PSYCH-FPX4210_TemenMelissa_Assessment2(Crit#1)

CRITIQUE FORM psyc-fp4210 cyberpsychology note. boxes will expand as you type in them. your name: Melissa Temen assignment (#): 2 author of proposal or article: Julia Stoll, Jonas A. Miller, Manuel Trachsel title of article or proposal: Ethical Issues In Online Psychotherapy: A Narrative Review source of work: Front Psychiatry publication date: 2019 issue or problem related to a career field 1. what was the issue or problem that needs more research? This is a review of ethical issues in online psychotherapy, identifying the top 5 arguments for and against psychotherapy and insight on potential solutions 2. how does the issue relate to a job or career field? The accelerated growth and popularization of online psychotherapy options may become the norm over the next five years or less. Due to the growing technology, legislation and ethical enforcement develop much slower than the technology itself. Solutions for ethical issues are highly important to ensure client's safety and well-being 3. what was the research question? What are the main ethical arguments supporting and opposing online psychotherapy a and how might they be addressed? 4. what was the method or approach used (for example, quantitative quasi- experimental, qualitative case study, et cetera)? The method of this narrative review was qualitative and meta-ethnographic. a) identify the participants and how they were selected. The participants were 24 different articles in favor of online psychotherapy and 32 articles against it. The top five arguments opposing the method and the top five arguments supporting the method were selected to review. b) explain how the data was collecte d. A search of three databases (PubMed. psychINFO, and Web of Science) using a specific search protocol, producing 249 publications. these were then narrowed down to 24 articles in support and 32 in opposition using specific qualifiers for the review.

c) include data analysi s. The top five arguments to support online psychotherapy were as follows: 1. increased access to psychotherapy and service availability and flexibility 2. therapy benefits and enhanced communication 3. advantages related to specific client characteristics 4. convenience, satisfaction, acceptance, and increase demand 5. economic advantages The top five arguments opposing online therapy were as follows: 1. privacy and confidentiality concerns 2. therapist competence and need for special training 3. communication issues specific to technology 4. research gaps 5. emergency issues d) provide author's conclus ions. With the growing demand for online psychotherapy, if trained professionals don’t choose to participate, the need will likely be filled with con artists and unqualified providers. It is important that psychotherapists from’ all backgrounds become properly educated in the risks/benefits if they want to be able to make well-informed decisions and act in the best interests of their patients. Even those who choose not to get involved, they need to be educated well enough to assist clients in making well-informed considerations before considering the use of an online psychotherapy platform. article critique W h a t a r e t h e s t r e n g t The limitations of the study were as follows:  Only German and English articles were included  Several aspects were not included, as it was beyond the scope of the review to provide an exhaustive list of recommendations, or how these risks might be resolved in practice.

risks to the participants? if so, what are they? The works included in prior studies. b) have all reasonable steps been taken to protect the rights of the participants? N/A c) do the benefits outweigh any risks to participants? N/A 5. conclusions. a) do the conclusions logically follow the research questions (or questions) and methodology? b) does this study make a significant contribution to the field? 6. other issues. address any issues not covered in the preceding sections.