CTiBS Blog

The spread of COVID-19 and need for social distancing have created a call for an increase in telehealth services. To assist those new to telehealth (and telebehavioral health specifically), as well as provide more advanced telebehavioral practitioners additional resources, CTiBS has created a COVID-19 Resource section on our website. These pages can be accessed from […]

We are excited to let you know that Telebehavioral Health: Foundations in Theory and Practice for Graduate Learners has officially launched. This new graduate textbook is based on the CTiBS Telebehavioral Health competency framework (the newest version of that article is available here), published in 2017 by Springer Nature in the CTiBS journal known as the Journal for […]

Telebehavioral Health: Foundations in Theory and Practice for Graduate Learners provides readers with a comprehensive overview of telebehavioral health, including definitions and concepts, the benefits and barriers associated with practice, and an interprofessional framework for telebehavioral health competencies. The competencies outlined help readers develop an engaged, ethical, and effective telebehavioral health practice. The book discusses […]

Posted with permission from Pat Deleon, Ph.D. Visionary Ken Drude has been on the cutting-edge of psychology’s increasing awareness of the long-term implications of telehealth for the clinician and most importantly, for potential clients.  Most recently, he has urged our colleagues to also appreciate the importance of their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) profiles and especially […]

In keeping with the 2014 CTiBS Telebehavioral Health Competency Task Force agenda, the task force has written a series of telebehavioral health (TBH) competency-related publications, including an interprofessional telebebehavioral health competency rationale and framework, followed by a variety of peer-reviewed journal articles in a range of professional journals and books. Chair of the Task Force, Marlene Maheu PhD said, […]

The Coalition for Technology in Behavioral Science (CTiBS) is delighted to invite you to see the available topics in the current issue of the Journal for Technology in Behavioral Science (JTiBS). This leading journal was founded by CTiBS and is supported by Springer Nature. For information about submitting an article, visit: JTiBS submissions To serve […]

Publisher Springer Nature, the CTiBS publishing partner, has just re-released a newly corrected version of the 2017 An Interprofessional Framework for Telebehavioral Health Competencies in the 2019 December issue of the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science (JTiBS). The journal was founded by CTiBS and is now in its third year of operation, with Donaly Hilty MD serving as Editor-in-Chief. Below is the abstract and […]

Still scratching your head about how to select and suggest apps in clinical practice? You are not alone. In fact, with more than 10,000 mobile, behavioral apps already in the marketplace, there is little federal oversight or substantial research identifying which health care apps are both safe and clinically valid. The development of a clear […]

Telebehavioral health (TBH) in the form of synchronous video is effective, well received and a standard way to practice. Current guidelines and policies discuss the importance of good clinical, technical, and administrative components to care. A review of the TBH evidence-based literature across psychiatry/medicine, psychology, social work, counseling, marriage/family, behavioral analysis, and other behavioral sciences […]

In 2001, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report that highlighted the inadequacies of health care professional training and assessment of ongoing proficiency to enhance patient care and safety (IOM 2001). The IOM’s subsequent Health Professions Education Summit (HPES) then identified objectives for educational reform for the following health professionals in the United States: nurses, pharmacists, physician […]