For years I have trained therapists to deliver services via technology and inevitably, the question always arises, “Can I practice across state lines?” The short answer is, “Not really.” Creative therapists will then ask, “Well what if I call myself a coach?” I believe that we will be held to the standard of care that… [Read More]
TEDx Holyrood Women Event
——————- TEDx Holyrood Women will be in Edinburgh, Scotland on Thursday 1st December for an event that aims to give women the chance to step into a global conversation. The Scotland evening will be livestreamed by our colleagues at OnlinEvents so you can view it from wherever you are in the world. It will also… [Read More]
Launch night of the new RAMP Guide for Online Services
It was my pleasure to be invited to the launch night of the new Risk Awareness and Management Programme (RAMP) for Delivering Mental Well-Being Services Online at the New Savoy Partnership Conference in London on the 24th November. The lead author of the document, Dr Rachel O’Connell, gave a speech citing the Online Therapy Institute… [Read More]
Encrypting Health and Wellness Information
We receive many inquiries about encryption and many of the questions are with regard to finding a suitable platform to conduct online therapy. All therapeutic communication should be encrypted but what does that mean? Well, it means that the message is scrambled so that if anyone (a hacker, for instance) intercepts the message, it will… [Read More]
Coaching Today- new coaching journal from BACP
Coaching Today – new journal! Coaching Today is the new quarterly journal of BACP Coaching, the specialist coaching Division of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) ….. The content: …. A range of topical, informative and stimulating features and a platform for debate and sharing of best practice for those working in the… [Read More]
TILT Magazine: Issue 8
HOT TOPICS: Counselor Education in Second Life and 3VCC, Engaging Gamers, Login2Life, Virtual Ability as
Virtual Community, News from the CyberStreet, Research Review, Ethical Dilemma/
Cybersupervision Special, What Would You Do?!, Wounded Genius, Reel Culture, Technology Enhanced Coaching, A Day in the Life of an Online Therapist, A Day in the Life of an Online Coach, Cross Cultural Supervision, New Innovations, Marketing Toolbox.
When Virtual Reality Meets Offline Life
Research Review by Stephen Goss, Ph.D. Stephen Goss’s new article in the November 2011 issue of TILT gives a small sampling of the wealth of research materials that have been developed over the past two decades. For reasons of space, his full Reference List appears here! It has long been known that behaviours learned or… [Read More]
EAPA 2011 Technology and Innovation!
Reflections on EAPA 2011 I attended EAPA 2011 this week to conduct a pre-conference training, the Distance Credentialed Counselor training for therapists obtaining the certification. I arrived on Monday in Denver and trained all day Tuesday and Wednesday. The first day of the conference officially began on Thursday and on this day, I presented with… [Read More]
