Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
BEYKENT 3RD INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH DAYS CONGRESS, İstanbul, Türkiye, 22 - 25 Eylül 2021, ss.240-245
Today, with the pandemic process we are in, interest
in online psychotherapies has increased. This research aims to learn the views
and experiences of psychotherapists about online psychotherapy practices, which
are increasing day by day. In this qualitative study, in-depth interviews were
conducted with ten psychotherapists, and information was collected about the
participants' views and experiences with online therapies. After the interviews
were completed, thematic analysis was made, and the themes and sub-themes were
determined. Participants stated that online therapies provide advantages in
accessibility, comfort, and privacy of patients, low cost, patients who cannot
leave the house, and accessibility from home during the pandemic process.
Inability to use body language, interruption of therapy, inability to create a
professional therapy process, difficulty adapting children and the elderly,
fake therapists, and ethical problems were the disadvantages mentioned. In
conclusion, online psychological support has gained importance during the
pandemic period. Online therapies, which are
relatively new in our country, are open to development. In order to reduce the disadvantages and increase
the effectiveness of these therapies, legal regulations should be established,
the content of the therapy process should be regulated, and scientific
standards should be determined.