Psychologists’ motivations for integrating apps into therapy with secondary school-aged young people
| Autor: | Simone Gindidis, John Roodenburg, Sandra E. Stewart |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Medical education
School age child 020205 medical informatics Social Psychology Qualitative interviews Stigma (botany) 02 engineering and technology Talk therapy Mental health Education 03 medical and health sciences Therapeutic approach 0302 clinical medicine mental disorders Computer software 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Developmental and Educational Psychology 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology mHealth |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools. 30:2-12 |
| ISSN: | 2055-6373 2055-6365 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/jgc.2019.22 |
| Popis: | Psychologists play an important role in the provision of mental health support to young people. Some psychologists are incorporating apps into therapy with young people; however, little is understood about why such incorporation is taking place. Ten semi-structured qualitative interviews exploring why psychologists augment therapy by recommending or using apps alongside therapy were undertaken. Findings suggest that psychologists were prompted to update their therapeutic approach in response to client-initiated discussion of apps. Personal use of apps, higher engagement in therapy, increased access to therapeutic strategies between sessions, and a reduction of the stigma associated with externalising therapeutic strategies were also facilitating factors. Implications for practice such as apps currently complementing structured therapy over unstructured talk therapy, and further research are explored. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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