for a more comprehensive array of professional standards and guidelines than those below.

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): Practice Parameter for Telepsychiatry With Children and Adolescents
   
• American Medical Association: Guidelines for Patient-Physician Electronic Mail & Text Messaging
   
• American Medical Informatics Association: Guidelines for the Clinical Use of Electronic Mail with Patients
   
• American Psychological Association: Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology
   
• American Telemedicine Association (ATA): Core Operational Guidelines for Telehealth Services Involving Provider-Patient Interactions
   
• American Telemedicine Association (ATA): Evidence-Based Practice for Telemental Health
   
• Association of Canadian Psychology Regulatory Organizations: Model Standards for Telepsychology Service Delivery 
   
• Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers: Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology
   
• Association of Social Work Boards: Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice
• Canadian Psychological Association: Providing Psychological Services via Electronic Media
   
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Final Rule for Telemedicine Credentialing & Privileging
   
• Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States: Model Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media
• Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States & American College of Physicians: Online Medical Professionalism: Patient and Public Relationships: Policy Statement
   
• Joint Idaho Psychological Association-Idaho Board of Psychologist Examiners Task Force: Guidelines for Electronic Transmission and Telepsychology in the State of Idaho
   
• National Association of Social Workers, Association of Social Work Boards, Council on Social Work Education, Clinical Social Work Association: NASW, ASWB, CSWE, & CSWA Standards for Technology in Social Work Practice
   
• National Board for Certified Counselors & Center for Credentialing and Education, Inc.: Policy Regarding The Provision of Distance Professional Services
   
• New Zealand Psychologists Board: Draft Guidelines: Psychology Services Delivered Via the Internet & Other Electronic Media
   
• Ohio Psychological Association: Telepsychology Guidelines
   
• Online Therapy Institute: Ethical Framework for the Use of Social Media by Mental Health Professionals
   
• Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists: Professional Practice Standards & Guides for Telepsychiatry