When bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he famously said, “that’s where the money is.” In health care, the money is in reimbursement. SAMHSA reported that in 2003, Americans received $121 billion in mental health and substance abuse care. Public payers – Medicare, Medicaid, and state and federal sources – covered… [Read More]
TILT Magazine Issue 11
HOT TOPICs: Counseling Services and the Distance Learner, The Dark Side of the Internet, The Online Couch, News from the CyberStreet, Research Review, Technically Avoiding the Situation, Reel Culture, Legal Briefs, Technology Enhanced Coaching, A Day in the Life of an Online Therapist, The Day in the Life of an Online Coach, CyberSupervision, New Innovations: The Biggest Threat to Innovation, Introduction to Online Coaching: Methods, Ethics and Responsible Social Networking, Marketing Toolbox: To Blog Or Not To Blog, For the Love of Books, Advertiser’s CyberMarket
Blended Families in the Movies
According to movie therapist, Bernie Wooder, film viewing can be a constructive therapeutic method. Wooder states, “Because films are seen from a third person’s perspective, clients can overcome feelings of denial when working with deep-seated problems.” Certainly increasing numbers of therapists have begun to consider the potential of assigning films to clients in order to… [Read More]
Experiencing Presence – Some Thoughts
I had a strange experience when I was reading issue 3 of TILT Magazine. Not just the usual “oh that’s interesting”, but a cascade of related responses, each one adding to the previous one as I read through the pieces. The authors in question and the phrases in their pieces were: Paul Silverman – Navigating… [Read More]
Technology Enhanced Coaching
Privacy Please: Privacy and Security Policies for Coaching Websites OK, I know, any column with the word “policies” in the title looks like an antidote for insomnia, but wait, don’t drift off just yet! Here’s why anyone with an online coaching presence should care. Whether you’re advertising traditional (over-the-phone and face-to-face) coaching services or actually… [Read More]
A Day In The Life of… an Online Therapist
A typical day for me involves working both a traditional job, and using my after-hours time for freelance work. Although it requires a lot of organization and flexibility (and coffee), it certainly keeps me motivated and engaged. Currently, I am working in an interim academic position in Rochester, NY while I continue to build experience… [Read More]
Technology and Weight Loss … Nothing Gained, Something Lost!
Our family-owned weight loss business has been serving the community for almost 30 years. I joined the business in 2001 after spending much of 2000 losing 57 lbs. on this very program—-and, of course, my mother was harder on me than she was on any other client. I came to see in 2002, as was… [Read More]
Using the Page and Wosket Cyclical Model of Supervision Online (Part One)
Readers are probably familiar with the Cyclical Model for face-to-face supervision. In this article, after first outlining the model, I’m going to show how it can work online. This is not ‘the truth’ – simply one version of how it might happen on one day. The model has 5 stages, each with five sub-divisions (not… [Read More]
