Successes, challenges, and opportunities in providing evidence-based teletherapy to children who have experienced trauma as a response to Covid-19: A national survey of clinicians

Baker, AJL (通讯作者),Vincent J Fontana Ctr Child Protect New York Found, 590 Ave Amer, New York, NY 10011 USA.
2023-3
While teletherapy is not a new phenomenon, most clinicians have not been trained and do not routinely practice it. The current study was designed to ascertain challenges and opportunities presented by the widescale usage of teletherapy especially for traumatized children, which was necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Two hundred and fifty clinicians across the United States providing teletherapy to traumatized children completed an online survey. Results revealed that many logistical aspects of treatment were perceived to be easier when implemented remotely. Some clinical aspects of care were also perceived to be easier, notably engagement with caregivers. Developing rapport, assessing emotions, and keeping children's attention, however, were perceived as more challenging. Child characteristics such as age, attention span, and screen fatigue were viewed as creating challenges. Most clinicians had not received training in relevant topics for teletherapy and were eager to receive such training. These results suggest many avenues for refining and fine-tuning remote mental health services especially for children.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
卷号:146
ISSN:0190-7409|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
Saint John's University
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
0
2013以来使用计数
0
EISSN
1873-7765
出版年
2023-3
DOI
10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106819
学科领域
循证社会学
关键词
Teletherapy Trauma treatment Foster care TF-CBT
WOS学科分类
Family Studies Social Work