Online group therapy? You can do it on PsyCare!

20 Feb

TheOnline group therapy is a form of therapy in which clinical intervention is carried out in aAn evolved, revisited, and reevaluated group setting, the reorganized around the participants’ needs. Personalization of the online setting is also a defining element of group therapy.

PsyCare has worked hard to release this feature, in constant dialogue with the professionals who practice it on a daily basis and in collaboration withResearch Bodies.

Let’s discover together the online group therapy integrated into PsyCare.

Online group therapy at PsyCare

The setting for online group therapy It should be understood as a natural evolution of the traditional therapeutic setting; today it is a consolidated reality and can be identified as the new gateway to the study.

At PsyCare, this aspect is of primary importance because, as with individual therapy, online group therapy also aims to replicate the therapist/patient encounter that occurs in person in the office.

The setting in the online group therapy

In the online group therapy”, As in the case of in-person training, some characteristic and essential aspects of the setting must be taken into consideration:

in each session, the patient always sees the therapist in the same position on the screen (currently his reference box is in the top left of the screen);

in each session, the patient always sees the co-therapist in the same position on the screen (currently adjacent to the therapist);

Each patient always maintains the same position in the online group session, meaning that their viewing box will always be the same for the other participants in the session;

In the online group session, therapists will see the first and last names of each patient within the group; patients, however, will see the first and last names of the other participants. only the name

in case of absent participants, the position display in the online group is maintained and, instead of the name, the text absent will appear;

The therapist has the possibility (also from the side menu) to mute the microphone of one or more participants and to inhibit their own and their co-therapist’s visualization during the session.

Co-therapist: an integrated approach

Some therapies are more effective if guided by two therapists. This approach is called co-therapy and can be applied at an individual, couple or family level; co-therapy involves the joint, integrated and synergistic work of two professionals and offers great benefits. First of all, It represents a context of collaboration, coordination, joint and complementary work that benefits the patient. In PsyCare, you can now do it online too!

PsyCare creates the setting for the Online Group Therapy

PsyCare makes available to psychologists and psychotherapists registered on the platform, the innovative functionality of Online group therapy, in full respect of the privacy of the participants, of ethics and of the law. And it does so in a simple way, allowing you to invite up to 20 participants in the same group.

Why do it? online group psychological therapy, with PsyCare it’s as simple as making a group video call… Even if it’s not the classic video call!

When you are in your PsyCare “Home”, you already have the possibility to start an online group therapy simply by clicking on the “START GROUP SESSION”:

If you haven t created the group yet, you’ll need to add it first. If you’ve already created one, you’ll simply need to select it from your group list to start the group session.

The group in PsyCare

In your HOME menu, go to Groups and click on ADD GROUP:The process is developed in two simple steps.

Identify the group

In the first step, define the name and type of group and proceed by going FORWARD:

Enter participants

In the second step, you simply have to choose from your patients in PsyCare those you want to include in the group:

IMPORTANT: You can place up to 20 patients in the same group!!

Simply click on SAVE GROUP to view the summary of the new group: in the summary page you will see

general group information: name, type, link that will be shared with participants (the group link will always remain the same);

Group participants: name, surname and email of each patient

you can forward a personalized invitation to patients or forward it later;

Therapist: the name, surname and email of the co-therapist you invited to the group

You can forward a personalized invitation to the therapist or forward it at a later time.

COMING SOON: It will also be possible to invite external guests to the platform.

Invite participants via email whenever you want

When you create a new group, you can immediately send the group invitation with the link, but you can also decide to invite them via email at different times. They’ll receive an email invitation to the group session with that group’s exclusive contact link.

The links for each of your groups is unique and always remains active.

The patient starts a group session with a Click!

When you create a group and confirm it by saving, each patient who is part of it (in addition to receiving, when you decide, the invitation email with the link for direct access to the group session) will be able to easily access the group session directly from their Home Page in PsyCare.
By accessing the platform with your credentials, your patients will only need to click on GROUP SESSION to start group therapy with you (in the displayed group)..
It’s really simple!

Group therapy is easy with PsyCare

The setting for the online group therapy It should be understood as a natural evolution of the traditional therapeutic setting; today it is a consolidated reality and can be identified as a new door to the practice and to welcome, at any time, patients from a group.

In the perspective of a progressive evolution, in compliance with ethical as well as regulatory principles, the software of PsyCare wants to continue to be point of reference also for the online group therapy.
In support of one of the fundamental aspects of every individual’s life: mental well-being.