Relational teletherapy experiences of couple and family therapy trainees: "Reading the room," exhaustion, and the comforts of home.
Journal
Journal of marital and family therapy
ISSN: 1752-0606
Titre abrégé: J Marital Fam Ther
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7904614
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Historique:
revised:
09
12
2020
received:
21
07
2020
accepted:
22
12
2020
pubmed:
16
1
2021
medline:
29
10
2021
entrez:
15
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Couple and family therapists are increasingly using telehealth platforms to deliver services. Unfortunately, the literature on relational teletherapy is not well developed. This study sought to understand experiences of teletherapy with couples and families as it contrasts with individual clients and in-person therapy. We utilized a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to qualitative inquiry from data collected through open-ended questions on a web-based survey of graduate student trainees (n = 66) in COAMFTE-accredited couple and family therapy programs. Thematic analysis identified the body-of-the-therapist and client as they exist (and are obstructed) due to technology for creating barriers and opportunities in translating CFT intervention to telehealth platforms. Relational teletherapy cultivated therapist creativity and exhaustion. It also made plain the need for systemic interventions with children and adolescents that engages their parents and home environments. Implications for CFT practice, training, and intervention research are outlined.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
342-358Informations de copyright
© 2021 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
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