Online Psychology is a relatively recent branch of Psychology, which had a great boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, which deals with studying the relationships between mental health professionals, people and new media and new technologies in general. The use of technological tools to carry out psychological interventions and services for subjects with forms of psychological distress represent a great resource, but not free from risks and problems at a clinical, therapeutic, and also medical and ethical level. The article traces some of the most tense issues relating to online psychology. Adequate clinical training is necessary and indispensable, but also medical examiner, to face the challenges that these new ways of providing psychological services entail for the professional community of psychologists.
PSICOLOGIA ON LINE. ASPETTI CLINICI E MEDICO-LEGALI PSYCHOLOGY ONLINE. CLINICAL AND LEGAL MEDICA ASPECTS
Bellino Mara;Lagona Valeria;Grattagliano Ignazio
2022-01-01
Abstract
Online Psychology is a relatively recent branch of Psychology, which had a great boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, which deals with studying the relationships between mental health professionals, people and new media and new technologies in general. The use of technological tools to carry out psychological interventions and services for subjects with forms of psychological distress represent a great resource, but not free from risks and problems at a clinical, therapeutic, and also medical and ethical level. The article traces some of the most tense issues relating to online psychology. Adequate clinical training is necessary and indispensable, but also medical examiner, to face the challenges that these new ways of providing psychological services entail for the professional community of psychologists.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
