PSYCHOLOGISTS’ SELF-PERCEPTION OF READINESS TO PROVIDE TELE-HEALTH INTERVENTIONS IN COUNSELING SERVICES

Abstract

There is an increased interest in using Telehealth in counseling services. However, the
counselors still hesitate to embrace the online delivery of psychotherapy, worrying about the difficulties
in approaching the crisis intervention and the client’s cyber security issues. This article summarizes the
results of a study conducted by a team of researchers from the Tiraspol University and the College of
Education and the Department of Counseling at the University of Nebraska at Kearney outlining the
attitudes, knowledge and skills of future and current counselors/mental health practitioners essential in
providing Telehealth services