Multicultural Considerations in Telepsychology
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Source Publication
The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technologies and Mental Health
Link to Published Version
https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190218058.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780190218058-e-32#:~:text=The%20respective%20literature%20in%20multicultural,health%20information%20and%20mental%20health
Publication Date
10-2020
Editor
Marc N. Potenza, Kyle A. Faust, and David Faust
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Series
Oxford Handbooks Online
ISBN
9780190218058
Department
Psychology
Description
Although an expanding body of research demonstrates the potential benefits of telepsychology, little is known about its application with ethnoracial minority populations. Research with ethnoracial minority populations points to various factors that predict positive treatment outcomes; thus, it should be considered in multiculturally sensitive telepsychology practice. In this chapter, the authors discuss the multicultural telepsychology literature and provide recommendations for practice and research. The respective literature in multicultural psychology and telepsychology and their intersection suggest that multicultural telepsychology offers substantial promise for improving the lives of vulnerable and underserved ethnoracial minority populations by increasing access to health information and mental health treatment and reducing mental illness stigma. The chapter ends by discussing potentially fruitful avenues for research.
Recommended Citation
Mena, Jasmine; Faust, Kule A.; Cook, Nathan E.; Faust, David; and Holt, Ryan, "Multicultural Considerations in Telepsychology" (2020). Faculty Contributions to Books. 220.
https://digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/fac_books/220