Telehealth Tuesday

May 26, 2020:  Q&A with the CASP Telehealth Task Force

Original Webinar Date: May 26, 2020

CEU offered: 1.0 Learning CEU

Short Title: Telehealth Tuesday (May 26, 2020)

Webinar Duration: 55 min

CE Instructors:

  • Joy Pollard, PhD, BCBA-D
  • Kathleen Karimi, MHA
  • Linda LeBlanc, PhD, BCBA-D


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. A summary of "The Role of Compassion and Ethics in Decision-Making Regarding Access to Applied Behavior Analysis Services During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Response to Cox, Plavnick & Brodhead" (LeBlanc, Pearson, Pollard & Unumb, 2020)
  2. Do you know of any free or affordable platforms for the use with an iPad that allow for Screen Sharing while still being able to view the participant/patient?
  3. Our agency has noted that member cost share is different for services provided via telehealth versus on-site. What is the best way to navigate dynamic cost share structures for a single member?
  4. What does your intake process for telehealth services entail?
  5. We keep hearing that our field needs to publish data on direct ABA treatment for future advocacy. Our agency is interested in doing this, but unsure about how to approach this since there are so many variables outside our control. How might we publish on our transition to telehealth services?

Instructor(s)

PhD, BCBA-D, Licensed Psychologist Linda LeBlanc

Linda A. LeBlanc, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Licensed Psychologist is the President of LeBlanc Behavioral Consulting.  She previously served as a professor at Claremont McKenna College, Western Michigan University and Auburn University.  She served as the Executive Director of Trumpet Behavioral Health from 2012-2017, leading the creation of large-scale systems for clinical standards, quality assurance, and research. She established LeBlanc Behavioral Consulting in 2017 and now consults to technology companies, universities, and behavior analytic human service organizations. Her research interests include behavioral treatment of autism, technology-based behavioral interventions, supervision and mentorship, leadership, and systems development in human services. She is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and the 2016 recipient of the American Psychological Association Nathan H. Azrin Award for Distinguished Contribution in Applied Behavior Analysis.

Ph.D., BCBA-D Joy Pollard

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 at Utah State University. Dr. Pollard holds a position as Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University and currently serves as co-investigator on several research projects investigating telehealth service delivery of applied behavior analysis interventions for individuals with Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. She has supervised multi-state telehealth services since 2011 in the home, community, residential, day habilitation, and school settings for individuals across the lifespan. Her research and clinical work have focused on leveraging technology to increase access, build capacity, and improve the standards of behavioral healthcare for families in rural and underserved communities. Dr. Pollard has served on both state and national committees to advise on best practices in telehealth and applied behavior analysis.

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.