OBJECTIVE This survey study reports the substantial impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the use and perceived advantages and disadvantages of telepsychology among forensic practitioners. HYPOTHESES We hypothesized that telepsychology use among forensic practitioners would substantially increase during the pandemic. Additional exploratory research questions examined (a) changes in the frequency, type, nature, and motivation for use of telepsychology; (b) changes in impressions of advantages and disadvantages; and (c) barriers specific to the remote administration of assessment instruments in forensic evaluations. METHOD We disseminated an online survey to one group of forensic practitioners (N = 128; 52% female, 89% White, Mage = 48 years) via various listservs approximately 4 months before COVID-19 shutdowns in the United States and to a second group of forensic practitioners (N = 156; 63% female, 90% White, Mage = 48 years) 1 year later (approximately 8 months after COVID-19 shutdowns began). RESULTS Respondents used telepsychology at a significantly higher rate after the onset of COVID-19 (92%, n = 143) than before its onset (55%, n = 71). Nonusers of telepsychology before COVID-19 identified a number of perceived barriers to its use that were unsubstantiated by telepsychology users both before and during COVID-19 (e.g., rapport issues, confidentiality, and privacy issues). CONCLUSION Self-reported use of telepsychology in forensic practice has nearly doubled since the pandemic began. Forensic practitioners will likely continue to use telepsychology, requiring research to address some of their remaining concerns. This includes research on the validity of forensic assessment instruments administered via telepsychology and research informing best practice guidelines. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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法医从业者在 COVID-19 之前和期间对远程心理学的使用和看法。

目的 这项调查研究报告了冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行对法医从业者使用远程心理学的重大影响以及他们感知到的远程心理学的优缺点。假设我们假设在大流行期间法医从业者对远程心理学的使用将大幅增加。其他探索性研究问题审查了（a）使用远程心理学的频率、类型、性质和动机的变化；(b) 对优点和缺点的印象发生变化；(c) 法证评估中评估工具远程管理所特有的障碍。方法 在美国 COVID-19 关闭前大约 4 个月，我们通过各种列表服务向一组法医从业者（N = 128；52% 女性，89% 白人，法师 = 48 岁）和第二组法医进行了在线调查1 年后（COVID-19 关闭开始后约 8 个月）法医从业者人数（N = 156；63% 女性，90% 白人，法师 = 48 岁）。结果 受访者在 COVID-19 发病后使用远程心理学的比例（92%，n = 143）显着高于发病前（55%，n = 71）。在 COVID-19 之前未使用远程心理学的人发现了许多使用远程心理学的障碍，但在 COVID-19 之前和期间，远程心理学用户并未证实这些障碍（例如融洽关系问题、保密性和隐私问题）。结论 自大流行开始以来，自我报告的远程心理学在法医实践中的使用几乎增加了一倍。法医从业者可能会继续使用远程心理学，需要进行研究来解决他们剩下的一些问题。这包括对通过远程心理学管理的法医评估工具的有效性进行研究，以及为最佳实践指南提供信息的研究。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）。