Delivering tele-chairwork: A qualitative survey of expert therapists

Interviewing anorexia: How do individuals given a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa experience Voice Dialogue with their eating disorder voice? A qualitative analysis

“…Chairwork refers to a collection of experiential procedures which use chairs, positioning, movement, and dialogue to facilitate change (Pugh et al, 2020). A central premise of chairwork is that the self is composed of multiple “parts,” “voices” or “I‐positions.” These include self‐related representations (internal I‐positions such as one's “inner critic”) and representations of other individuals (external I‐positions such one's “rejecting parent”) (Hermans & Gieser, 2012).…”

“…Chairwork has been subdivided into a number of key procedures. These include “dialogues” (using chairs to facilitate conversations between two or more parts of the self), “depictions” (using chairs to map and measure relationships between parts of the self), “dramatizations” (using chars to recreate real or hypothetical scenes from the client's life), and “interviews” (using chairs to question parts of the self) (Pugh et al, 2020). Voice Dialogue (Stone & Stone, 1989) is both an “interview” style of chairwork and a distinct therapeutic method, which seeks to facilitate expression and build awareness of parts of the self through direct communication (Stone & Stone, 2007).…”

Videoconferencing Psychotherapy During the Pandemic: Exceptional Times With Enduring Effects?

“…Commonly used techniques in in-person psychotherapy may need a process of adaptation to be implemented in VCP. An illustrative example is the delivery of tele-chairwork (Pugh et al, 2020).…”

What works for whom with telemental health? A rapid realist review

“…for practice and repetition of training as needed; 4) written guides for different technology platforms that give step-by-step instructions, including for how to set up IDs and passwords, sent out with appointment letters; 5) brief and direct training sessions offered to service users before their online appointment, doing a trial run of using the technology beforehand, or increasing virtual contact duration to accommodate learning. CMO 1.4: Impact of technology related disruptions [38,55,66,[86][87][88][89][90][91][92] When technological issues (including connection problems and device issues) lead to disruptions to online sessions and there is no pre-arranged backup method of contact (e.g. a plan to connect by telephone instead of video-call if needed) (C), the quality of the intervention is diminished (O1) there is a loss of empathic connection between client and therapist (O2) and the sessions may not be able to continue (O3), as the flow of the conversation is interrupted and session time reduced, for example, when having to ask the other person to repeat what has been said, or when cut off completely, leaving staff and service users potentially feeling distracted, frustrated, awkward and upset (particularly if there is a threat of therapy withdrawal due to missed sessions) (M).…”

“…holistic and integrated (O2), as it is possible for staff from different services and sectors to provide perspectives and contribute to plans (M). CMO 2.7: Continuing to offer face-toface care [63,91,102,135,139] When service providers offer care of equivalent quality and timeliness face-to-face (including home visits where needed) rather than via telemental health to service users who do not wish or do not feel able to receive their care remotely (C), this ensures that care can continue and that inequalities in provision are not created or exacerbated (O), because it provides a choice to service users and avoids the negative impacts of digital exclusion(M).…”