Telepsych and PSYPACT
March 31, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Telepsych and PSYPACT
Friday, March 31, 2023
Registration 8:30am Program 9am to 12pm
Presented By: Alex M. Siegel, JD, Ph.D.
Location: Online Workshop
3 CE Credits
The presentation will cover the need and rationale for allowing psychologists to use electronic communications interjurisdictionally to provide telepsychological services ethically and legally to patients. It will examine the APA Guidelines on Telepsychology with particular focus on competency, informed consent and confidentiality and security of the data as well as the ASPPB Standards on Telepsychology. The presentation will explore the obstacles for interjurisdictional telepsychology practice and offer solutions for the ethical and legal interjurisdictional practice and provide a discussion of ASPPB’s E.Passport and the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact, PSYPACT. It will also focus on how to apply for authorization to practice under PSYPACT.
Objectives:
- Describe the APA Guidelines and ASPPB Standards for Telepsych Practice
- Explain ethical and legal ways to provide interjurisdictional telepsychological services to patients.
- Explain how psychologists can obtain an E. Passport and practice under PSYPACT
- Discuss how many jurisdictions adopted PSYPACT
Dr. Alex M. Siegel is an attorney and clinical psychologist. Three different Pennsylvania Governors (Ridge, Schweiker and Rendell) appointed Dr. Siegel to the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology. He served on the Board for 13 years, 6 of which as Chair of the State Board. Dr. Siegel was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB). He was also elected President of ASPPB in 2008. Currently, Dr. Siegel is the Director of Professional Affairs (DPA) for ASPPB. In his role as DPA, he serves as a liaison between ASPPB and state and national psychological associations. He provides training to new members of psychology licensing boards in the U.S. and the colleges of psychology in Canada. He was staff to the APA/ASPPB/APAIT joint task force on telepsychology and to the ASPPB task force on regulations for interjurisdictional telepsychological practice. He was a member of the PSYPACT task force. He is also Chair of the ASPPB Model Act and Regulations Committee (MARC). In addition, Dr. Siegel consults with state governments, attorneys, courts and maintains a small clinical and forensic practice.
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