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Advisory committee reviews licensee survey: telehealth largely working but safety and interstate practice raise concerns
Summary
Committee members reviewed survey responses from licensed marriage and family therapists about telehealth. Most respondents reported no issues, but members flagged safety, interstate practice limits and an educational gap in crisis management and telehealth best practices.
A majority of marriage and family therapy licensees who responded to a recent BSRB survey said they had not experienced telehealth problems in the previous two years, Executive Director David Fye told the advisory committee Oct. 10; still, committee members identified recurring concerns about safety, interstate practice and practitioner education.
“About three‑quarters of LMFT respondents reported no issues,” Fye said, but he and advisory members discussed patterns found in the open‑ended responses. Heidi Vela, a private‑practice clinician in Manhattan, said the survey…
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