Continuing & Professional Studies, Palo Alto University

Given its widespread applicability to digital mental health and teletherapy, this certificate is relevant for mental health professionals such as social workers, counselors, psychologists, and marriage and family therapists. This certificate program provides the learner with the foundational knowledge and training necessary to incorporate digital mental health tools into their mental health practice. This certificate program is comprised of four courses that cover: (1) foundational knowledge in choosing, evaluating, and incorporating digital tools into mental health practice; (2) review the evidence base for internet interventions for reducing health disparities; (3) prepare the learner to use digital interventions with children and adolescents; and (4) train the learner to conduct risk assessments remotely online.