title: Utilizing technological innovations to enhance psychotherapy supervision, training, and outcomes.
abstract: Recent technological advances in the use of the Internet and video technologies has greatly impacted the provision of psychotherapy and other clinical services as well as how the training of psychotherapists may be conducted. When utilized appropriately these technologies may provide greater access to needed services to include treatment, consultation, supervision, and training. Specific ethical challenges and pitfalls are discussed and recommendations are made for the ethical use of these technologies. Additionally, innovative practices from the seven articles in the special section that follows are highlighted and reviewed. These articles present a number of innovations that can take psychotherapy training, research, supervision, and treatment forward toward increased effectiveness. Recommendations for integrating these innovations into ongoing practices are provided and for additional research to build on the important work of the authors in this special section are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA. jbarnett@loyola.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Barnett
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D020407:Internet; D008611:Mentors; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D019114:Remote Consultation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013689:Telephone; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D014741:Video Recording