a Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale , Università degli Studi di Padova , Padova , Italy.
Psychother Res. 2018 Nov;28(6):909-924. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2016.1259533. Epub 2017 Jan 9.
Online counseling may be defined as an interaction between users and mental health professionals that takes place through computer mediated communication technology. This study aimed to investigate the attitudes of Italian psychologists towards different aspects of online counseling provided via email, chat, forums, and videoconference.
An online questionnaire was administered to a sample of 289 licensed psychologists in the Veneto Region (Italy) in order to collect opinions, preferences, and intentions to use online modalities, along with prior knowledge and practice experiences.
Only 18.3% of the respondents had previous experience with online counseling. Overall, the majority of psychologists (62.6%) were favorable towards online counseling, but they also had several reservations about the provision of online diagnosis and therapeutic interventions. Results showed a consistent lack of clarity regarding ethical and penal issues concerning online modalities.
More efforts must be directed to deepening the application of new technologies in the field of psychology in order to enable an ethical and professional practice of online counseling in Italy.
在线咨询可被定义为用户与心理健康专业人员通过计算机中介通信技术进行的互动。本研究旨在调查意大利心理学家对通过电子邮件、聊天、论坛和视频会议提供的在线咨询的不同方面的态度。
向威尼托地区（意大利）的 289 名持照心理学家进行了在线问卷调查，以收集有关在线模式的意见、偏好和使用意向，以及先前的知识和实践经验。
只有 18.3%的受访者有过在线咨询的经验。总体而言，大多数心理学家（62.6%）对在线咨询持赞成态度，但他们对在线诊断和治疗干预的提供也有一些保留意见。结果表明，对于在线模式的伦理和刑法问题，人们的认识一直不够清晰。
必须加大力度深化新技术在心理学领域的应用，以便在意大利实现在线咨询的伦理和专业实践。
