Therapist Thoughts

There are a lot of questions from practicing therapists about the emerging field of online counseling.  In the podcast audio interview "Identifying Complexities in the New Field of Technology Assisted Counselling Therapy", I interview therapist and researcher specializing in online counseling, Dr. Stephen Goss and we discuss many of the concerns that counseling therapists and mental health professionals have.

The podcast begins with a discussion the new terminology and the current variety of delivery modalities used by the professionals in the mental health field. 

I just posted a new video on my video blog at http://www.normquantz.com/ .  In this video I discuss the ethics of online counseling and the importance of the intake form or intake session.  

With my distance therapy clients I use the same ethical guidelines that I use for my in office clients, making sure that I have emergency contact numbers and the necessary background information to ensure a successful and effective client therapist relationship.  There are a few unique differences in online counseling and video therapy that clients need to be aware of.  Technology is not perfect so it is important that clients are informed and know the plan in the event of a disconnection or power failure.