Online Counseling a Handbook for Mental Health Professional

With the advent of video phones, netmeeting, and the ability to communicate face-to-face via computer, telehealth will be the next wave in offering psychological services. Most psychogists and most patients already have the access to the equipment necessary to allow for on-line counseling. What psychologists lack is information is how to apply face-to-face techniques to an on-line session. This book provides the basics for informing practioners what the pluses and minuses are to treating patients online, how to structure treatment, how to screen and communicate effectively on-line, how to interpret text without visual cues, and what the legal and ethical issues are to practicing on-line- particularly aspects of privacy, confidentiality, record-keeping, licensure, and liability. The book also discusses setting up group counseling on-line and the business aspects of on-line counseling, including fee collection and third party payment.<p></p>By Ron Kraus, George Stricker, and Jason Zack
ISBN: 978-0-12-425955-3

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