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. 2022 Dec;61(4):1417-1436.
doi: 10.1111/famp.12809. Epub 2022 Aug 24.

Online clinical supervision in couple and family therapy: A scoping review

Alon Aviram  1 , Yochay Nadan  1
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Online clinical supervision in couple and family therapy: A scoping review

Alon Aviram et al. Fam Process. 2022 Dec.

Abstract
in English, Chinese

Online clinical supervision, or telesupervision, is a growing practice in couple and family therapy. This scoping review aims to identify and synthesize the existing body of knowledge regarding the utilization, experiences, and perceptions of telesupervision among the couple and family therapists and to highlight gaps in the literature. The review followed the five-step approach proposed by Arksey et al. (2005). Fifteen articles were included and their analysis yielded four themes: 1. telesupervision competence; 2. setting and boundary management; 3. advantages of telesupervision; and 4. challenges of telesupervision. Our review clearly demonstrates the dearth of available conceptual and empirical work. The rapidly growing use of online therapy and telesupervision in couple and family therapy has created a critical need to expand this body of knowledge by collecting evidence that can later be translated into practice. Moreover, we identified several gaps in the existing body of knowledge, including a lack of reports on the efficacy of telesupervision and on the experiences, processes, and ascribed meanings of the supervisors and supervisees. We also noted a lack of practice and ethical guidelines for telesupervision. We conclude our analysis by suggesting areas and directions for further investigation.

线上临床督导，或称远程督导，是伴侣治疗和家庭治疗实践中日益增长的一种做法。本综述旨在确定和综合现有的关于伴侣和家庭治疗师对远程监督的利用、经验和认知的知识体系，并将文献中的须填补的空白指出来。该综述遵循Arksey等人(2005)提出的五步法。研究对象包括15篇文章，分析产生了四个主题:1.远程监督的能力；2.设置和边界管理；3.远程监督的优势；4.远程监督的挑战。我们的文献研究清楚地表明了现有概念和经验工作的匮乏。线上给与治疗和远程监督在伴侣和家庭治疗中的使用迅速增加，这就需要通过收集证据来扩大这一方面的知识体系，以便以后能够转化为实践。此外，我们在现有的知识体系中发现了一些空白，尚未有很多研究是关注远程监督的有效性以及监督者和被监督者的经验、过程和归属意义相关的报告。我们还注意到缺乏关于远程监督的实践和道德准则方面的研究。在分析的最后，我们提出了进一步探究的领域和方向。.

Keywords: couple therapy; scoping review; supervision; telesupervision; teletherapy; 伴侣治疗; 特定范围的文献研究; 监督; 远程治疗; 远程监督.

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