Kate Smaller dissertation

47 adapted for this study was named the Video Therapy Attitudes Scale (VTAS) (Appendix C).

2. A survey was created via SurveyMonkey (Appendix D). The survey included a consent form with required electronic signature, detailed instructions, questions related to inclusionary criteria, questions related to the VTAS, questions related to both personal and professional demographics, questions related to the operation of the participant’s private practice, questions related to the participant’s current caseload, and a thank you message.

3. A codebook (Appendix E) was created to organize all of the variables and prepare for the entering of data into SPSS. 4. The VTAS and survey was tested for clarity and validity in a pilot study by sending an invitation email to five clinicians who are known by the researcher to have a positive attitude towards video therapy and five clinicians who are known by the researcher to have a negative attitude towards video therapy.

5. Changes to the VTAS and survey were made based on pilot study participant feedback.

6. Two tests for internal consistency and reliability of the VTAS were run using the pilot study data: Split-half method and Chronbach’s alpha (Statistics Solutions, 2019).

7. Survey participants were recruited through professional listservs, social media postings, and direct email invitations. The inclusionary criteria outlined above was made clear in all postings, and the survey was immediately available to participants through a posted hyperlink.