Technology Assisted Services

Starts:  Apr 10, 2020 08:00 AM (CT)
Ends:  Apr 11, 2020 03:00 PM (CT)
Associated with  AAMFT Alabama
This online CE opportunity is being provided by Interactive CE Training.  They provide high-quality, interactive, relevant learning events delivered through Zoom, a simple program to access.  

The 15 hour “Certificate in Technology Assisted Services with Six Hours of Ethics” is designed to meet both the AMFTRB and NBCC’s recommended educational requirements for technology-assisted services/online therapy & supervision. Each of the AMFTRB’s recommended areas of training are addressed in this workshop :
a. Appropriateness of Teletherapy
b. Teletherapy Theory and Practice
c. Modes of Delivery
d. Legal/Ethical Issues
e. Handling Online Emergencies
f. Best Practices & Informed Consent

AAMFT is pre-approved as a continuing education sponsor for: National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): AAMFT has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5209. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. AAMFT is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Many regulatory boards accept AAMFT event attendance to fulfill CE requirements, but do not have a pre-approval process. If in doubt, check with your board.

Registration closes at 5:00pm on Thursday, April 9th!

Note: Students, if you are a member of AAMFT but not ALAMFT, it only costs $20 to join ALAMFT and then you get the training free...so this would save you $30!!   To register to be an ALAMFT Network member click this link: Join Now!     If you are an ALAMFT stuent member and it wants to charge you $50, please email me before you register.  kathrynjones@uabmc.edu

Presenters

Dale Bertram, PhD, LMFT (AL, KY, TX)

Dale is a Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, KY. Dr. Bertram has offered the AAMFT Pre-Approved Supervision Refresher Course for the state Associations for Marriage and Family Therapy in Kentucky, Alabama and Texas, as well as for private supervision clients. Additionally, he routinely presents on Erickson Clinicial Supervision, the Principles of MFT Ethics and is co-authoring a book on Ericksonian Supervision.


Tony Watkins, MA, LMFAT (AL & KY)

Tony is a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in Alabama and Kentucky. Tony is an AAMFT clinical fellow and AAMFT approved clinical supervisor. Tony is the clinical director of the masters in Marriage and Family Therapy program at Campbellsville University. Tony also provides clinical services through his private practice, Comprehensive Counseling Solutions, LLC, https://comprehensivecounselingsolutions.org/, located in Arab, AL. Tony utilizes his seventeen-plus years of clinical experience providing support for clients with suicidal ideation, couples with conflicted relationships, adolescents and adults with varying relationship, mental health and substance abuse disorders and children with behavioral problems.

As a trainer and consultant, Tony is a Master Trainer for Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), and Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR). Tony has provided AMSR training to thousands of mental health professionals and as a Master Trainer and provides T4T's to train new trainers. Tony consults with communities and organizations to create suicide-safer communities and provides training for professionals and non-professionals across the county.

Training Details

Friday
  • Module One-The Nuts and Bolts of Online Therapy and Supervision (8:00 AM-11:00 AM-CST)
  • Module Two- Ethics and Technology (12:00 PM-3:00 PM-CST)
  • Module Three- Teletherapy Theory and Practice (4:00 PM-7:00 PM-CST)
Saturday
  • Module Four-Modes of Delivery of Online Therapy and Supervision (8:00 AM-11:00 AM-CST)
  • Module Five- Case Studies in Online Therapy and Supervision (12:00 PM-3:00 PM-CST)
 
Instructions on using the AAMFT App to sign in and complete evaluations. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwSKd5v6gaY&t=19s

Location

Online Instructions:
Url: http://alamft.org
Login: You will be provided with a Zoom link to watch the training after registration is complete. For more details on joining a Zoom meeting visit this support link below. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting

Pricing Information

Registration Price
Alabama Network Students Waived
Alabama Network Members $150.00
AAMFT Students $50.00
AAMFT Members $200.00
Non-Members $250.00
Waived

Contact

Kathryn Jones
2053294454
kathrynjones@uabmc.edu