We reflect about our work on World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2012. As trainers of counsellors, therapists and other mental health workers in the use of technology for treating mental health issues, we hear a range of experiences from our students about how new media and social networking impacts on the lives of their… [Read More]
Encryption, audio, video, text, client records…oh my!
We were asked by a student recently, If telephone counselling exists pre-internet – does any of the jurisdiction/ethical stuff (encryption etc) apply? There are two issues- How easy it is to intercept a live “call” whether audio or video How any recorded information such as chat transcripts or text is stored . The… [Read More]
Could the Internet save $US 900 billion through improved mental health around the world?
In the USA in 2009 what was known as the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” directed more than $US7 billion to make broadband Internet more widely available and used. The elderly were a particularly targeted population, as a group among whom use of broadband Internet remained fairly low in comparison with other groups. George and… [Read More]
Domestic Violence Awareness: Telemental health may not be the best option
To increase awareness about domestic violence, Online Therapy Institute/Online Coach Institute has partnered with Impact Publications, publishers of Employee Assistance Report (EAR) to create this special report: Offering Online Interventions to Victims of Domestic Violence PDF Download While this article focuses on the Employee Assistance Professionals, the information is relevant to any person or organization… [Read More]
Scotland’s Professional Body for Counselling & Psychotherapy
This transcript is a heavily edited version of a Keynote Speech given at the COSCA (Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland) Annual Ethical Seminar in March of 2011. To download the full hour transcript, it is available at http://www.onlinetherapymagazine.com/articles/. A further version will appear in COSCA’s Counselling in Scotland Journal. Used with permission and with thanks… [Read More]
Scientology, Psychiatry and the Science of Documentary Making
Increasingly academics, social workers and therapists are utilizing film in their work. Here in academia, it is assumed that multiple forms of media will be utilized in the classroom including motion pictures, television, the Internet (YouTube videos), popular music and documentaries. While in the past these media (particularly film) were used as a “substitute,” current… [Read More]
Telephone Counselling Myths?
There are numerous myths about telepone counselling, some of which get raised in my trainings on the subject often enough for me to want to put them out here to see what reactions the rest of you have to them. I’ve added some commentary from my own point of view and I am hoping that… [Read More]
My entry into the online world of therapy
Do you know that you are reading my very first blog post? Writing a blog for my website has been on my priority list for a long time and I have avoided it because I just didn’t know what to write about. Well now because I am furthering my training to become an online therapist,… [Read More]
