I am honored to have been a part of the Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services. The 2009 Annual Conference was held at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ. I am adjunt faculty at the college teaching Introduction to Psychology. The focus of the conference: Improving the Health and Wellness of Human Services Receipients and Providers:… [Read More]
Online Therapy- Jurisdiction issues in the United States
Hi everyone! I recently received the February 2009 edition of Psychotherapy Finances. In this issue a question submitted for comment asked about whether or not an online therapist has to be licensed in every state to offer online therapy. The article is not available online but here are some highlights from the response: Web-cam therapy… [Read More]
BACP Guidelines released on 23rd March!
New publication Guidelines for online counselling and psychotherapy, 3rd edition Including Guidelines for online supervision By Kate Anthony and Stephen Goss This new publication provides up-to-date guidance for best practice for those involved in the provision of counselling and psychotherapy over the internet. A perfect resource for online counsellors and managers of… [Read More]
Photo Shoot in Second Life- What Time Zone??
Kate and I received an email from Ananda Valeeva who is the Editor-in-Chief of Inner World Magazine. She is writing an article on behaviors, emotions and the therapeutic value of virtual worlds. She came across the Online Therapy Institute and has included the institute in her article. So she wanted to let us know and asked if… [Read More]
The Online Disinhibition Effect
Update April 2013: . This summary was recently expanded into an article for Self & Society, Journal of the Association for Humanistic Psychology. . See the full article here: Appreciating Cyberculture and the Virtual Self Within by Kate Anthony and DeeAnna Nagel . John Suler’s Disinhibition Effect as summarised by Kate Anthony You Don’t Know… [Read More]
New Book: Therapy Online [A Practical Guide]
Kate and DeeAnna have been working feverishly on our new book and while we are completing the first draft we thought we would share with you what we received in the post today! Sage has listed the book in the latest catalogue and it should show on Amazon soon. The book will be hot off the press in… [Read More]
Etherapy Across the Globe- What About Jurisdiction?
I recently consulted with a therapist who resides in another country. He offers online therapy/consult services to individuals in the United States. His referrals come from health practitioners here in the U.S. so he receives the referral, provides the requested service to the patient and sends recommendations to the health practitioner. Recently, one steady referral… [Read More]
Group Therapy Online via Chat- Optimum Group Size?
I was asked to participate in a group discussion online. I am a member of an organization that hosts a listserv and forums. Most recently, the idea of one big chat was suggested and all of us were invited to log on and participate. Had all of us logged on, there would have been… [Read More]
