The Emerging and Evolving World of Telepsychology

Drs. Morgan T. Sammons, Jana N. Martin, Gary R. VandenBos, and Samuel Lustgarten discuss both the shift to telepsychology practice for the delivery of psychological services that has occurred as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis and the enduring effects of this shift on psychological practice in the future.

• Morgan T. Sammons, PhD, ABPP, is the executive officer of the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. He is a retired Navy captain and was formerly the U.S. Navy’s specialty leader for clinical psychology.
• Jana N. Martin, PhD, is the CEO of The Trust. Previously, she was a cochair of the Joint Task Force for the Development of Telepsychology Guidelines for Psychologists and a coeditor of A Telepsychology Casebook: Using Technology Ethically and Effectively in Your Professional Practice.
• Gary R. VandenBos, PhD, is the senior professional consultant at the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. He previously served as the publisher of the American Psychological Association for over 30 years. He is the coauthor of Psychotherapy with Schizophrenics: The Treatment of Choice.
• Samuel Lustgarten, PhD, is an assistant clinical professor in counseling psychology and assistant director of the Counseling Psychology Training Clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work has centered on technology in psychology, specifically examining the ethical and legal considerations.