Are Therapists Less Skilful in Teletherapy Than In-Person Therapy Scenarios? A Latent Profile Analysis of Facilitative Interpersonal Skills.

ABSTRACT: Emerging research suggests that therapists feel less efficacious administering therapy remotely than in-person. These findings, however, are based almost exclusively on therapist self-reports. The current study compared therapists' self-reported and observer-rated therapeutic skills across simulated in-person and teletherapy scenarios to determine if common factors and therapeutic skills differed between the two treatment settings. A diverse sample of 223 licensed therapists and trainees simulated the provision of psychotherapy using standardised clips of challenging therapeutic scenarios in both tele- and in-person therapy. Common factors and therapeutic skills in tele- and in-person therapy simulations were rated by trained coders and compared. Latent profile analysis identified latent s

SUBMITTER: Lin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11834988 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature