TY - JOUR
T1 - Paving the Path for Tele–Mental Health Services
T2 - Transitions in a Student-Led Behavioral Health Clinic During COVID-19
AU - Canada, Kelli E.
AU - Easter, Danielle
AU - Banks, Anthony
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Council on Social Work Education.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Attempts to control COVID-19 pushed mental health providers to offer remote services to engage clients. This article discusses transitions in a student-led behavioral health clinic and has three aims: explore experiences transitioning to telehealth services, examine client mental health and quality of life outcomes, and compare client engagement through no-show and cancellation rates. This study is an evaluation and used a nonexperimental design. Data were collected from clinic students and faculty (n=21) and from clients (n=46). Data were analyzed using directed content analysis and univariate descriptive statistics. Students and faculty encountered few barriers moving services to telehealth. During a pandemic, client symptoms remained stable. No-show and cancellation rates declined following telehealth. Implications for student-led clinics and training are discussed.
AB - Attempts to control COVID-19 pushed mental health providers to offer remote services to engage clients. This article discusses transitions in a student-led behavioral health clinic and has three aims: explore experiences transitioning to telehealth services, examine client mental health and quality of life outcomes, and compare client engagement through no-show and cancellation rates. This study is an evaluation and used a nonexperimental design. Data were collected from clinic students and faculty (n=21) and from clients (n=46). Data were analyzed using directed content analysis and univariate descriptive statistics. Students and faculty encountered few barriers moving services to telehealth. During a pandemic, client symptoms remained stable. No-show and cancellation rates declined following telehealth. Implications for student-led clinics and training are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/10437797.2021.1929622
DO - 10.1080/10437797.2021.1929622
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107923208
SN - 1043-7797
VL - 57
SP - 4
EP - 18
JO - Journal of Social Work Education
JF - Journal of Social Work Education
IS - sup1
ER -