Australian Clients' Perspectives on Accessing Alcohol and Other Drug Counselling via Telehealth: A Qualitative Study
Participants viewed availability and awareness of the option to access AOD counselling via telehealth as important to client-centred care. Service providers may need to invest in clinician training and systems development to ensure that they can provide safe, secure and effective counselling via telehealth.
Authors
- Nicole Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3101-4969)
- April Long
- Abdul Ahad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9496-5991)
- Jill Rundle
- Ashlea Bartram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-6948)
- Jacqueline Bowden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1983-8930)
- Ele Morrison
- Scott Wilson
- Dan I. Lubman
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Alcohol and Drug Foundation (AU)
- Eastern Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Review
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.70129
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government
- Flinders University