• Mental health associations and APT recommend that clinicians utilize appropriate assessments in order to measure their clients’ progress.
• What assessments are you using and have you discussed the use of assessments with your clients? Caregivers/guardians? • Are assessments standardized for telemental health?
SECTION H: Supervision and Consultation H.1 Supervisors: Supervision Preparation Play therapists offering clinical supervision services are adequately trained in supervision methods and supervisory skills.
• Does your supervisor have training and experience in telemental health delivery of services to clients?
H.1 Supervisors: Responsibility for Services to Clients Play therapist supervisors ensure that play therapy services provided to clients are professional and of high quality.
• Are you ensuring that your supervisee is offering the highest possible level of quality services through telemental health?
H.1 Supervisors: Clinical Supervision Contract Both supervisor and supervisee should ensure that the supervisor meets at least the minimum criteria set forth by their professional licensing and state boards, and that the types of supervision meet the same standards. Appropriate discussion points should include professional liability insurance, compliance with APT Best Practices duties of supervisor, duties of supervisee, billing for options for treatment, treatment records and bills.
• As a supervisor, have you discussed the appropriate training, experience, supervision, and adherence to national and state recommendations and guidelines supervisees should be following?
SECTION J: Use of Technology and Telemental Health J.4 Use of Technology in Session Play therapists who utilize or plan to utilize either computer or internet applications in play therapy including, but not limited to social networking this technology, and review the content to ensure appropriateness. Play therapists should refer to the most up-to-date HIPAA regulations and/ or the guidelines from their state licensing laws and/or legal and ethical code of their professional organization regarding the use of technology in session.
Also, play therapists ensure that: the technology,
2. The technology meets the needs of the client and is culturally appropriate,
3. The client understands the purpose and operation of the technology,
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4. The use of the technology is consistent with the treatment goals, 5. The client and guardian of a minor client fully understand the
6. All possible efforts are made to protect the client’s identity that may otherwise be compromised through the use of the technology,
guidelines, and/or legal and ethical code of their professional organization regarding the use of technology is carefully reviewed with clients and guardians of minor clients,
8. When utilizing technology for caregiver/legal guardian consultations, the play therapist will provide all parties with a of the technology being utilized.
• Have you considered, followed, reviewed, and discussed all the considerations with your client/client’s parents/caregivers?
• Have you assessed the appropriateness of telemental health delivery for each client?
• What criteria are you using to determine each client’s appropriateness for telemental health delivery?
• What is your decision-making model for determining each client’s appropriateness and treatment plan for telemental health delivery?
Reference Play therapy best practices: Clinical, professional and ethical issues.
https://www.a4pt.org/ resource/resmgr/publications/best_practices.pdf
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Erin Dugan, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, is a professor and clinician at LSU Health in New Orleans, LA. She currently serves on the APT Board of Directors and is dedicated to the association, teaching instruction, conducting research, and providing clinical services to the children and families.
emart3@lsuhsc.edu
Dee Ray, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S is a Distinguished Teaching Professor and Elaine Millikan Mathes Professor in Early Childhood Education in the Counseling Program, Director of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas, and Chair of the APT Board of Directors.
dee.ray@unt.edu
Sueann Kenney-Noziska, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, specializes in using play therapy with abused and traumatized children, adolescents, and families. She is an instructor, guest lecturer, internationally recognized speaker, and author.
noziska@iinet.com
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