The Value of this Online Course: Online Therapy Specialist Certificate This is my first blog here and (of course) right now, I feel completely stumped for something eloquent and deeply meaningful to say! What is so very true for me right now is how completely impressed I am with the technology displayed and taught… [Read More]
Archived Forum Discussions, 2009-2012: Online Therapy Institute
Before Facebook groups and LinkedIn communities became the primary gathering places for helping professionals, the Online Therapy Institute hosted an active international discussion forum where therapists, coaches, supervisors, educators, and researchers explored the practical and ethical challenges of working online. This archive preserves many of those conversations. Topics include building an online therapy practice, confidentiality… [Read More]
What is a HIPAA Business Associate?
This is a very good definition of what constitutes a HIPAA Business Associate: A HIPAA Business Associate is any person or entity who performs or helps perform a function or activity involving the use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) and the function or activity is being performed on behalf of a HIPAA Covered… [Read More]
Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy cCBT in the United States
We were involved in a recent discussion about the use of cCBT in the United States. We know that the UK is using cCBT a lot, especially with endorsements from NICE and NHS but what about the US? (see: http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/TA097guidance.pdf) What is cCBT? Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CCBT) has been described by NICE as a “generic term… [Read More]
Skype and Online Therapy and HIPAA
I just read a blog post at Skype http://blogs.skype.com/play/2012/01/need-some-support-but-short-on.html Interestingly, our very own Kate Anthony was quoted in the Skype blog post! (and here’s why that’s interesting…) The post is great but leaves me quite puzzled why Skype is promoting their platform for online therapy when a spokesperson for Skype has stated that Skype is… [Read More]
Staying Connected in a Connected yet Disconnected World
As a Counselor in Philadelphia, I see so many couples, individuals, and families who are struggling with a sense of disconnection. At a time when our cell phones allow us to be tethered to the workplace and the larger world many of us are discovering how challenging it can be to focus on the people… [Read More]
Wonder Woman takes on South By SouthWest (SxSW 2012)
I admit, I had absolutely no idea what to expect when I stepped off the airplane to attend the annual SXSW convention. Truthfully, I didn’t know what to expect of Austin, Texas, let alone the city-wide Interactive and Film portion of an incredibly famous conference that drew 25,000 people to a University town during… [Read More]
Indispensable Information and Distance Career Counseling
The degree to which a career counselor has to help clients apply knowledge of their personal characteristics with educational, curricular, and job choice is intensive yet fundamental to the practice of career guidance and counseling. Unlike MH counseling, career counseling requires one to help clients identify what information they need, where to find information, ensure… [Read More]
