Telepsychology: A Primer for Counseling Psychologists ψ

Telepsychology is having a profound influence on professional practice. Currently, however, many psychologists lack the requisite knowledge and skill to provide ethical and competent telepractice services. Moreover, the field has lagged in developing the educational and supervised experiences requir...

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Published in:The Counseling psychologist Vol. 47; no. 8; pp. 1074 - 1114
Main Authors: Cooper, Stewart E., Campbell, Linda F., Smucker Barnwell, Sara
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.11.2019
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Competence
Competency based learning
Counseling
Counseling psychology
Counselling psychologists
Curricula
Ethics
Professional training
Psychologists
Psychology
Research subjects
Rules
Telemedicine
telemedicine
ethics
shortage areas
telehealth
underserved communities
ISSN:0011-0000, 1552-3861
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Summary:Telepsychology is having a profound influence on professional practice. Currently, however, many psychologists lack the requisite knowledge and skill to provide ethical and competent telepractice services. Moreover, the field has lagged in developing the educational and supervised experiences required to achieve competency. Yet, there is great opportunity as well. The purpose of this article is to identify the natural integration of the pillars of counseling psychology with the major domains of telepractice and to link telepractice to the values and mission of counseling psychologists. We present aspects of telepsychology including ethical and legal factors, asynchronous and synchronous practice, and group-focused practice along with technologies and the rules that govern them. We also describe interjurisdictional practice, and introduce a proposed curriculum based upon the benchmark competencies for infusion of telepsychology into training across the professional lifespan.
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ISSN:0011-0000
1552-3861
DOI:10.1177/0011000019895276