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Counselors' Perceptions of Their Preparedness for Telemental Health Services: A Phenomenological Examination
BACKGROUND: To examine counselors' perceptions of their formal preparation for engaging in telemental health (TMH) counseling with the intent of gaining an understanding of their lived experiences. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Semistructured interviews were conducted with seven seasoned counselors wh...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10561738/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37817873 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmr.2021.0011 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: To examine counselors' perceptions of their formal preparation for engaging in telemental health (TMH) counseling with the intent of gaining an understanding of their lived experiences. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Semistructured interviews were conducted with seven seasoned counselors who regularly engage in technology-mediated distance counseling. RESULTS: The results highlighted themes within two emerging categories: the counselor and training/education. Themes related to motivation and specific counselor attributes emerged from the first category and themes of availability, inadequacy, and modality emerged from the second category. DISCUSSION: The implications from this study suggest a lack of availability and standardization of effective training on TMH delivery. CONCLUSION: This study identifies areas of potential future research related to counselors' preparation experiences as well specific areas of need for TMH training in counseling graduate programs and other natural opportunities. |
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