EAPA 2010 let your fingers do the talking
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2010 EAPA presentation - as part of a panel presentation about the merits of online therapy and online EAP counseling.
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- 1. Panel Discussion - "Let your Fingers do the Talking: Adding Online Counseling to your Therapeutic Repertoire" DeeAnna Merz Nagel 2010 EAPA Conference
- 2. Modes of Online Communication Email Standard Secure Encrypted Chat and Messaging Synchronous Standard Password protected Encrypted SMS Texting Video Conferencing VOiP Virtual Worlds Social Networks
- 3. What is E-Therapy? Is online therapy a modality? …online therapy is a method of delivery Penguin’s Dictionary of Psychology offers this definition of counseling: Counseling: a generic term that is used to cover the several processes of interviewing, testing, guiding, advising, etc. designed to help an individual solve problems, plan for the future, etc…’ (Reber and Reber, 2001:162)
- 4. Is online therapy “legitimate?” E-therapy directly addresses a major problem uncovered by the Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health (1999) which stated that while one American in five has a diagnosable psychological problem, nearly 2/3 of them will never seek treatment. http://www.metanoia.org
- 5. Code of Ethics The 2005 revised ACA Code of Ethics is perhaps one of the best representations of “best practice” for distance counselors in the United States to date. The new code covers the following regarding technology applications: Benefits and Limitations Technology Assisted Services Inappropriate Services Access Laws and Statutes Assistance Technology and Informed Consent Sites on the World Wide Web
- 6. Online Therapy Institute Ethical Framework for the Use of Technology in Mental Health Ethical Framework for the Use of Technology in Career and School Guidance http://www.onlinetherapyinstitute.com/ethical-framework/
- 7. Online Therapy Ethical Issues Practitioner Competency Confidentiality Dual Relationships Proper Client Screening Benefits and Hazards Crisis Intervention Jurisdiction
- 9. Three Examples: Asynchronous Hushmail www.hushmail.com LifeOptions www.lifeoptions.com Breakthrough www.breakthrough.com
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- DeeAnna Merz Nagel Merz Consulting, Inc. [email_address]