Treatment Format as a Moderator of Client Outcomes During In-Person versus Telehealth Counseling with Trainees
Description
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic during the spring of 2020 necessitated a sudden and national transition from in-person to telehealth mental health services. Burgeoning literature has supported the use of telehealth services generally, though there is little research related to its use among graduate-level trainees. The present study utilized data collected from a university counseling training center to compare client outcomes, namely ratings of depression and anxiety, between in-person (pre-pandemic; n = 86) and telehealth (intra-pandemic; n = 102) groups. Additionally, I examined treatment format (in-person vs. telehealth) as moderator of the association between client-reported working alliance and client-reported outcomes. Results showed a significant and negative effect of the working alliance on symptoms of depression and anxiety regardless treatment format. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Date Created
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2022
Agent
- Author (aut): Gerton, Jessica M
- Thesis advisor (ths): Spanierman, Lisa
- Thesis advisor (ths): Bludworth, James
- Committee member: Dillon, Frank
- Publisher (pbl): Arizona State University