Telepsychology: A Primer for Counseling Psychologists

Cooper, Stewart E.; Campbell, Linda F.; Barnwell, Sara Smucker

doi:10.1177/0011000019895276

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“…A survey by American Well in 2015 reached 2,000 participants; two out of three respondents said they would be interested in telehealth services (Cooper et al, 2019). Two meta-analyses have shown that online psychotherapy offers interesting results in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders (Barak et al, 2008).…”

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EMDR in Telemental Health Counseling for Healthcare Workers Caring for COVID-19 Patients: A Pilot Study

Tarquinio¹,

Brennstuhl

Rydberg

et al. 2020

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is putting a strain on health systems around the world. Healthcare workers, on the front lines of the epidemic, are facing major and potentially traumatic stressful events, overwhelming their ability to cope and their resources. Objective: The objective of this article will be to show how the use of the URG-EMDR protocol in a telemental health setting has proven to be feasible and effective in the treatment of a group of healthcare professionals working in nursing homes or hospital services that were highly mobilized during the acute phase of COVID-19. Method: 17 participants, registered nurses (N ¼ 7) and licensed practical nurses (N ¼ 10), were remotely treated using the URG-EMDR protocol in a single session. The assessment focused on anxiety and depressive symptoms (HAD scale) and the level of perceived disturbance (SUD). An additional evaluation of the satisfaction with the remote psychotherapy intervention was conducted. Results: As the URG-EMDR protocol has already proven itself during emergency interventions, it is interesting to note that its remote use in the treatment of healthcare providers caring for COVID-19 patients allows for an improvement in the emotional state and a decrease in perceived disturbance, in a single session. This result is maintained 1 week after the intervention, despite the continued professional activities of the participants and the continuity of the event. Moreover, the remote therapy setting was judged satisfactory by the patients, even if it required adjustments and certain recommendations for practice. Discussion: The remote use of the URG-EMDR protocol opens up innovative perspectives for early interventions and the prevention of the development of psychological disorders in the long term following a situation of acute stress.

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confidence: 99%

EMDR in Telemental Health Counseling for Healthcare Workers Caring for COVID-19 Patients: A Pilot Study

Tarquinio¹,

Brennstuhl

Rydberg

et al. 2020

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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“…Competency in telepsychology is critical, and providing services in a crisis such as COVID-19 is another critical situation which need further level of training and competency. Competent psychologists, for example, in providing face-to-face interventions, may find that their effectiveness does not transfer to telepsychology services without further training [23] .…”

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“…Psychologists must be sure that the codes of ethical and professional standards of practice are met during the telepsychology services they provide [14] . Telepsychology does not entail new guidelines but needs awareness of further issues and actions that arise in the context of providing medical care remotely [23] . Three-quarters of the telepsychology guidelines (APA, 2013) are standards of the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and the Code of Conduct [27] .…”

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Toward establishing telepsychology guideline. Turning the challenges of COVID-19 into opportunity

Alqahtani

Alkhamees

Alkhalaf

et al. 2021

Ethics, Medicine and Public Health

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Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has obstructed the classical practices of psychological assessment and intervention via face-to-face interaction. Patients and all health professionals have been forced to isolate and become innovative to continue receiving and providing exceptional healthcare services while minimizing the risk of exposure to, or transmission of, COVID-19. Aim This document is proposed initially as a guide to the extraordinary implementation of telepsychology in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and to extend its implementation to use fundamentally as the main guideline for telepsychology services in Saudi Arabia and other Arabic communities. Method A professional task force representing different areas of professional psychology reviewed, summarized, and documented methods, policies, procedures, and other resources to ensure that the recommendations and evidence reviews were valid and consistent with best practices. Results The practice of telepsychology involves the consideration of legal and professional requirements. This paper provides a guideline and recommendations for procedural changes that are necessary to address psychological services as we transition to telepsychology, as well as elucidates and demonstrates practical telepsychology frameworks, procedures, and proper recommendations for the provision of services during COVID-19. It adds a focused examination and discussion related to factors that could influence the telemedicine guideline, such as culture, religion, legal matters, and how clinical psychologists could expand their telepsychology practice during COVID-19 and after, seeking to produce broadly applicable guidelines for the practice of telepsychology. Professional steps in practical telemedicine were illustrated in tables and examples. Conclusion Telepsychology is not a luxury or a temporary response. Rather, it should be considered part of a proactive governance model to secure a continuity of mental health care services. Arabic communities could benefit from this guideline to telepsychology as an essential protocol for providing mental health services during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…The Kooth service might therefore be viewed as a positive virtual ecosystem (+VE; Figure 2). Psychological support services are relatively underdeveloped in terms of keeping up with technological advances [60]. Given this, it is common for services to attempt to replicate face-to-face ways of working when developing web-based therapeutic resources and to judge them using the same criteria [61].…”

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A Theory of Change for Web-Based Therapy and Support Services for Children and Young People: Collaborative Qualitative Exploration

Hanley¹,

Sefi²,

Grauberg³

et al. 2021

JMIR Pediatr Parent

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Background Web-based counseling and support has become increasingly commonplace for children and young people (CYP). Currently, there is limited research that focuses on the mechanisms of change within complex telepsychology platforms, a factor that makes designing and implementing outcome measures challenging. Objective This project aims to articulate a theory of change (ToC) for Kooth, a web-based therapy and support platform for CYP. Methods A collaborative qualitative research design involving professional staff, academic partners, and young people was used to develop the ToC. The following three major reflective phases were engaged: a scoping workshop involving professional staff and academic partners, a series of explorative projects were completed to inform the development of the ToC, and the draft ToC was reviewed for coherence by key stakeholders (young people, online professionals, and service managers). Results A collaboratively developed ToC was presented. This was divided into the conditions that lead to individuals wanting to access web-based therapy and support (eg, individuals wanting support there and then or quickly), the mode of service delivery (eg, skilled and experienced professionals able to build empathetic relationships with CYP), and the observed and reported changes that occur as a consequence of using the service (eg, individuals being better able to manage current and future situations). Conclusions Developing the ToC helps to shed light on how web-based therapy and support services aid the mental health and well-being of CYP. Furthermore, it helps to understand the development of positive virtual ecosystems and can be used to devise evaluative tools for CYP telepsychology providers.

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Telepsychology: A Primer for Counseling Psychologists

Cited by 41 publications

References 41 publications

EMDR in Telemental Health Counseling for Healthcare Workers Caring for COVID-19 Patients: A Pilot Study

EMDR in Telemental Health Counseling for Healthcare Workers Caring for COVID-19 Patients: A Pilot Study

Toward establishing telepsychology guideline. Turning the challenges of COVID-19 into opportunity

A Theory of Change for Web-Based Therapy and Support Services for Children and Young People: Collaborative Qualitative Exploration

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