Regarding the patient’s support person, what is a possible requirement during sessions for higher risk clients?

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Safety planning and risk management in teletherapy may include having a support person on-site during sessions for higher-risk clients. This requirement helps ensure immediate assistance if a crisis arises, supports monitoring and implementation of the safety plan, and provides another person who can help respond if the client becomes acutely unsafe. It also facilitates communication with the caregiver or support network and can improve accuracy of information about the client’s situation. The other options reduce or negate these safety safeguards (attending alone removes the told-on-site safety presence; attending on-site without support lacks the added risk-management presence; moving to a supervised site is a different arrangement that may be used in other circumstances but isn’t the direct on-site support during the session).