Eş Zamanlı Metne Dayalı Çevrim İçi Psikolojik Danışmada Terapötik İlişki

Year 2022, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 301 - 321, 29.12.2022

Çiğdem Gülden , Kenan Polat

Abstract

Bilgi teknolojisinin hızla ilerlemesi ve bu teknolojinin hayatımızın her alanına yansımış olması, psikolojik danışma alanını da etkilemiştir. Bilgi teknolojilerinin sunduğu bilgisayar temelli yeni psikolojik danışma uygulama imkanlarıyla danışman ve danışanların fiziksel olarak bir araya gelmeden etkileşim kurmaları olanaklı hale gelmiştir. Son yıllarda özellikle de neredeyse tüm dünyayı etkileyen pandemi süreciyle birlikte çevrim içi psikolojik danışmanlık hizmetinin pek çok biçimde verilmesi önemli ölçüde artmıştır. Psikolojik danışmanlığın bu yeni biçimleri beraberinde soru işaretlerini de getirmiştir. Araştırma bulguları, psikolojik danışmanların terapötik bir ilişkinin çevrim içi ortamda başarılı bir şekilde oluşturulup oluşturulamayacağı konusunda endişeleri olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu çalışma, çevrim içi danışma biçimlerinden biri olan eş zamanlı metne dayalı psikolojik danışmada danışman ve danışan arasındaki terapötik ilişkiyi, çeşitli değişkenler açısından incelemeyi amaçlanmaktadır.

Keywords

terapötik ilişki, çevrim içi psikolojik danışma, metne dayalı çevrim içi psikolojik danışma, eş zamanlı çevrim içi psikolojik danışma

The Therapeutic Relationship in Synchronous Text-Based Online Counseling

Abstract

The rapid progress of information technology and the reflection of this technology in every area of our lives have also affected the field of psychological counseling. With the new computer-based psychological counseling application opportunities offered by information technologies, it has become possible for counselors and clients to interact without coming together physically. In recent years, especially with the pandemic process affecting almost the whole world, the provision of online psychological counseling in many forms has increased significantly. These new forms of psychological counseling have brought question marks. Research findings show that counselors have concerns about whether a therapeutic relationship can be successfully created in an online environment. This study aims to examine the therapeutic relationship between counselor and client in synchronous text-based counseling, which is one of the online counseling forms, in terms of various variables.

Keywords

Therapeutic relationship, Online counseling, Text-based online counseling, Synchronous online counseling

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