CTiBS Blog

March 30, 2023

Take a look at this Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science (JTiBS) article examining the impact of social comparison and Facebook addiction on mental health outcomes.  This recently published study by Lourdes Salaum Casingcasing and colleagues hypothesized that addiction and social comparison would be predictive of negative mental health outcomes and higher social networking site […]

Take a look at this Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science (JTiBS) article examining how we measure the quality of the working from home (WFH) experience. This recently published study by Federici and colleagues acknowledges the likely expansion of opportunities to work from home following the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, it acknowledges the heterogeneity of WFH […]

March 19, 2020

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 […]

December 20, 2019

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 […]

December 17, 2019

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 […]

December 3, 2019

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 […]

December 2, 2019

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 […]

September 22, 2019

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 […]