TeleBehavioral Health

The TeleBehavioral Health training series is a free monthly webinar open to anyone providing services to individuals who live with mental health and substance use issues.

This Zoom-based series takes place the third Friday of each month, January through December 2025, from 11 am – 12 pm (PT). 

Register for TBH 2025 Webinars

The TeleBehavioral Health training series is intended to provide comprehensive, practical and up-to-date information and guidance for providing standard of care telebehavioral health services: 

  • TeleBehavioral Health 101 series introduced the fundamentals of conducting telebehavioral health services; session #1 meets the Washington State Telehealth Training requirement. 
  • TeleBehavioral Health 201, 301, 401 and 501 series focused on developing a broad knowledge base and skills for telebehavioral health care, exploring leveraging telebehavioral health care to enhance quality of care, across various clinical areas, for specific patient populations and services, and providing insights into evolving virtual care modalities, technologies and policies.
  • TeleBehavioral Health 2025 is currently offered via live interactive webinar (see the TeleBH 2025 Series tab below for more information.

To view past webinars (for no credit) from this series, visit our Past Presentations page.

To engage in the online version of the TeleBehavioral Health Training series, which offers a Certificate of Completion (no cost) and Continuing Medical Education credits (nominal processing fee), please go to the Accredited On-Demand Sessions tab below.

TeleBehavioral Health 2025 Series

We are pleased to partner with the Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center to offer TeleBehavioral Health 2025, where we dive deeper into TeleBehavioral Health, with a focus on innovation, and enhancing the quality of care for specific patient populations and services, as well as providing updates on telehealth technologies and policy. This series will provide valuable insights, whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to the field, and all are welcome to join this exploration of the evolving landscape of TeleBehavioral Health. 

Upon completion of each webinar evaluation, a Certificate of Completion and CEUs are available at no cost. This series is also accredited by the National Association of Social Workers (credits available at no cost), and for Continuing Medical Education (credits are available for a nominal fee). Please visit the Continuing Education & Accreditation page.

You are welcome to attend any of the 2025 sessions, regardless of whether you have attended the 101, 201, 301, 401 or 501 series. 

The 2025 TeleBehavioral Health series includes: 

January 17th

Burnout & Telemental Health: Re-connecting to Ourselves while Connecting to Others

David Kopacz, MD

February 21st

TeleBH Policy Update

Mei Kwong, JD

March 21st

Digital Behavioral Health Therapeutics – is there an app for that and can AI be your next therapist??

Kari Stephens, PhD

April 18th

Care for TBI Patients over Telehealth

Jen Erickson, DO

May 16th

TBD (Topic related to Alaska TeleBH Wellness Clinic)

Joseph Forscher, PhD

June 20th

TeleBH and Suicide Risk Assessment and Management

Kate Comtois, PhD

July 18th

 TBD (Topic related to TeleBH & Pediatrics)

Eve-Lynn Nelson, PhD

August 15th

Clinician’s Duty to Protect in an Era of Telehealth: Legal and Clinical Considerations in Washington 

Jennifer Piel, MD, JD

September 19th

TBD

October 17th

TBD

November 21st

TBD

December 19th

TBD

Register for TBH 2025 Webinars

To view past webinars from this series, visit our Past Presentations page.

TeleBehavioral Health 2025 Learning Objectives 

Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to: 

  1. Describe ways that TeleBehavioral Health skills can be tailored to provide care to a variety of patient populations. 
  2. Describe methods that can be utilized when providing TeleBehavioral Health care while maintaining professional standards of care. 
  3. Describe and incorporate current policies with latest telehealth technologies to provide effective care.

On-Demand TeleBehavioral Health Sessions

Thanks to our partnership with the Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center (NRTRC), our TeleBehavioral Health 101, 201, and 301 series are now accessible on-demand, free of charge. These accredited training sessions, accredited by Continuing Medical Education (CME), offer a comprehensive curriculum focused on the delivery of behavioral health services using telehealth and other digital technologies. 

Key Features: 

  • Gain a broad knowledge base and practical information for providing high quality, professional telebehavioral health services. 
  • Engage in sessions at your own pace and in any order that suits you. 
  • Complete a session evaluation for a personalized Certificate of Completion. 
  • Each session offers 1 credit of Continuing Medical Education (CME) for a nominal fee, For more information, please visit the Continuing Education & Accreditation page.

 Important Note for Washington State Providers: 

The TeleBehavioral Health 101 – Introduction to TeleBehavioral Health and Policy Overview module satisfies the telehealth training requirements outlined by Washington SSB6061, effective January 2021.  

 To Enroll:  please click the links below to enroll in the following series: 

For any questions or assistance, please reach out to us at bhinstitute@uw.edu. 

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TeleBehavioral Health Planning Team
Many people contribute to our TeleBehavioral Health series. Our Core Team works on the long-term, weekly, and day-of aspects of the series, and includes:

Bradford Felker MD, Clinical Lead, Bradford.Felker@va.gov
Cara Towle RN MSN, Program Lead, ctowle@uw.edu
Topher Jerome, Zoom Lead, jerchris@uw.edu