In the past year or so, I’ve given in and am finally on Twitter because I’m currently working as a psychotech journalist and it’s proven itself to be a great way to find stories, monitor chatter between sources, and network with fellow reporters. But for professionals like us, and especially clinicians, it’s much more complicated… [Read More]
“B” Your Best
Seven years ago, self proclaimed “tech geek” Ran Zilca was working at IBM’s research division, developing the next voice biometrics technology. Little did he know at that time that he would soon start a chain reaction in his life starting with recruiting an all-star team of social scientists, founding the first company to release positive… [Read More]
Our Interdependent World: Tiffany Shlain’s “Connected”
Tiffany Shlain’s new film Connected begins with a familiar scene: she’s enjoying dinner with an old friend and, while the company is good, the topics of conversation plentiful, she caves to her desires, sneaks into the women’s room, pulls out her cell and succumbs to texting and emailing. She asks, “What have I become?” Indeed,… [Read More]
Marketing Your Online Practice Close to Home
All real estate agents know that building their business is about location, location, location. The same can be true for your online practice. Marketing, whether done online or off, is all about people getting to know, like and trust you and your services. Often the process of getting to know people can be easier in… [Read More]
Three P’s of Digital Ethics: Privacy, Protection, and Policy
Social networking has sparked many questions for counselors, such as, “Is it ethical to utilize a search engine such as Google to look up a client?” and “Should I accept a client’s friend request on Facebook?” You can protect your career, your reputation, and your license by following three P’s of digital ethics: privacy, protection,… [Read More]
For the Love of Books
“I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our particular path than we have yet got ourselves.” ~ E.M. Forster Controlling_Connectivity: Art, Psychology, and the Internet Gretta Louw There are many who argue that participation in the elaborate communication… [Read More]
A Day in the Life of an Online Coach
I awake at 6am at the sound of my alarm clock. I’ve set my alarm sound for church bells because it inspires me to get out of bed. The church bells tell me I have important work to do today. I have a calling. I have a ministry. I am an Online Coach. I say… [Read More]
Day in the Life of an Online Therapist
Each day, when I arrive at work, I set out to plan a therapy session that will impact and influence the lives of my patients. As a project coordinator of a research study, there are countless tools at my disposal and each one provides an opportunity to facilitate and measure change. It’s up to me… [Read More]
