No academic solution Is satisfactory It has to be a lived posture (From Miller Mair in ‘No academic solution’) For me, these four short lines embody the essence of supervision. While theory and academic knowledge are useful as an underpinning, we miss the person, both the client and the supervisee, if supervision is not a… [Read More]
Cyberspace as Culture: A New Paradigm for Therapists and Coaches
What is it about being connected in a virtual world that some people don’t “get”? I am not a gamer. But I understand how one can become connected in a virtual world like Second Life, and even become absorbed to the point of neglecting one’s responsibilities and relationships in their real life or “first life”… [Read More]
The Social Media Coach
Individuals and organisations throughout the world are actively involved in the use of social media to support learning yet its potential use within the field of coaching in organisations has presently not been empirically investigated. The aim of my research was to investigate the extent to which social media tools and materials are currently being… [Read More]
Advancing Lives through the Science of Virtual Reality
Imagine walking into a room paralyzed with fear to talk with someone. For Stacey, a young woman on the autism spectrum, that is a fear she faces every day. As a college student, Stacey attends her classes and returns home right after – never talking with anyone or making friends. She is too afraid to… [Read More]
Ethical Dilemma Online Supervision Special!
In the last issue, we included an email from an online supervisee, Chris , to a supervisor in summarised form. I asked four online supervisors to respond to ‘Chris’ and their full replies are reproduced at the end of this article. Here is the original email from the Supervisee: You will remember my client Jo,… [Read More]
Utilizing Linkedin as a Career Counselor
I recently facilitated a Distance Credentialed Counselor training that was Career Counselor focused and many of the participants in the training stated that Linkedin has become an essential part of their work as a career counselor, often endorsing, recommending and linking with their career counseling students/clients. I pointed out the ethics regarding possible breach of… [Read More]
For The Love Of Books
The smallest bookstore still contains more ideas of worth than have been presented in the entire history of television. ~ Andrew Ross Learning Online with Games, Simulations, and Virtual Worlds: Strategies for Online Instruction Clark Aldrich Higher education institutions are increasingly delivering content online, but the content is often not sufficiently engaging. Learning Online with… [Read More]
Engaging Gamers: The Evolution of Social Development in Gen X, Y and Z
As clinicians, we are trained to assess for pathology in the clients we see. In essence this means determining what mental health disturbance is contributing to a person’s inability to function and integrate in an appropriate social manner. We endeavor to help our clients to develop coping skills so they may function socially in a… [Read More]
