Virtual care facilitation

The manuals converge on the need for privacy, secure technology, and a suitable setting when assessments or therapy are conducted virtually. Across the extracts, remote work is tied to preserving confidentiality, confirming the participant or patient has a private space, and using approved or secure video platforms for therapist-led sessions or assessments. They also agree that remote facilitation carries operational risks, including technology failure and confidentiality breaches, and that emergency or research support must remain accessible when needed. They differ mainly in how much operational detail they provide and in the specific platforms named. The Yale protocol gives the most explicit remote-safety instructions, including not recording sessions, avoiding visible PHI during screen sharing, and limiting personal information in emails and meeting invitations. The ketamine-assisted psychotherapy record names approved telehealth platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet, Doxy, or Portal, and notes that telehealth may reduce communicative behaviour and group cohesion compared with in-person care. The von Rotz protocol is more focused on conditional use, stating that telehealth is permitted for certain visits and contingencies, and that in-person assessment remains necessary in some cases despite virtual options.