Incorporating telehealth into health service psychology training: A mixed-method study of student perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Telehealth is increasingly recognized as an avenue for enhancing psychologists' capacities to meet the mental health needs of a diverse and underserved (due to barriers e.g., distance, transportation) public. The present study sought to inform training in telepsychology (i.e., telehealth delivery of psychological services) by using both quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the perspectives of doctoral students who have already been involved in such training.

Method

A total of 19 predoctoral students from two universities, with at least some experience in telepsychology training, provided their perspectives on two complementary research questions: (1) How do students perceive their level of competence in various domains of telepsychology?; and (2) What ar

SUBMITTER: Dopp AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7917426 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature