Telehealth Tuesday

June 23, 2020:  Q&A with the CASP Telehealth Task Force

Original Webinar Date: June 23, 2020

CEU offered: 1.0 Learning CEU

Short Title: Telehealth Tuesday (June 23, 2020)

Webinar Duration: 52 min

CE Instructors:

  • Joy Pollard, PhD, BCBA-D
  • Kathleen Karimi, MHA
  • Rebecca Womack, BCBA 


About Telehealth Tuesdays:  CASP's Telehealth Tuesdays provide a recurring meeting time for providers to join and ask questions about telehealth service models and billing practices. During the pandemic, CASP will hold a call every Tuesday at 11:00 PT/2:00 ET via Zoom.  Providers should submit questions by the prior Friday evening. A selection of members from the CASP Telehealth Task Force, led by Dr. Joy Pollard, will then guide the general meeting based upon prior submissions, as well as questions that come in during the webinar. 

Effective May 26, 2020 these meetings will be held every 2 weeks and include a 10-15 minute demonstration of a telehealth technology platform.  Please note: These demonstrations do not imply CASP endorsement.

This week's technology platform demonstration features: 


Questions addressed in this presentation include:

  1. What are the documentation requirements for a telehealth session?
  2. Has anyone transitioned new students into their program during the period of remote services and do they have any recommendations for making the transition successful?
  3. What specifically should I indicate about a session that occurred via telehealth?
  4. What are some pre-requisite skills that we can teach for more effective telehealth sessions?
  5. How can I feel certain that I am doing this right?

Instructor(s)

Ph.D., BCBA-D Joy Pollard

Dr. Joy Pollard is the Co-founder and CEO of Clinical Operations at Behavior Change Institute. She earned her Ph.D. in Disability Disciplines, with a Specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis and her clinical experience has spanned across the home, clinical, school, and residential home settings. Dr. Pollard serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, where she provides clinical supervision and collaborates on research focused on children with ASD and neurogenetic syndromes. Her research and clinical practice have focused extensively on practitioner capacity building initiatives and pioneering telehealth applications to increase access to medically necessary ABA treatment for individuals living in rural and geographically isolated areas. Her scholarly publications include articles on ethical considerations in the design and implementation of telehealth service delivery models and she has served as a subject matter expert for the Telehealth Guidelines by the Council for Autism Service Providers (CASP).

MHA Kathleen Karimi

Kathleen Karimi is the Co-founder and CEO of Business Operations at Behavior Change Institute. Kathleen earned a Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration from Ohio University and has a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Kathleen discovered her passion for business early on and has over 12 years of experience supporting clinical practice through healthcare business administration, advocacy and development. In addition to fulfilling an executive role at several premier behavioral healthcare organizations, Kathleen has consulted for dozens of leading ABA organizations nationwide in the areas of business administration, quality assurance and development. Kathleen has published on ethical considerations in the design and implementation of telehealth service delivery models and she has served as a subject matter expert for the Telehealth Guidelines by the Council for Autism Service Providers (CASP). Kathleen is also an active member of the Texas Association for Behavior Analysis Telehealth Task Force.

MS, BCBA, LBA Rebecca Womack

Rebecca several years of experience rendering services via telehealth as well as researched this topic when advocating on behalf of providers and military families in DC regarding the TRICARE ABA benefit.
 Rebecca has been privileged to serve adults and children using ABA in a variety of capacities. From facility-based care, to working in group homes, daycare centers, schools, and family homes, her experience includes implementing evidence-based therapy across multiple settings. As part of this, she has traveled across the United States and overseas to provide consultation for families with children and adults who have autism. Rebecca currently serves as the Director of Clinical Compliance for Blue Sprig Pediatrics, Inc. There she works collaboratively with a team of interdisciplinary professionals to create quality assurance policies and ensure that related processes are ethically and contractually aligned with health plan standards.