The Delivery of Technology-Mediated Affirmative Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Groups to LGBTQ+ Youth During a Pandemic: A Practice Innovation
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
16 November 2020
Abstract
AFFIRM, an empirically based affirmative CBT intervention was adapted and delivered virtually to LGBTQ+ youth as a rapid response to their exacerbated mental health vulnerabilities due to Covid-19. Key innovations that enabled the transition to technology-mediated groups—leveraging technology, engaging effectively, and facilitating groupwork—are detailed.
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AFFIRM, une intervention positive fondée sur des données empiriques CBT a été adaptée et livrée en ligne aux jeunes LGBTQ + comme étant une réponse rapide à la exacerbation des problemes de sante mentales en raison de COVID-19 dans cette population. Les principales innovations sont détaillées.
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Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 39 • Number 3 • November 2020
Pages: 79 - 83
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Shelley L. Craig, Gio Iacono, and Rachael Pascoe. 2020. The Delivery of Technology-Mediated Affirmative Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Groups to LGBTQ+ Youth During a Pandemic: A Practice Innovation. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
39(3): 79-83. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2020-020
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