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Providing Behavioral Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Workers’ Rapid Transition to Tele-behavioral Health

Presenter

  • Brianna Lombardi, PhD, MSW

    Director of the UNC Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center, Cecil G. Sheps Health Services Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Deputy Director of the Carolina Health Workforce Research Center, Cecil G. Sheps Health Services Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Moderator

  • Susan Skillman, MS

    Senior Deputy Director, University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies, Investigator with the Collaborative for Rural Primary Care, Research, Education, and Practice (RuralPREP) and Investigator with the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Topics

Behavioral Health, COVID-19, Emerging Models and Innovations, Telehealth

Description

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to and the delivery of behavioral health services for both patients and social work providers. This webinar describes how practicing social workers transitioned to tele-behavioral health services during the pandemic. Presenters discuss challenges, practice innovations, and ethical/equity-focused implications to increase the use tele-behavioral health beyond the pandemic. Recommendations to ensure reimbursement parity, workforce preparation, and supports to engage patient use of tele-behavioral health are also highlighted.

Duration

32 Minutes

Event Date

May 20, 2021

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