Using Telehealth to Support Mental Health Care in Pediatrics

Description

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Course does not offer CME or MOC credit

*AAP Completion Certificate provided/availableupon completion of the course

This is a 9-part course series educating pediatric clinicians in utilizing telehealth to support the mental health of children and adolescents as part of the medical home model of care. Learners can complete all 9 topics or pick and choose whichever modules they would like to complete based on their own needs and current knowledge. The PediaLink series includes considerations for working with specific populations of children and adolescents as well as within various child/adolescent and family-serving systems.

​This course is organized into 9 units.

• Module 1: Considerations for Providing Telehealth Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer/Questioning Adolescents
• Module 2: Considerations for Providing Telehealth Care for Children and Adolescents with Diverse Gender Identities
• Module 3: Supporting the Mental Health of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) and Their Families via Telehealth
• Module 4: Supporting the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the Education System
• Module 5: Addressing Adolescent Mental Health Needs in a Telehealth Environment Part 1
• Module 6: Addressing Adolescent Mental Health Needs in a Telehealth Environment Part 2
• Module 7: Considerations for Engagement, Screening, Brief Intervention, and Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use in a Telehealth Environment
• Module 8: Using Telehealth to Support the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Child Welfare
• Module 9: Caring for Behavioral, Social, and Emotional Needs in Infancy and Early Childhood in a Telehealth Environment

Course Details

• Start Date: April 28, 2022
• Online Access Expires: April 27, 2026
• Credit Expires: April 27, 2026
• Activity Type: Asynchronous Online Course
• Course ID: 59638

Acknowledgements

​This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,000,000 with no percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

Faculty

Deborah Badawi, MD, FAAP; Christopher Bellonci, MD, FAACAP; Tony Bonadio, PhD; Brook Kearley, PhD; Wendy Lane, MD, MPH; Jennifer Lowther, LCSW-C; Marlene Matarese, PhD; Melissa Schober, MPM; Rochon Steward, MSW; Kate Sweeney, MSW,LCSW; Angela Weeks, DBA, Michelle Zabel, MSS; Deborah Harburger, MSW