Online Vocational Therapy. Being tele-present as a professional therapist

Cause Due to COVID-19, the professional therapeutic treatment was delayed. A survey among 281 professional therapists shows that 91% have 'completely/almost no' experience with working online. This action research used the Lean startup method. It was investigated how professional therapy can be used with 1) a virtual reality therapy room, 2) a 3D painting app and 3) an app for monitoring emotion regulation. Results Sixteen occupational therapists participated. Of the participants, 71.25% subsequently indicated that they had more knowledge and skills in offering online professional therapy. Pre-set goals such as 'more competence in online occupational therapy' and 'professional therapists gain more access to online tools that are better suited to occupational therapy' have been achieved. The professional therapists were trained and developed a methodology for using digital resources in professional therapy. An online training was also developed. The VR environment was further adapted to the wishes of professional therapists.