Is Distance Treatment the Wave of the Future?

This study also found that telephone therapy was less expensive than traditional therapy and was conducted as part of a national initiative in Britain aimed at increasing people’s access to therapy. The telephone is only one of many options for providing distance treatment. The number of mental health tools available is rapidly increasing. And many in the field agree that it’s time for practitioners to embrace technology and what it has to offer in delivering interventions. One-on-one treatment cannot be replaced.  Nor should it.  However, the need for treatment providers to meet the changing and growing mental health needs of the population has caused the ΑΡΑ Insurance Trust and the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards to launch a task force to develop guidelines for tele-psychology practice. So what are some of the alternatives to one-on-one therapy?  According to a cover story in the APA Monitor they include the following: Behavioral intervention technologies, such as those that deliver care via the Internet or mobile phones Computer programs for depression and other disorders, which typically teach principles of cognitιve-behavioral therapy or some other evidence-based treatment Although these treatment options are appealing and there is a growing body of research to suggest that many are effective, it is important to proceed with caution.  It is essential to ensure that individuals get the right treatment and that treatments offered have ...
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