224: Using Technology To Help Make Therapy Accessible In A Crisis with Dr. Brandon Welch

<p><span class="s1"><span data-contrast="auto">Thank you to this episode's sponsor, </span><span data-contrast= "auto">TherapyNotes</span><span data-contrast="auto">. Get a 2</span><span data-contrast="auto">-</span><span data-contrast= "auto">month free trial of </span><span data-contrast= "auto">TherapyNotes</span><span data-contrast="auto"> by going to </span><a href="http://www.therapynotes.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast= "none">www.TherapyNotes.com</span></a><span data-contrast= "auto"> and using the promo code </span><span data-contrast= "auto">TherapyChat</span><span data-contrast= "auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">In today's episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Brandon Welch, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics at the Medical University of South Carolina about how technology, including telehealth, can help make therapy and medical care accessible during a crisis. Among other things, as you will hear, Brandon is the founder of one of our sponsors, Doxy.me and I'm grateful that he was willing to share his expertise to help us learn more about telehealth, which many therapists had to switch to quickly due to the Coronavirus outbreak. </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Today's discussion touches on the following topics:</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">- The benefits of telehealth</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">- Some of the objections that therapists may have to using telehealth</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">- Some of the concerns and fears clients may have regarding telehealth</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">- Some of the other ways Brandon and his team are working on technology that can be helpful in assessment and helping clients with adherence to treatment recommendations or between session homework</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">If you're a therapist who has been ambivalent about implementing telehealth, maybe this episode will inspire you to