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Online Group Psychotherapy: A Systematic Review
Community Mental Health Journal, Vol.60, pp.1511-1531
2024
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Abstract
There is a need within counselling and psychotherapy to ensure their ability to respond to endemic presences such as the COVID-19 pandemic, by utilising rapid technological advances without compromising effectiveness. To do so, existing research about online group therapy must be built upon to provide a comprehensive understanding of the efficacious delivery of this therapy modality. Thus, a systematic review was conducted to collate what is currently known in the published and grey literature on online group therapy, using the PRISMA framework. Thirty-three articles were identified as including information regarding facilitating group therapy online. After appraising each article using appropriate quality appraisal tools, a thematic analysis was conducted on the papers, arriving at seven main themes summarising the main findings regarding online versus in-person groups, group planning, counselling micro skills, group processes, ethics, technology, and unique online therapy issues. There is a growing but incomplete body of knowledge that informs the group therapist regarding the ethical delivery of groups online. A more comprehensive review can enable group therapists to feel confident they are across best practice guidelines. Limitations and research implications are considered.
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- Title
- Online Group Psychotherapy: A Systematic Review
- Authors
- Katrina Andrews (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyDyann Ross (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyTenelle Maroney (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
- Publication details
- Community Mental Health Journal, Vol.60, pp.1511-1531
- Publisher
- Springer New York LLC
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10597-024-01304-4
- ISSN
- 1573-2789; 0010-3853
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991044198502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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