A Counselor Education’s Community Clinics’ Shift to Telehealth During COVID-19: a Programmatic Perspective

Abstract

COVID-19 caused a sudden shift for counselors-in-training and supervisors to transition from in-person counselling to telehealth counseling and supervision. Counselors-in-training and supervisors at large were forced to complete a rapid transition to telehealth. This article provides a detailed account of the transition made at a large Southeastern University to telehealth and takes a broader look at practical implications and recommendations that other university and/or college and community-based clinics can use for adding telehealth to their clinic. In addition, practices for the effective use of technology in professional counselors’ preparedness for in person and telehealth counseling and supervision are outlined.