Purpose of the research.

To learn how mental health professionals describe their experience of being phubbed by their clients during services and how they perceive phubbing affects their ability to develop and sustain a therapeutic alliance.

Who can participate?

  • Inclusion Criteria

    • A professional in the mental health field

    • Those with a bachelor’s degree or higher in a related mental health field

    • Professionals who currently work with clients in an outpatient setting

    • Professionals who have a minimum of one year experience working in the behavioral health field

  • Exclusion Criteria

    • Professionals who are not in the mental health field

    • Those who do not posses a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related mental health field

    • Professionals who currently work with clients in an inpatient or partial hospitalization setting

    • Professionals who have less than one year experience working in the behavioral health field