title: Using Videoconferencing to Deliver Individual Therapy and Pediatric Psychology Interventions with Children and Adolescents.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Because of the widening access gap between need for individual and pediatric psychology services and child specialist availability, secure videoconferencing options are more needed than ever to address access challenges across underserved settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors summarize real-time videoconferencing evidence to date across individual therapy with children and pediatric psychology interventions using videoconferencing. The authors summarize emerging guidelines that inform best practices for individual child therapy over videoconferencing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The authors present three case examples to illustrate best practices. The first behavioral pediatrics case summarizes evidence-based approaches in treating a rural young adolescent with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and hearing impairment. The second pediatric psychology case describes similarities and difference between on-site and videoconferencing services in treating a rural child with toileting concerns. The third adolescent case describes treatment of an urban honors student with depression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Videoconferencing is an effective approach to improving access to individual and pediatric psychology interventions for children and adolescents. Videoconferencing approaches are well accepted by families and show promise for disseminating evidence-based treatments to underserved communities.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Kansas Center for Telemedicine & Telehealth , Fairway, Kansas.|2 Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas.
authors.forename: Eve-Lynn
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: 3 Pediatrics Department, Division of Child Behavioral Health, University of Kansas Medical Center.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000379:methods*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D049269:Videoconferencing / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*