Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Technology to Enhance Mental Health Care: WS207

This introductory workshop presents current research and the latest clinical developments in the use of mobile applications for self-care and the enhancement of clinical care. Presenters from the National Center for PTSD provide comprehensive review of the rationale for incorporating digital resources into care and offer real-time demonstrations of two self-care apps. Presenters also review basic functions of treatment companion apps. Participants gain knowledge regarding the various steps in the clinical integration of mobile apps into treatment and consider privacy and security concerns as well as ethical and cultural issues

Webinars are converted to video on-demand programs with closed captioning after the live air date.

• Describe the empirical support for the integration of mobile apps into mental health treatment and self-management of symptoms.
• Describe the basic components of the National Center for PTSD’s self-care and treatment companion mobile apps.
• Identify three considerations, including ethical obligations, related to client preferences and cultural differences when integrating mobile apps into treatment.

Jeane Bosch, PhD, MPH, and Colleen Becket-Davenport, PsyD