Information on the Study

Informed Consent
​You are invited to participate in a dissertation research study examining (Counsellors/Psychotherapists) Therapists’ Attitudes of their use of Teletherapy Pre and Post 2020.  Teletherapy herein refers to video conferencing counselling/psychotherapy (e.g., Zoom, Teams, Whatsapp, Skype) only and not on the telephone without video. 
 
The study is conducted as part of the researcher’s MSc Degree in Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy and under the advisement of IICP College.  The study has been approved through the IICP Review Board and was granted ethical approval to be conducted.
 
In order to participate, you must be an accredited counsellor and/or psychotherapist in Ireland and use Teletherapy.
 
This survey is anonymous and will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete and all information will be kept confidential.  There are minimal risks associated with participating in this research.
 
The results of this study will help to inform therapists and educators by providing data on the Therapists’ Attitudes towards Teletherapy and how they might change over time and experience.
 
Your participation in this study is voluntary.  If you decide to participate, you may withdraw from the study up to the 1st of May 2024 without penalty.  
 
Participating in this study may make you more aware of your own attitudes and beliefs towards teletherapy and may encourage you to  explore your use or not of it.
​This study, Therapists’ Attitudes of their use of Teletherapy Pre and Post 2020, is being conducted by Ivan Kennedy, a student pursuing an MSc in Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy in the IICP, Tallaght.
 
Risks: There are no known risks associated with this study.  If you should at any time find yourself upset or uncomfortable, please stop participating in the study.  And you may contact the researcher on the contact information below.
 
Privacy: Confidentiality of the research records will be maintained by the researcher. The survey does not ask for information that can identify participants.  For example, the survey will not ask for names or addresses.  There is an offer for providing your email address should you want an overview of results.  Any such emails, and all other data will be saved in a password protected file, in a password protected laptop.
 
If you understand the terms and agreements described before and you agree to participate in this study, please “Tick” the box below.
 
If you have questions about the study or the procedures, (or you experience adverse effects as a result of participating in this study) you can contact me, Ivan Kennedy, on 0851473040 or [email protected].

    Introduction

    Great care was taken to be as fair and comprehensive as possible without being too complicated or laborious.  Nonetheless, you might want to address an oversight or omission by me or provide any other feedback.  The survey's end provides a space for this.

    This survey
    • Ought to take about 10-20 minutes to complete in total
    • Contains 83 Items; 79 of which are "tick box" responses 
    • Contains multiple items needing a response as indicated by an asterisk * 
    • Asks for the best possible answers that best suits your circumstances

    Please Note: if you try to submit without answering all questions marked with an asterisk* it will deny submission and give the message  "    Please correct the highlighted fields" indicating one or multiple omissions
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    Also: if you refresh the page before clicking the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page you will lose the data you have entered

     Thank you for your time. ​

    The Basics...Demographics: Items 1 to 6

    Employment, Clients, and Approach: Items 7 to 15

    Use of Teletherapy

    A purpose here is to compare attitudes and beliefs about teletherapy as they relate to two points of time: Pre-Lockdowns of 2020 and Today in 2024.
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    Please provide responses that best suits your circumstances, beliefs, attitudes etc. as they pertain to today and then, to the best of your recollection, to what you felt prior to Lockdowns in March 2020.  

    Let's Start with your Views as they Stand Today in 2024: Items 16 to 42

    Now consider your Views as they Stood, before March 2020: Items 43 to 69

    The items in the next section are very similar to the previous section.

    Therapeutic Relationship: Items 70 to 81

    When comparing your approach in Teletherapy to In-person Therapy

    Finally: Items 82 to 83

Thank you kindly

Dr. Ivan Kennedy 
Counselling, Psychotherapy, & Supervision
[email protected]
085 147 3040 
©Ivan Kennedy 2024