'An enjoyable book that helps to bring counselling
into the 21st century. Kate and DeeAnna have played a
significant role in the development of online therapy
and their enthusiasm for the subject matter, and
experience as trainers and practitioners, comes through
in this informative text' - Terry Hanley, Director of MA
in Counselling, University of Manchester. The plethora
of online services now available has led to a growing
demand for practitioners to look beyond traditional
face-to-face therapy and take advantage of the
flexibility which email and the Internet can offer them
and their clients. This guide gives up-to-the minute
information and research, ethical and legal advice, on
the practicalities of setting up or joining a service,
and the essential therapeutic skills needed to be an
effective online therapist. Writing for an international
audience, the authors discuss the issues for
practitioners using the Internet today, as well as in
the future.Basing their study on published empirical
research, they address: text-based therapeutic
interventions such as email, Internet Relay Chat and
forums, from the perspective of different theoretical
orientations, illustrated with a full length case study;
new Ethical Framework for using Technology in Mental
Health; online supervision, online research, group
therapy online; the 'business' of setting up in private
practice or e-clinics; and, other therapeutic uses of
technology including use of video therapy, mobile SMS,
telephone therapy, Virtual Reality environments, gaming
and computerised CBT. The authoritative guide to all
aspects of being an online therapist, this practical
text is a vital addition to any therapist's library. It
will also be valuable reading for anyone training to be
a counsellor or psychotherapist in our increasingly
'electronic' world. |
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