The Promise of Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training for Rural and Remote Mental Health Professionals
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Objective: The aim of this paper is to indicate how online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) training for rural and remote health professionals can enhance access to evidence-based treatments in rural communities and address psychotherapy training shortfalls for rural practitioners treating Australians with high prevalence psychological disorders. Conclusions: Issues of cost, distance and disruption to services have meant that, until now, it has been very difficult to provide really effective training in evidence-based therapies (in the main, CBT) for Australian rural and remote health professionals. The recent development of online CBT training provides new opportunities. Online training, supplemented by regular supervision, can fulfil many of the functions of face-to-face training at significantly reduced cost. While face-to-face residential workshops will still be necessary to embed new skills, we estimate that online training can reduce the face-to-face time required by at least 50%.
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Web-based interventions may reduce health inequalities by improving access to services, for example delivery of online CBT enables rural patients access to therapy.
“Web-based interventions may also reduce health inequalities by improving access to services. One example is the provision of mental health services in Australia. Patients in sparsely populated rural areas find it difficult to access therapists trained in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); delivery of online CBT, with or without email support from a therapist, enables these rural patients access”
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- Authors
- Bennett-Levy, J., & Perry, H.
- Affiliations
- 1 Evidence-Based Therapies Training Unit, Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health, University of Sydney and Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia James.Bennett-Levy@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Venue
- Australasian Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1_suppl
- Pages
- S121-S124
- ISSN
- 1039-8562 (ISSN-L)
- 1440-1665
- OpenAlex
- W1971545495
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 2.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Australasian Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Keywords
- psychotherapy training, rural mental health services, supervision, training cost reduction, rural Australia
- MeSH terms
- Clinical Competence, Costs and Cost Analysis, Humans, Psychotherapy, Rural Population, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Evidence-Based Medicine, Internet
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