Wed March 12th Lunch & Learn
Noon-1pm
Telehealth 101 and the Ethics of Online Counseling and Supervision
Join us as Dr Debra Perez presents an information packed workshop on telehealth basics and the ethics of online counseling and supervision. Dr Perez will provide practical information about technology and discuss other logistical aspects of setting up an online practice, including accessing online business tools and following telebehavioral health regulations. She will also share important clinical and ethical considerations around diagnosis, assessment, crisis work and providing supervision in an online modality.
Attendees will be able to: discuss ethical considerations unique to an online counseling environment evaluate which cases are appropriate for online counseling design an online counseling practice that adheres to current telebehavioral health regulations Dr Perez has been a licensed counselor in NM for over 20 years, specializing in trauma treatment for minority populations and rural communities. She currently provides telebehavioral health services online. She has been licensed in Montana for two years after relocating to Billings in 2022. Dr. Perez is a Board Certified Telebehavioral Health Provider, level three, and holds a special credential in problem gambling treatment and a certification in aromatherapy. Dr. Perez is an Assistant Professor at Liberty University. She is a coeditor and coauthor on a telebehavioral health book for counselors and a diagnosis and treatment book for children and adolescents. Additionally, she has written several chapters covering topics such as working with children of same gendered parents, telehealth, working with families during re-entry after incarceration, and transitioning classrooms to the online platform. She has presented at conferences across the country covering various topics in counseling and counselor education with requests for trauma, telehealth, and multicultural and social justice trainings. Dr. Perez serves on NM Counselors for Advocacy and Social Justice as immediate past-president, on NMCA as president, on the Social Justice and Advocacy committee for ACSSW as chair, and on the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice committee of IARTC.
Attendees will be able to:
Dr Perez has been a licensed counselor in NM for over 20 years, specializing in trauma treatment for minority populations and rural communities. She currently provides telebehavioral health services online. She has been licensed in Montana for two years after relocating to Billings in 2022. Dr. Perez is a Board Certified Telebehavioral Health Provider, level three, and holds a special credential in problem gambling treatment and a certification in aromatherapy. Dr. Perez is an Assistant Professor at Liberty University. She is a coeditor and coauthor on a telebehavioral health book for counselors and a diagnosis and treatment book for children and adolescents. Additionally, she has written several chapters covering topics such as working with children of same gendered parents, telehealth, working with families during re-entry after incarceration, and transitioning classrooms to the online platform. She has presented at conferences across the country covering various topics in counseling and counselor education with requests for trauma, telehealth, and multicultural and social justice trainings. Dr. Perez serves on NM Counselors for Advocacy and Social Justice as immediate past-president, on NMCA as president, on the Social Justice and Advocacy committee for ACSSW as chair, and on the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice committee of IARTC.
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