Training health service psychology students in an in-person and telehealth integrated behavioral health service delivery model in primary care.

Williamson, Meredith L. C.; Jackson, Kaylee; Wade, L. J.; Lopez, Cristal; Nanavaty, Namrata; Regan, Timothy; Nouzovsky, Anna; Roberman, Susan; Garney, Whitney R.; McCord, Carly E.

doi:10.1037/fsh0000752

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 9 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Telehealth also allowed university clinics to continue operating, preventing the cancellation of student placements during the pandemic ( 13 , 14 ). The widespread adoption of telehealth for student clinical placements has been described ( 15–18 ) but evidence of its learning benefits is only beginning to emerge.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

While allied health students prefer face-to-face clinical placement, telehealth can support competency development: results from a mixed-methods study

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

IntroductionStudent clinical placements are a mandatory requirement within most accredited health programs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many health settings that had traditionally provided placements cancelled their offerings. Telehealth services however, increased and emerged as an alternative placement setting.AimTo compare the learning experiences for allied health students provided by telehealth and face-to-face accredited health placements.MethodsHealth students, from a university clinic between March to December 2020, delivering both face-to-face and telehealth consultations, were invited to complete a telephone survey with 3 demographic questions; and 10-items comparing their telehealth and face-to-face learning experiences. Pearson’s chi-squared/Fisher’s exact test was used to examine the association between each item and consultation setting. Qualitative survey data was thematically analysed using a descriptive approach.Results49 students from 2 universities and 5 disciplines completed the survey. Students rated their face-to-face experiences significantly higher than their telehealth experiences across all items (all p-values <0.01). Across 9 items students reported positive learning experiences in both settings. Students had greater opportunities to work in a multidisciplinary team in a face-to-face setting. Four themes were generated: (1) placements can vary in quality regardless of setting; (2) telehealth can provide valuable learning experiences and support competency development; (3) enablers for telehealth placements and (4) barriers for telehealth placements.ConclusionWhile telehealth can support student learning and competency development, in this study students preferred face-to-face experiences. To optimise telehealth placements consideration needs to be given to barriers and enablers such as technological issues and university curricula preparation.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%