<s>
Telepsychology	B-Application
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
telemedicine	B-Application
within	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
psychotherapy	O
,	O
wherein	O
a	O
medical	O
professional	O
uses	O
online	O
tools	O
to	O
assist	O
patients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
tools	O
may	O
include	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
:	O
Zoom	B-Application
(	O
software	O
)	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
email	O
,	O
online	O
chatting	O
,	O
Oovoo	B-Protocol
,	O
text-messaging	O
,	O
phone	O
call	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
a	O
smart	O
phone	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
only	O
is	O
telepsychology	B-Application
cost-effective	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
helps	O
connect	O
medical	O
professionals	O
to	O
underserved	O
patients	O
while	O
being	O
more	O
comforting	O
and	O
convenient	O
to	O
both	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACPRO	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
standards	O
for	O
how	O
one	O
can	O
conduct	O
an	O
adequate	O
telepsychology	B-Application
service	O
delivery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
is	O
understandable	O
that	O
critics	O
will	O
argue	O
that	O
telepsychology	B-Application
practices	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
effective	O
as	O
in-person	O
practices	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
enough	O
evidence	O
to	O
suggest	O
otherwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
notable	O
study	O
conducted	O
by	O
APA	O
Psych	O
Net	O
shows	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
significant	O
differences	O
between	O
telepsychology	B-Application
and	O
in-person	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
