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Title: Training postgraduate psychology students to deliver psychological services online
Author(s): Shandley, Kerrie; Klein, Britt; Kyrios, Michael; Austin, David; Ciechomski, Lisa; Murray, Greg
Abstract: Information and communication technologies are increasingly being used to remotely deliver psychological services. This delivery method confers clear advantages to both client and therapist, including the accessibility of services by otherwise unserved populations and cost-effective treatment. Remote services can be delivered in a real-time or delayed manner, providing clients with a wealth of therapy options not previously available. The proliferation of these services has outstripped the development and implementation of all but the most rudimentary of regulatory frameworks, potentially exposing clients to substandard psychological services. Integrating mandatory training on the delivery of online psychological services into accredited postgraduate psychology courses would aid in addressing this issue. The purpose of this article is to outline issues of consideration in the development and implementation of such a training programme. An online etherapy training programme developed by Swinburne University's National eTherapy Centre will be used as an example throughout.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
Source: Australian Psychologist, Vol. 46, no. 2 (Jun 2011), pp. 120-125
Publication year: 2011
FOR Code(s): 1701 Psychology; 1702 Cognitive Sciences; 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
Keyword(s): Anxiety; Anxiety Online; CBT; Cognitive-behavioural therapy; Etherapy; Online therapy; Online training; Psychological services; Students
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISSN: 0005-0067
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00034.x
Peer reviewed