Year: 2006
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The perceived advantages and disadvantages of distance counseling provision by email, online text chat, telephone and videoconference were investigated among 1863 Christian counselors.Participants completed a 148-item self-report survey measuring general, clinical, ethical, and practice management issues that have been proposed in recent literature as intrinsic advantages or disadvantages to distance counseling provision.In most cases, Christian counselors' perceptions aligned with literature, with a moderate tendency to perceive disadvantages over advantages.By means of computing several exploratory one-way ANOVAs, counselor characteristics including reported age, gender, Distance Counseling iv professional status, counseling experience, proficiency with technology, and sufficient availability of clients in a counselor's area to maintain a fulltime practice were investigated to determine whether these characteristics were associated with attitudes toward distance counseling.A post hoc analysis using LSD determined that counselor non-professional status, high proficiency with technology, and the insufficient availability of clients to maintain a fulltime practice were significantly associated with positive attitudes toward distance counseling mediums.This study serves as a base from which additional research can be conducted on counselor perceptions of distance counseling.Recommendations for further research are presented.
Author: Anthony J. Centore
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W113786291