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Avatar-based counselling for psychological distress in secondary school pupils: pilot evaluation.
- Source :
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British Journal of Guidance & Counselling . Aug2019, Vol. 47 Issue 4, p446-459. 14p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This study is a pilot evaluation of a new avatar-based therapeutic tool, ProReal, with psychologically distressed young people within a school setting. In total, 54 young people, aged 12–18 years old, participated in face-to-face avatar-based counselling. Young people used the software to represent themselves and others, their problems and emotions. The primary outcome measure was the Young Person's CORE (YP-CORE). The avatar-based counselling intervention was feasible to implement and acceptable to clients, with 90% rating the help that they received as good, and less than 20% dropout. The intervention was associated with small to medium reductions in psychological distress, psychological difficulties and conduct problems. These improvements, however, were significant for male clients only. Outcomes were greater for counsellors who spent more time in training and using the ProReal software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PREVENTION of psychological stress
*ANALYSIS of variance
*COUNSELING
*PSYCHOLOGY of high school students
*RESEARCH methodology
*COMPUTERS in medicine
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SEX distribution
*T-test (Statistics)
*THERAPEUTICS
*VIRTUAL reality therapy
*PILOT projects
*SOFTWARE architecture
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*EXPOSURE therapy
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*EVALUATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03069885
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138027040
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2018.1506567