Exciting development from the OCTIA organising team. On the Friday night of the conference (19th March) there will be a “meet the authors” session before dinner. I will be there to discuss “Therapy Online [a practical guide] (Anthony and Nagel, 2010), and Dr. Stephen Goss will talk about the forthcoming title “The Use of Technology… [Read More]
Online Therapy Institute Expands Efforts in Second Life
Kate and DeeAnna met with Jokay today in Second Life to discuss new builds and additions to Online Therapy Institute’s virtual office. Currently, OTI has an office space that has an open concept. The office is used primarily as a place to gather more information about OTI. The space has been used for consultations and… [Read More]
BACP revised Ethical Framework reflects position of Online Therapy
The BACP Guidelines for Online Counselling and Psychotherapy are now in their 3rd Edition (Anthony & Goss, 2009 – see also Goss et al., 2001; Anthony & Jamieson, 2005) and now the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy have revised and amended the main Ethical Framework to reflect this (the full link is below, with… [Read More]
Continuing Education about Online Therapy, Mental Health and Technology!
The Online Therapy Institute is pleased to launch a series of online courses about online therapy. We will be adding courses so do check back. Our 5 clock hour courses are reasonably priced at $69.99/£45.00. For an additional $25.00 we offer continuing education credits for most mental health disciplines in the United States. Currently our… [Read More]
Use a Secure and Encrypted Email Service for Online Therapy
I recently read an article entitled Google’s Email Security Change does not make Online Counseling Secure. I was interested in the article because I was aware of Google’s recent change to an HTTPS default setting for Gmail. And I agree with the writer of the article that this is not a HIPAA compliant service since… [Read More]
Working and Socialising in Cyberspace – new EAPA article
Kate writes on the benefits and pitfalls of working and socialising in Cyberspace for the International Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA). Download the December 09 newsletter here! Kate
Online Counselling with Couples – one day workshop
The use of technology in several aspects of service provision – and particularly that of using the Internet to communicate with clients directly for the purpose of therapy – is an established and growing method of delivery. This workshop offers an introduction to online therapy, suitable for all theoretical orientations and levels of service provision,… [Read More]
Insurance and Online Therapy- What’s the Scoop?
Early in 2004, the American Medical Association published a new CPT code 0074T that allowed physicians in the USA reimbursement for online consults. The new code was released January 1st, 2004. * Code 0074T: Online evaluation & management service, per encounter, provided by a physician, using the Internet or similar electronic communications network, in response… [Read More]
