TY - JOUR
T1 - Collaborative Care at a Distance
T2 - Student Therapists' Experiences of Learning and Delivering Relationally Focused Telemental Health
AU - Springer, Paul
AU - Bischoff, Richard J.
AU - Kohel, Kara
AU - Taylor, Nathan C.
AU - Farero, Adam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - There is mounting evidence that telemental health is an effective delivery method for treating a variety of mental, emotional, behavioral, and relational health problems. While many of the therapeutic skills leading to the effectiveness of face-to-face treatments are transferable, the effectiveness of telemental health requires unique skills. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to determine the experience of learning how to use videoconferencing to deliver relationally focused mental health care. Participants included 10 graduates of a COAMFTE-accredited master's degree program emphasizing training in telemental health. Each student had practicum placements that required videoconferencing to deliver relationally based psychotherapy. Analysis of interview data revealed (a) personal reservations about distance delivery; (b) the importance of scaffolding student learning through curriculum, supervision, and mental health-care delivery protocols; (c) the technological barriers associated with this delivery method; and (d) overcoming technological barriers through intentionality.
AB - There is mounting evidence that telemental health is an effective delivery method for treating a variety of mental, emotional, behavioral, and relational health problems. While many of the therapeutic skills leading to the effectiveness of face-to-face treatments are transferable, the effectiveness of telemental health requires unique skills. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to determine the experience of learning how to use videoconferencing to deliver relationally focused mental health care. Participants included 10 graduates of a COAMFTE-accredited master's degree program emphasizing training in telemental health. Each student had practicum placements that required videoconferencing to deliver relationally based psychotherapy. Analysis of interview data revealed (a) personal reservations about distance delivery; (b) the importance of scaffolding student learning through curriculum, supervision, and mental health-care delivery protocols; (c) the technological barriers associated with this delivery method; and (d) overcoming technological barriers through intentionality.
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U2 - 10.1111/jmft.12431
DO - 10.1111/jmft.12431
M3 - Article
C2 - 32277719
AN - SCOPUS:85083099544
SN - 0194-472X
VL - 46
SP - 201
EP - 217
JO - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
JF - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
IS - 2
ER -