Video-conferenced and audio-only psychotherapy have both been demonstrated as effective in routine clinical practice and efficacious within randomized clinical trials for clients across the adult lifespan and across a range of presenting concerns (Lin et al., 2022; Varker et al., 2019). Clients receiving therapy via telehealth also have attrition rates that are lower than for in-person psychotherapy (Cuijpers et al., 2019; Cuthbert et al., 2022). Most challenges in providing psychotherapy via telehealth occur with adult clients across the lifespan. Some clinicians also describe concerns in their teletherapy practice that are perhaps not unique to middle-aged and older adults but may occur more frequently. There are now a variety of resources and practices available for therapists who would like to improve the experience and impact of their telehealth sessions with individuals in the second half of life. This webinar will feature strategies to manage procedural aspects of telehealth sessions, develop and maintain therapeutic rapport, and enhance teletherapy effectiveness with middle-aged and older adult clients.

​This webinar meets the annual CE requirements for PsychPact E.Passport holders for 3 hours of continuing education relevant to the use of technology in psychology.

About the Webinar:

Course objectives:
  • Identify 3 barriers to effective teletherapy sessions with middle-aged and older adults
  • Differentiate between telehealth-related skills deficits versus technology anxiety
  • Describe several within-session strategies to improve the impact of teletherapy sessions with clients in the second half of life.

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Our SpeakerS

Ann Steffen, PhD, ABPP is a professor of psychological sciences at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and an experienced clinician, clinical supervisor and professional trainer.  Dr. Steffen is a faculty clinician at the UM-St. Louis Community Psychological Service, and is dual board certified in Geropsychology and in Behavioral & Cognitive Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). She is lead author on the 2nd edition of Treating Later-Life Depression: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach workbook and clinician guide  in Oxford University Press's Treatments ThatWork Series (Steffen et al., 2021).
Jessica Gerfen, PhD is Chief Executive Officer, St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute (SLBMI). Dr. Gerfen joined SLBMI in 2015 and has held a number of administrative positions, including Director of Risk Management and Technology, Assistant Administrative Director, and Administrative Director of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program.  She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Houston OCD Program. Current initiatives of interest for Dr. Gerfen include advancement of technology integration into clinical practice and operational quality initiatives and expansion. Her clinical professional areas of interest include OCD and related anxiety disorders and the relationship between anxiety and eating disorders.
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Dr. Gerfen is President-Elect-Elect of the Missouri Psychological Association (MOPA).
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This training is supported by Missouri Psychological Association. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of MOPA.
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