Shawna D. Wright | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

This visionary volume spotlights innovative mental health
careers in today’s technology-driven climate while inspiring readers to create
their own opportunities. Unique and engaging perspectives from professionals across
disciplines and job titles describe the thought processes, ingenuity, and
discipline behind matching technologies to the needs of specific populations
and settings. These non-traditional paths show digital advances as used in
frontline, complementary, supplemental, and alternative interventions, in academic
and training settings, in private practice, and in systems facing transition. The
diversity of these contributions illustrates the myriad openings technology
presents for both professional fulfillment and clients’ improved well-being. 

Highlights of the coverage: 




Crisis
in the behavioral health classroom: enhancing knowledge, skills, and
attitudes in telehealth training.
Using
technology in behavior analysis: a journey into telepractice.
Making
iCBT available in primary care settings: bridging the gap between research
and regular healthcare.
Improving
veterans’ access to trauma services through clinical video telehealth.
Virtual
reality therapy for treatment of psychological disorders.
Promoting
and evaluating evidence-based telepsychology interventions.

For mental health practitioners, practitioners in training,
researchers, academics, and policymakers, Career
Paths in Telemental Health is an ideabook whose time has come—and continues
to unfold.