Békés Vera, Ménard Cédric Gill, Schmitz Natale, Aafjes-van Doorn Katie
Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, 1165 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Institut de Psychologie Contextuelle, Montreal, QC H2Y 2S9, Canada.
Brain Sci. 2023 Dec 14;13(12):1714. doi: 10.3390/brainsci13121714.
When therapists provide teletherapy they can choose between teletherapy via phone and teletherapy via videoconferencing, however, little is known about differences between using these two teletherapy formats. We aimed to compare therapists' attitudes, level of professional self-doubt, and experience of the therapeutic relationship in sessions conducted via phone versus via videoconferencing. We administered an online survey to 117 therapists who had experience with sessions both via phone and videoconferencing. The results suggested that therapists' attitudes and perceptions of the therapeutic relationship were similar. However, therapists' level of professional self-doubt was higher in sessions conducted via videoconferencing. Therapists with previous experience of conducting teletherapy via phone perceived phone sessions more positively. Thus, familiarity with videoconferencing technology might be more important in shaping therapists' attitudes and confidence than the type of technology per se. This highlights the importance of practicing with new technologies.
当治疗师提供远程治疗时，他们可以在通过电话进行的远程治疗和通过视频会议进行的远程治疗之间做出选择，然而，对于使用这两种远程治疗形式的差异知之甚少。我们旨在比较治疗师在通过电话与通过视频会议进行的治疗过程中的态度、职业自我怀疑程度以及治疗关系体验。我们对117名有过通过电话和视频会议进行治疗经验的治疗师进行了一项在线调查。结果表明，治疗师对治疗关系的态度和看法相似。然而，在通过视频会议进行的治疗过程中，治疗师的职业自我怀疑程度更高。有过通过电话进行远程治疗经验的治疗师对电话治疗的评价更为积极。因此，熟悉视频会议技术在塑造治疗师的态度和信心方面可能比技术本身的类型更为重要。这凸显了练习使用新技术的重要性。
