Psychologist

Author

Dr. Maheu is the lead author of E-Health, Telehealth & Telemedicine A Guide to Startup and Success. This academic/professional book was co-authored by Pamela Whitten, Ph.D. and Ace Allen, M.D.  This text is a hands-on resource that shows how communication technologies can be designed, implemented, and managed to help professionals expand and transform their professional roles. Step by step, the authors reveal how to introduce innovative communication tools to a wide range of settings. This indispensable book contains suggestions for program development, ethical, legal and regulatory solutions, and technical options. For more information, see this description and comments from leaders in healthcare, business and administration.

Her second book, Infidelity on the Internet is co-authored with Rona Subotnik, MA. This consumer- oriented book examines online cheating as based on an extensive survey of visitors to SelfhelpMagazine. This self-help manual reflects dozens of poignant stories from dozens of people who experienced the roller-coaster of infidelity on the Internet. The book defines “emotional cheating” and brings sanity to an otherwise crazy-making experience. It serves as a survival guide, and gives a detailed glimpse into the repair work by couples struggling with online cheating.

Dr. Maheu’s third book,  The Mental Health Professional and the New Technologies: A Handbook for Practice Today was co-authored with Myron Pulier, M.D., Joseph McMenamin, M.D., Esq., Frank Wilhelm, Ph.D., and Nancy Brown-Connolly, RN, MSN. Written by this highly specialized multidisciplinary team, this text serves as a how-to manual for both the beginner as well as seasoned telehealth professional. It  gives a wide range of examples for how to use (and not use) email, chat rooms, telephones and videoconferencing systems with patients to deliver remote service. It details how to build a professional presence through websites and communities. It guides the reader through an easy-to-understand outline of risk management from the perspective of legal/ethical solutions. To the delight of many, it also provides a sample of the type of informed consent document to be considered for use with patients when using technology as a mental health professional or coach.
 

Consultant

Dr. Maheu offers consultation to help accomplish these goals:

• Telehealth Systems Development
  • Identify and recruit mental health providers to staff your telehealth network
  • Technology service/product offerings
  • Evaluating computerized interfaces for mental health populations
  • Reimbursement strategies for Medicare, Medicaid and private payers
• Risk Management, Training & Auditing
  • Develop a simple yet comprehensive legal/ethical risk management policy
  • Train your staff to deliver legal, ethical and reimbursable services to new consumer populations
  • Deliver a motivating and cutting-edge telehealth keynote to your professional group
  • Audit your web presence
• Revenue Generation: Expand Your Service & Product Offerings
  • Unbundle your e-book into multiple products
  • Create a mobile phone application (iPhone app) or other software
  • Formulate and implement an online marketing plan 

Trainer

What Others Are Saying …

“Dr. Maheu is psychology’s telehealth visionary, leading our colleagues through professional training in ethics and innovative technologies since the mid-90′s.  Telepsychology is the 21st century and our practitioners in particular must become knowledgeable.”

Pat DeLeon, Ph.D., MPH, JD, Former President, American Psychological Association

“Dr. Maheu is a leading national expert on the application of psychology in tele-health, online services and use of new technologies to support and expand your practice.

Marlene does terrific workshops-don’t miss them if you have a chance to see her in action. You will learn practical steps to expand your practice and improve your services using the latest technologies. I highly recommend Dr. Maheu.”

James Bray, Ph.D., Past President, American Psychological Association, Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine

“Marlene has worked at the forefront if telehealth for many years and has substantial expertise in the area. I strongly recommend her as a speaker and consultant in this arena.”

Gerald Koocher, Ph.D., Past President, American Psychological Association, Associate Provost at Simmons College

“Dr. Maheu is a outstanding leader, educator, and creative force in the field of telehealth. She has been a long-term advocate for the use of empirically-based practices in telepsychology and has provided solid guidance to practitioners in the ethics and conduct of telehealth services.”

Robert L. Glueckauf, Ph.D., College of Medicine, Florida State University 

“Marlene Maheu is a trailblazer in the field of telehealth. She was one of the first psychologists to even consider the concept of providing electronic services to patients and has been a leader in that field. Marlene is also a mover and a shaker and seems to be able to make nearly anything happen.”

Larry Rosen, Ph.D., Professor, CSU Dominguez Hills
 

Marlene has established herself as a pioneer, expert, and forceful advocate for the telehealth. I’ve taken her courses and periodically consult with her. I count on her for thoughtful and ethical guidance in this complex field.

Larry Brooks, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice - Psychotherapy & Supervision

“Marlene is an intelligent, thoughtful, and diligent clinical psychologist. I’ve known her for years and her work in ethics and telehealth have been of the highest caliber.”

Reid Hester, Ph.D., Partner, Behavior Therapy Associates, LLP

Dr. Maheu was writing and presenting on telehealth and psychology of the Internet when the rest of us didn’t even know how to spell it, much less know what it means or how to practice it. She is a true visionary and a pioneer in the important area of tele-mental-health.”

Ofer Zur, Ph.D., Zur Institute

“Dr. Maheu is one of the most knowledgeable people in the country in the area of psychology and technology. She has a rich perspective on the benefits and challenges in this field and has been extremely generous in sharing her resources and expertise.”

Judith Blanton, Ph.D., Blanton Consulting

“…we received an overwhelming positive response from those who attended her session. Dr. Maheu’s presentation provided new ideas for clinicians to integrate into their area of practice.”

Patricia Costales, LCSW, Executive Director, Guidance Center, Long Beach

“Marlene is a true innovator in bringing technology to the mental health field. Her books are a must and I recommend them to my students.”

Dale Masi, Ph.D., President/CEO, Masi Research Consultants Inc.

“Marlene is a visionary in the world of mental health and telemedicine. Her insight into these emerging fields are shaping the way care is being delivered now, and will shape how care will be delivered in the future. She has been a great asset to us in out efforts to develop innovative new delivery models.”

John Brownlee, President/CEO, Quinnian Health, Inc.

“Dr. Maheu did a superb job of teaching many of the key concepts in tele-mental health to therapists in our organization.”

Eric Kuelker, Ph.D., Past President, Mental Health Pros

“Marlene is a pioneer, leader and strong advocate for ethical telemental health practices. Her presentations, workshops, articles and books provide valuable, thoughtful and informative ideas about how to deal with the many complex issues presented by rapidly evolving technologies.”

Kenneth Drude, Ph.D.

“Marlene M. was always working at the cutting edge in the application of new internet technologies to the delivery of psychological services when we worked together on projects at the American Psychological Association some years ago. Many of the things she initiated as innovative and “futuristic” have now become incorporated into customary practice.”

Russ Newman, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Alliant International University

“Marlene is incredibly tech savvy with laser-sharp understanding of how to make the best use of innovative social media in professional settings.”

Stephanie A. Shields, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

“Marlene has long been a pioneer in telemental health. She has ambitiously blazed new trails for psychology in the information age, outlining the legal and ethical issues related to emergent technological solutions and working to set the standard of care as a scholar, author and presenter at the APA.”

Leigh W. Jerome, Ph.D.,  CEO/President, The Institute for Triple Helix Innovation

“I wanted to establish a task force on ‘new media,’ but only if Marlene Maheu, a long-time leader in telepsychology, would agree to be its chair. She did, and the task force exceeded my highest hopes.”

Ellen Cole, Ph.D.,  Former President, Society for the Psychology of Women, American Psychological Association