Counselors Providing Care to Clients Who Self‐Diagnose via the Internet and Social Media: A Grounded Theory.
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| Title: | Counselors Providing Care to Clients Who Self‐Diagnose via the Internet and Social Media: A Grounded Theory. |
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| Authors: | Falardeau, Taylor M. (AUTHOR), Clark, Madeline (AUTHOR), Laux, John (AUTHOR), Long, Susan M. (AUTHOR), Reynolds, Jennifer (AUTHOR), Jacoby, Rachel (AUTHOR), Waters, Linda (AUTHOR), Cunningham, Jarrod (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Counseling & Development (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.). Jan2026, Vol. 104 Issue 1, p118-132. 15p. |
| Subjects: | Mental illness treatment, Psychiatric diagnosis, Social media, Mental health counselors, Interprofessional relations, Professional practice, Focus groups, Interviewing, Statistical sampling, Questionnaires, Internet, Descriptive statistics, Judgment sampling, Professional identity, Client relations, Thematic analysis, Research methodology, Mathematical models, Grounded theory, Theory, Self diagnosis |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | Through grounded theory, the authors sought to answer how mental health counselors (N = 20) provide counseling to clients who self‐diagnose via the Internet and social media. The data collected from participant interviews informed a theoretical model, which includes six themes: (a) origins of self‐diagnosis; (b) factors impacting treatment‐seeking; (c) counselor identity; (d) therapeutic collaboration; (e) therapeutic interventions; and (f) outcomes of therapeutic exploration of self‐diagnosis. Our findings inform professional counseling practice, with implications for future research and clinical applications related to client self‐diagnosis via the Internet and social media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | Through grounded theory, the authors sought to answer how mental health counselors (N = 20) provide counseling to clients who self‐diagnose via the Internet and social media. The data collected from participant interviews informed a theoretical model, which includes six themes: (a) origins of self‐diagnosis; (b) factors impacting treatment‐seeking; (c) counselor identity; (d) therapeutic collaboration; (e) therapeutic interventions; and (f) outcomes of therapeutic exploration of self‐diagnosis. Our findings inform professional counseling practice, with implications for future research and clinical applications related to client self‐diagnosis via the Internet and social media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 15566676 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcad.70020 |
