Critical Considerations Before Contracting with a Teletherapy Vendor
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6/22/2023 12:00 PM
6/22/2023 1:00 PM
Format: Online
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Program Type: Webinar

Webinars are free, 30- to 90-minute virtual events. ACE experts, campus leaders, and other voices from within and beyond higher education discuss critical questions and promising practices around a timely topic. Registrants have the opportunity to share their questions during the live event and to access the recording afterward.

About the Webinar

​​​​As higher education leaders look to address the mental health concerns at their institutions, many are looking to teletherapy vendors to increase the services and support available to students. In this webinar, panelists discussed topics included in a recently published brief from the Mental Health in Higher Education series, Critical Considerations Before Contracting with a Teletherapy Vendor, including:

  • Types of teletherapy and telehealth
  • Pros and cons of this service delivery method
  • Specific considerations for campuses with and without counseling centers
  • Ways to best assess if a vendor is right for a campus
Speakers
Sara Lee
Assistant Vice President, University Health and Counseling Services, and Chief Health Officer, Case Western Reserve University
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Sara Lee
Assistant Vice President, University Health and Counseling Services, and Chief Health Officer, Case Western Reserve University
Nance Roy
Chief Clinical Officer, The Jed Foundation
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Nance Roy
Chief Clinical Officer, The Jed Foundation
David Walden
Director of the Counseling Center, Staff Psychologist, and Lecturer in Psychology, Hamilton College
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David Walden
Director of the Counseling Center, Staff Psychologist, and Lecturer in Psychology, Hamilton College
Jason Zelesky
Interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Mount Wachusett Community College
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Jason Zelesky - Interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Mount Wachusett Community College -
Jason Zelesky
Interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Mount Wachusett Community College
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About the Series

Mental health continues to be a top priority and concern for higher education leaders. The Mental Health in Higher Education series highlights and discusses critical issues around mental health for faculty, staff, and students. Each webinar is designed to complement topical briefs released by ACE throughout 2022 and 2023. Topics include faculty and staff burnout, critical questions to ask before contracting with a teletherapy provider, evidence-based practices that support mental health, and information from counseling center directors on what they want leaders to know and what they should do about mental health.

Recording

This event was recorded on June 22 and provides American Sign Language interpretation.

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