The webinar includes a brief summary of remote mental health practices and this prevalence, an overview of the benefits of telemental health to criminal justice-involved populations, and the existing empirical basis for its use with this population. The majority of the webinar centers on tips and tricks for program collaboration, development, and implementation based primarily on the presenter’s own experiences. The webinar concludes with a discussion of client considerations specific to the use of videoconferencing.

During this webinar, participants are able to identify at least three barriers to traditional mental health services in correctional settings and explain how telemental health can overcome these barriers; summarize the existing literature on telemental health for justice-involved populations; identify at least three strategies/tips for implementing a telemental health program in jail or prison; and discuss the Risk-Needs-Responsivity Model and at least two additional evidence-based treatment elements.

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