More than Flexibility: Why Clinicians are Choosing Telepractice

This self-paced course explores how telepractice can increase access to essential services for students and create a more comfortable learning environment. Through lecture, reflection activities, and examples, you’ll learn how telepractice can improve work-life balance, reduce stress, and offer greater flexibility in scheduling. 

Instructor: Melissa D. Mitchell

Melissa D. Mitchell, PsyD, EdS

Melissa Mitchell, PsyD, EdS, is a school psychologist of 12 years and has provided telepractice services for the past 6 years. She is the author of From Survival to Service: The life-altering impacts of telepractice and editor of the newsletter It All Adds Up: Telepractice in Schools. She is passionate about encouraging educators and students to be kind to themselves so they can be kind to others and enjoys a good seashell pursuit with her son and husband.
 

• Financial Disclosures: Dr. Melissa L. Mitchell has been a contracted school psychologist with Presence for over 7 years and received compensation for the development of this course. She is the author of From Survival to Service: The Life-Altering Impacts of Telepractice, a leading guide in the field.
• Non-Financial Disclosures: Beyond her private practice and clinical work with children, Dr. Mitchell advocates for accessible mental health services as editor-in-chief of the newsletter It All Adds Up: Telepractice in Schools. 

Target Audience:  Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Adaptive Physical Education Specialists, Speech-language pathologists,  School Psychologists, Mental Health Counselors, Educational Diagnosticians

Education Level: Introductory

Time Ordered Agenda: 

• Introductions and Disclosures (5 minutes) 
  • Course Objectives
  • Instructor Biography and Disclosures

• Course Agenda and Reflection (5 minutes)

  • Course Agenda

  • The Self-care Thermometer 

• Melissa's Story (7 minutes)

  • Melissa's Discovery of Telepractice

• The Burnout Crisis (12 minutes)

  • What is Burnout?

  • Maslach's Theory of Burnout

• The Power of Telepractice (12 minutes)

  • Telepractice Benefits Clinicians, Students, Schools, Parents

• The Invisible Link (12 minutes)

  • Burnout, Telepractice, Self-care 

  • The Ripple Effect of Self-care

• Many Roads to Telepractice (2 minutes)

  • Reasons for Engaging in Telepractice

• Course Conclusion (5 minutes)

  • Recap and Conclusion

  • Course References and Next Steps

Contact Hours:  1 hour and 0 minutes

Cancellation Policy: 

Continuing education courses are offered at no cost to contracted and employed Presence providers. In the event a course is canceled, the participants will have the option to attend a rescheduled event offered within 60 days of the canceled course.

Please note: Registered participants who register for live courses but do not attend or cancel with less than 24 hours notice may have future course registration restricted after three documented incidents.

Accessibility Policy: 

Our courses are intended to be accessible by addressing the needs of not only people with mobility impairments, but also those with sensory impairments (i.e., hearing, speech, vision), and emotional or learning disabilities. Available accommodations include but are not limited to Closed Captioning, color contrast, transcription of auditory and visual information, as well as adjustable font sizes. Please contact asksupport@presence.com to request additional accommodations.

Complaint Policy:

Any course concerns should be directed to asksupport@presence.com within two weeks of course completion.

Completion Requirements: 

To earn a course certificate, participants are required to complete the course, pass a quiz with 80% accuracy, (3 attempts are allowed), and complete a course feedback survey.

Please download your certificate upon completion of the course.