{"id":44189,"date":"2023-12-07T16:09:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T22:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?p=44189"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T21:09:44","slug":"experiences-of-mental-health-professionals-in-the-rapid-pivot-to-telehealth-implications-for-social-work-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?p=44189","title":{"rendered":"Experiences of Mental Health Professionals in the Rapid Pivot to Telehealth:  Implications for Social Work Practice (1 credit hour)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Program Summary: \u00a0<\/strong>This course examines the personal and professional experiences of mental health professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic and the rapid pivot to telehealth. \u00a036 mental health professionals participated in interviews and highlighted the following themes: \u00a0responding to the pandemic, introducing telehealth, impact on professional practice, and the future of telehealth. \u00a0The course explores the strengths and weaknesses related to the adoption of telehealth during the Covid-19 pandemic, implications for practice, and the future of telehealth.<\/p>\n<p><em>This course is recommended for social workers and counselors and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice. \u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23633 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/book_1404081347.png\" alt=\"\u201cBook\" width=\"54\" height=\"50\" \/> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/articles\/Sullivan_et_al_26161_Future_of_Telehealth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open the Course Reading Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: \u00a0<\/strong>Experiences of Mental Health Professionals in the Rapid Pivot to Telehealth: \u00a0Implications for Social Work Practice \u00a0<strong>Authors:<\/strong> \u00a0W. Patrick Sullivan, Carol Hostetter, Miriam Commodore-Mensah <strong>Publisher:<\/strong> \u00a0Advances in Social Work<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course\u00a0Objectives:<\/strong>\u00a0 To enhance professional practice, values, skills and knowledge by examining the experiences of mental health professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic and the rapid pivot to telehealth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Objectives: \u00a0<\/strong>Describe the personal and professional experiences of mental health professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic and the rapid pivot to telehealth. \u00a0Identify strengths and weakness related to the adoption of telehealth during the Covid-19 pandemic. \u00a0Describe implications for practice and the future of telehealth.<\/p>\n<p>Review our\u00a0<a href=\"..\/?page_id=133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pre-reading study guide.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/quizzin\/style.css\" \/>\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.js\"><\/script>\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/quizzin\/script.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"quiz-area single-page-quiz\">\r\n\t\t<form action=\"?page_id=755\" method=\"post\" class=\"quiz-form\" id=\"quiz-418\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<p><strong>Course Available Until:<\/strong>  August 31, 2028.<\/p><p><strong>In order to purchase or take this course, you will need to <a href=?action=login>log in<\/a>. If you do not have an account, you will need to <a href=??action=register>register for a free account<\/a>.<p>After you log in, a link will appear here that will allow you to purchase this course. <\/p><\/strong><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-1'><div class='question-content'> 1:  The Coronavirus spurred a ___________ rise in the use of various distance and virtual modalities.<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='7676' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7676' id='answer-id-44780' class='answer answer-1' value='44780' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7676\", \"answer-id-44780\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44780' id='answer-label-44780' class='answer label-1'><span>slow and steady<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7676' id='answer-id-44781' class='answer answer-1' value='44781' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7676\", \"answer-id-44781\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44781' id='answer-label-44781' class='answer label-1'><span>dramatic <\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-2'><div class='question-content'> 2:  The current study was designed to explore the reactions of _______________ to the rapid adoption of technology.<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='7678' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7678' id='answer-id-44841' class='answer answer-2' value='44841' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7678\", \"answer-id-44841\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44841' id='answer-label-44841' class='answer label-2'><span>administrators<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7678' id='answer-id-44842' class='answer answer-2' value='44842' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7678\", \"answer-id-44842\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44842' id='answer-label-44842' class='answer label-2'><span>clients<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7678' id='answer-id-44843' class='answer answer-2' value='44843' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7678\", \"answer-id-44843\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44843' id='answer-label-44843' class='answer label-2'><span>public policy makers<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7678' id='answer-id-44844' class='answer answer-2' value='44844' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7678\", \"answer-id-44844\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44844' id='answer-label-44844' class='answer label-2'><span>mental health workers<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-3'><div class='question-content'> 3:  The analysis revealed four themes from interviews: \u00a0responding to the pandemic, introducing telehealth, impact on professional practice, and the future of<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='7680' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7680' id='answer-id-44848' class='answer answer-3' value='44848' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7680\", \"answer-id-44848\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44848' id='answer-label-44848' class='answer label-3'><span>the pandemic<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7680' id='answer-id-44849' class='answer answer-3' value='44849' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7680\", \"answer-id-44849\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44849' id='answer-label-44849' class='answer label-3'><span>Zoom<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7680' id='answer-id-44850' class='answer answer-3' value='44850' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7680\", \"answer-id-44850\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44850' id='answer-label-44850' class='answer label-3'><span>breakout rooms<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7680' id='answer-id-44851' class='answer answer-3' value='44851' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7680\", \"answer-id-44851\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44851' id='answer-label-44851' class='answer label-3'><span>telehealth<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-4'><div class='question-content'> 4:  Which theme is described with the following quote? \u00a0\"When you are responsible for the physical and mental health of all of these clients and all of these staff, the CEOs had to really come together, and this was the subject of conversation after conversation.\"<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='7681' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7681' id='answer-id-44797' class='answer answer-4' value='44797' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7681\", \"answer-id-44797\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44797' id='answer-label-44797' class='answer label-4'><span>Responding to the Pandemic:  \"It Was Ever-Changing\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7681' id='answer-id-44798' class='answer answer-4' value='44798' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7681\", \"answer-id-44798\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44798' id='answer-label-44798' class='answer label-4'><span>Introducing Telehealth:  \"Once People Got Through the Learning Curve\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7681' id='answer-id-44799' class='answer answer-4' value='44799' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7681\", \"answer-id-44799\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44799' id='answer-label-44799' class='answer label-4'><span>Impact on Professional Practice<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7681' id='answer-id-44800' class='answer answer-4' value='44800' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7681\", \"answer-id-44800\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44800' id='answer-label-44800' class='answer label-4'><span>The Future of Telehealth:  \"Give us the Chance to be a Bit More Person-Centered\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-5'><div class='question-content'> 5:  Which theme is described with the following quote? \u00a0\"None had ever done telehealth. \u00a0I had people struggle, I had some who loved it, some floundered and some got really creative.\"<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='7682' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7682' id='answer-id-44801' class='answer answer-5' value='44801' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7682\", \"answer-id-44801\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44801' id='answer-label-44801' class='answer label-5'><span>Responding to the Pandemic:  \"It Was Ever-Changing\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7682' id='answer-id-44802' class='answer answer-5' value='44802' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7682\", \"answer-id-44802\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44802' id='answer-label-44802' class='answer label-5'><span>Introducing Telehealth:  \"Once People Got Through the Learning Curve\"  <\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7682' id='answer-id-44803' class='answer answer-5' value='44803' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7682\", \"answer-id-44803\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44803' id='answer-label-44803' class='answer label-5'><span>Impact on Professional Practice<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7682' id='answer-id-44804' class='answer answer-5' value='44804' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7682\", \"answer-id-44804\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44804' id='answer-label-44804' class='answer label-5'><span>The Future of Telehealth:  \"Gives us a Chance to be a Bit More Person-Centered\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-6'><div class='question-content'> 6:  Which theme is described with the following quote? \u00a0\"When we get new referrals, we are getting connected with those individuals and getting them connected to services a lot faster than what we did before, and I think that is a huge positive in itself.\"<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='7683' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7683' id='answer-id-44856' class='answer answer-6' value='44856' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7683\", \"answer-id-44856\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44856' id='answer-label-44856' class='answer label-6'><span>Responding to the Pandemic:  \"It was Ever-Changing\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7683' id='answer-id-44857' class='answer answer-6' value='44857' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7683\", \"answer-id-44857\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44857' id='answer-label-44857' class='answer label-6'><span>Introducing Telehealth:  \"Once People Got Through the Learning Curve\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7683' id='answer-id-44858' class='answer answer-6' value='44858' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7683\", \"answer-id-44858\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44858' id='answer-label-44858' class='answer label-6'><span>Impact on Professional Practice<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7683' id='answer-id-44859' class='answer answer-6' value='44859' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7683\", \"answer-id-44859\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44859' id='answer-label-44859' class='answer label-6'><span>The Future of Telehealth:  \"Gives Us the Chance to be a Bit more Person-Centered<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-7'><div class='question-content'> 7:  Which theme is described with the following quote? \u00a0\"Being at home for me was very stifling. \u00a0And I felt very kind of confined, shut in.\"<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='7684' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7684' id='answer-id-44813' class='answer answer-7' value='44813' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7684\", \"answer-id-44813\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44813' id='answer-label-44813' class='answer label-7'><span>Responding to the Pandemic:  \"It was Ever-Changing\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7684' id='answer-id-44814' class='answer answer-7' value='44814' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7684\", \"answer-id-44814\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44814' id='answer-label-44814' class='answer label-7'><span>Introducing Telehealth:  \"Once People Got Through the Learning Curve<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7684' id='answer-id-44815' class='answer answer-7' value='44815' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7684\", \"answer-id-44815\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44815' id='answer-label-44815' class='answer label-7'><span>Impact on Professional Practice<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7684' id='answer-id-44816' class='answer answer-7' value='44816' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7684\", \"answer-id-44816\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44816' id='answer-label-44816' class='answer label-7'><span>The Future of Telehealth:  \"Gives Us the Chance to be a Bit More Person-Centered\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-8'><div class='question-content'> 8:  Which theme is described with the following quote? \u00a0\"I think we will do telehealth. \u00a0We're in the middle of a survey on our own by talking to staff. \u00a0What do you like about telehealth, what do you not like, would you like to continue it, are you set up for it?\"<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='7685' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7685' id='answer-id-44817' class='answer answer-8' value='44817' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7685\", \"answer-id-44817\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44817' id='answer-label-44817' class='answer label-8'><span>Responding to the Pandemic:  \"It was Ever-Changing\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7685' id='answer-id-44818' class='answer answer-8' value='44818' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7685\", \"answer-id-44818\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44818' id='answer-label-44818' class='answer label-8'><span>Introducing Telehealth:  \"Once People Got Through the Learning Curve\"<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7685' id='answer-id-44819' class='answer answer-8' value='44819' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7685\", \"answer-id-44819\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44819' id='answer-label-44819' class='answer label-8'><span>Impact on Professional Practice<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7685' id='answer-id-44820' class='answer answer-8' value='44820' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7685\", \"answer-id-44820\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44820' id='answer-label-44820' class='answer label-8'><span>The Future of Telehealth:  \"Gives Us the Chance to be a Bit More Person-Centered<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-9'><div class='question-content'> 9:  Participants recounted their realization that the organization was surviving, due in large part to ____________ numbers of clients.<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='7687' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7687' id='answer-id-44835' class='answer answer-9' value='44835' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7687\", \"answer-id-44835\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44835' id='answer-label-44835' class='answer label-9'><span>decreased<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7687' id='answer-id-44836' class='answer answer-9' value='44836' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7687\", \"answer-id-44836\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44836' id='answer-label-44836' class='answer label-9'><span>increased<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><div class='quizzin-question' id='question-10'><div class='question-content'> 10:  Which of the following is a benefit that resulted from the pandemic crisis and the plunge into the world of telehealth?<\/div><input type='hidden' name='question_id[]' value='7689' \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7689' id='answer-id-44852' class='answer answer-10' value='44852' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7689\", \"answer-id-44852\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44852' id='answer-label-44852' class='answer label-10'><span>the ability to connect individuals to needed services quickly<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7689' id='answer-id-44853' class='answer answer-10' value='44853' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7689\", \"answer-id-44853\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44853' id='answer-label-44853' class='answer label-10'><span>new technological platforms like breakout rooms<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7689' id='answer-id-44854' class='answer answer-10' value='44854' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7689\", \"answer-id-44854\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44854' id='answer-label-44854' class='answer label-10'><span>less unnecessary travel<\/span><\/label><br \/><input type='radio' name='answer-7689' id='answer-id-44855' class='answer answer-10' value='44855' onclick='saveAnswer(\"answer-7689\", \"answer-id-44855\")' disabled \/>&nbsp;<label for='answer-id-44855' id='answer-label-44855' class='answer label-10'><span>all of the above<\/span><\/label><br \/><\/div><p><strong>In order to purchase or take this course, you will need to <a href=?action=login>log in<\/a>. If you do not have an account, you will need to <a href=?action=register>register for a free account<\/a>.<p>After you log in, a link will appear here that will allow you to purchase this course. <\/p><\/strong><\/form><\/div><\/font>\n<p>G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course. \u00a0She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience. \u00a0She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City. \u00a0She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital\/medical social work. \u00a0The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Summary: \u00a0This course examines the personal and professional experiences of mental health professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic and the rapid pivot to telehealth. \u00a036 mental health professionals participated in interviews and highlighted the following themes: \u00a0responding to the pandemic, introducing telehealth, impact on professional practice, and the future of telehealth. \u00a0The course explores the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-19","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44189\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}