Telemental health training in the Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System

Caver, Kelly A.; Shearer, Erika M.; Burks, Derek J.; Perry, Kristen; Paul, Nicola F. De; McGinn, Meghan M.; Felker, Bradford

doi:10.1002/jclp.22797

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“…The findings regarding training and policies underscore the importance of adequate organizational support in addressing both environmental and intrapsychic barriers to telepsychology use. This is reinforced by the finding that psychologists in VA medical centers reported higher percentage use before COVID-19 than psychologists in all other primary practice settings except individual practice, given VHA’s history of telepsychology infrastructure and accessibility of training (e.g., Caver et al, 2020).…”

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The COVID-19 telepsychology revolution: A national study of pandemic-based changes in U.S. mental health care delivery.

Pierce

Perrin

Tyler

et al. 2021

American Psychologist

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a literal revolution in mental health care delivery, shifting the vast majority of psychological services to telepsychology. This study conducted a national survey of licensed psychologists and documented this seismic shift, finding that although 7.07% of psychologists' clinical work was performed via telepsychology before the COVID-19 pandemic, this increased 12-fold to 85.53% during the pandemic. Psychologists were optimistic that over one-third of their clinical work would still occur via telepsychology after the pandemic, suggesting the high likelihood of lasting changes in U.S. mental health care delivery.

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confidence: 99%

The COVID-19 telepsychology revolution: A national study of pandemic-based changes in U.S. mental health care delivery.

Pierce

Perrin

Tyler

et al. 2021

American Psychologist

301

263

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“…Indeed, lack of training was the most frequently endorsed barrier to telepsychology use among mental health care providers (Perry, Gold, & Shearer, 2020). Caver et al (2020) describe some of the excellent telepsychology training programing offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the VA's strong efforts to overcome barriers to training and implementation. The VA is at the forefront of efforts to support telepsychology provision.…”

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Rapid telepsychology deployment during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A special issue commentary and lessons from primary care psychology training

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Objective: This article positions the special issue on telepsychology amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, which has dramatically accelerated the adoption and dissemination of telepsychology.Method: The article makes general observations about the themes emerging in the special issue with considerations for application, training, theory-driven research, and policy. It then presents as a case example the rapid deployment during the pandemic of telepsychology doctoral training and services at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Primary Care Psychology Collaborative.Results: Facilitators to VCU telepsychology deployment included trainee and supervisor resources, strong telepsychology training, and prior experience. Barriers to overcome included limited clinic capacity, scheduling, technology, and accessibility and diversity issues. Lessons learned involved presenting clinical issues, supervision, and working with children and adolescents.Conclusions: Telepsychology is crucial for psychological service provision, during the COVID-19 pandemic more than ever, and that is unlikely to change as psychologists and patients increasingly continue to appreciate its value. K E Y W O R D S COVID-19, integrated care, primary care psychology, telehealth, telemedicine, telepsychology, training 1 | INTRODUCTION Our commentary to this Journal of Clinical Psychology special issue on "Telepsychology: Research, Training, Practice,and Policy" has several purposes. We begin by making general observations about some of the themes emerging in the special issue with considerations for application, training, theory-driven research, and policy. We then position telepsychology amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, which arguably is a historical event that has had the largest impact on the provision of telepsychology services since the invention of the webcam. The article will present as a case example the rapid deployment during the pandemic of telepsychology doctoral training and services at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Primary Care Psychology Collaborative, which is funded by two grants from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and at any given time trains over 30 psychology doctoral students across a dozen or so primary care psychology training sites. The article will focus on the changes being made at VCU to adapt from in-person services and training to telepsychology, successes, and supports in that adaptation, barriers encountered, and lessons learned for telepsychology training and service provision. | TELEPSYCHOLOGY SPECIAL ISSUEMore than any other theme, the articles in this special issue underscore the critical nature of strong telepsychology training as a growth opportunity for the field. Pierce, Perrin, and McDonald (2020) found in their path model that the strongest predictors of psychologists' use of telepsychology were subjective norms, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness of telepsychology. Put simply, psychologists who do not use telepsychology do not feel that others are usi...

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“…10,11 Every specialty has its unique challenges in telehealth application in spite of the efforts toward minimizing barriers for training and implementing procedures at the provider, system, and patient levels. 12…”

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Telehealth: Is It Only for the Rural Areas? A Review of Its Wider Use

Muzammil

2020

Telehealth and Medicine Today

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Telehealth (also known as telemedicine, digital medicine) is a relatively new concept in healthcare provision, which is perceived as a useful mode of managing patients at remote locations. As this technology evolves, the need arises to explore telehealth as part of holistic care. Much literature on telehealth is available but most are specialty-based or focus on one or two aspects of care provision. This article focuses on the four main building blocks of telehealth: perception by healthcare staff, perception by patients, quality of Internet and technology, and cost effectiveness based on 2 years of published literature.

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Telemental health training in the Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System

Cited by 19 publications

References 46 publications

The COVID-19 telepsychology revolution: A national study of pandemic-based changes in U.S. mental health care delivery.

The COVID-19 telepsychology revolution: A national study of pandemic-based changes in U.S. mental health care delivery.

Rapid telepsychology deployment during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A special issue commentary and lessons from primary care psychology training

Telehealth: Is It Only for the Rural Areas? A Review of Its Wider Use

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