An Internet-Based Self-Help Program for the Treatment of Fear of Public Speaking: A Case Study
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This article discusses the development of the first totally self-administered online CBT program for the treatment of a specific social phobia (fear of public speaking) called talk to me. The online program includes three parts. The assessment protocol gives the patient information about the problem, including impairment, severity, C. Botella, Universitat Jaume I, Spain, Ciber Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutricion (CB06=03) Instituto Salud Carlos III, Spain. M. J. Gallego, Universitat Jaume I, Spain, Ciber Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutricion (CB06=03) Instituto Salud Carlos III, Spain. A. Garcia-Palacios, Universitat Jaume I, Spain, Ciber Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutricion (CB06=03) Instituto Salud Carlos III, Spain. R. M. Ba~ nos, Universidad de Valencia, Spain, Ciber Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutricion (CB06=03) Instituto Salud Carlos III, Spain. S. Quero, Universitat Jaume I, Spain, Ciber Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutricion (CB06=03) Instituto Salud Carlos III, Spain. V. Guillen, Centro Clı́nico PREVI, Spain. Address correspondence to Cristina Botella, Dpt. Psicologia Basica, Clinica y Psicobiologia, Universitat Jaume I. Avda Vicent Sos Baynat s=n. 12071 Castellon, Spain. E-mail: [email protected]. Journal of Technology in Human Services, Vol. 26(2=4) 2008 Available online at http://jths.haworthpress.com # 2008 by The Haworth Press. All rights reserved. doi: 10.1080/15228830802094775 182 and the degree of fear and avoidance regarding the main feared situations. The structured treatment protocol ensures that the patient does not skip any steps in the treatment. The treatment protocol is a CBT program that provides exposure to the feared situation using videos of real audiences. Finally, the control protocol assesses treatment efficacy, not only at posttreatment, but also at every intermediate step. In this work we describe talk to Me and its practical application through a case study.
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