Date of Graduation

5-2020

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Psychology (MA)

Degree Level

Graduate

Department

Psychological Science

Advisor

Lauren Quetsch

Committee Member

Douglas Behrend

Second Committee Member

Matthew Feldner

Keywords

evidence-based interventions, implementation, telemental health, telepsychology, video conference

Abstract

Compared to telehealth delivery of interventions for physical health issues, the implementation of evidence-based psychosocial interventions using technology has less support. Video-conference delivery (VCD) has the potential to increase accessibility to effective treatments, although its use remains limited and understudied. This study employed a mixed methods approach in surveying mental health practitioners about their attitudes regarding the use of video-conference methods to deliver evidence-based interventions. One hundred and eleven practitioners were sampled from several national and regional practice organizations and administered quantitative surveys about their use of and attitudes towards VCD of evidence-based interventions. The relationship between clinician-level technology access, experience, and training with technology fluency and acceptability of using VCD was examined. A subset (n = 20) of respondents were then selected for qualitative interviews to further investigate accessibility, appropriateness, and feasibility of delivering evidence-based interventions via video conference. The results of this study have important implications for telemental health dissemination efforts which seek to extend services to underserved populations.

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