Article History

First Online: 9 January 2018

Change Date: 5 March 2018

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Change Date: 26 February 2018

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Change Details: The Coalition for Technology in Behavioral Science (CTiBS) has developed an interprofessional, evidence-based, measurable framework for telebehavioral health (TBH) competencies. The paper presents the development of the CTiBS TBH framework, identifies the theoretical rationale and need for such competencies; outlines methods used; provides two detailed discussions of applications; presents a tabulized form of the framework, then discusses limitations and future research. In the CTiBS TBH competency framework, the term telebehavioral health is meant to include telemental health and e-therapy. The TBH competency framework is offered as an initial working document to identify and organize discreet, measurable telebehavioral practices derived from a review of the literature, technological advances and day-to-day clinical practice. It reflects core knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for competent telebehavioral health practice. The competency framework is directly applicable to psychiatry/medicine, psychology, social work, counseling, marriage/family, behavior analysis and other behavioral sciences. The CTiBS TBH framework organizes seven topic domains and five subdomains according to competency level i.e., Novice, Proficient or Authority. In turn, each competency level is categorized into 51 discrete telebehavioral objectives, which are then distinguished by 149 cumulative and measurable telebehavioral practices. The seven TBH competency domains identified by CTiBS include: 1)Clinical Evaluation & Care, with three subdomains addressingAssessment & Treatment, Cultural Competence & DiversityandDocumentation & Administrative Procedures; 2)Virtual Environment & Telepresence; 3)Technology; 4)Legal & Regulatory Issues; 5)Evidence-Based & Ethical Practice,with two subdomains addressingStandards and GuidelinesandSocial Media; 6)Mobile Health and Appsand 7)Telepractice Development.

Change Details: The ESM should have been labeled Appendix Table 5 Interprofessional Framework for Telebehavioral Health Competencies

Change Date: 4 November 2019

Change Details: The previous version of the article was uploaded incorrectly. The version below is the correct version of the article.

Change Details: The previous version of the article was uploaded incorrectly. The version below is the correct version of the article.

Change Date: 4 November 2019

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: The authors report no financial conflicts of interest. Co-author Marlene Maheu is the Executive Director for the for-profit Telebehavioral Health Institute (ExternalRef removed), which offers professional training and consultation of the nature advocated by this paper. Tracy Luoma is Executive Director at Optum Behavioral Health Salt Lake County. Telebehavioral health task force member and table contributor, Richard Long, runs a commercial supervision service that could potentially benefit from certification processes (seeExternalRef removedfor pricing). The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.