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| American Medical Association (AMA) | HIPAA Security Rule: Frequently asked questions regarding encryption of personal health information The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, made several important changes to the HIPAA Security Rule. These changes have raised a number of questions about encryption among physicians and other health care professionals and this resource addresses the most common of these questions. view article here |
| Attridge, William C. | Ethical Considerations for Internet Counselling This paper is dedicated to a thorough review and examination of the issues surrounding the ethical considerations of Internet counseling. Also, it will examine critically implications based upon the current ethics and technology literature. Link to article here (website). |
| Barak, Azy (compliled by) | Various online references to the internet and psychology This list of references comprises articles published in English in paper journals and in edited books only. The majority were published from 1996 onwards. Although classified according to their major focus several appear in more than one category, 1996-2009 Link to article here (website). |
| Barak, Azy | SAHAR: An Internet-Based Emotional Support Service for Suicidal People View article here |
| Baron, Sharon | Setting Personal and Professional Boundaries for Your Blog. Here are some boundaries to consider when writing a blog, based on those set by Sharon Baron for the creation of her blog, 2011 Link to article here (website). |
| Brown, Sally | Tap and talk Is counselling reaping the whirlwind of the digital revolution Download PDF here |
| Cameron, Rose | Culture and context Counsellors need to be mindful of context, as well as race and culture, when working with diversity Download PDF here |
| Collins, Bernie | Cultural Competency Toolkit A good practice guide in ethnic minority mental healthcare (2007) This article is reproduced here by kind permission of the Diversity Unit of the West London Mental Health Trust. It is a good practice guide in ethnic minority mental health care. Link to document here (PDF file) |
| Fenichel - Myths of Internet-Based Counseling | Even among mental health professionals who may be otherwise very like-minded about concepts and principles which guide traditional counseling/psychotherapy approaches, there are some specific areas of concern which continue to be hotly debated with regard to Internet-facilitated mental health services. Clearly there does need to be thoughtful consideration about professional, ethical practice, with particular concern about risk management for particular types of client situations. View article here |
| Flintoff, John-Paul | Forget the couch: now therapy's going online, 2011 (The Times) From facing fears in Second Life to revisiting traumas on Skype, the internet is revolutionising psychological treatment. Download article here (PDF file) |
| Grohol, Dr J. | Best practices in e-therapy: Legal and licensing issues, 1999. An introduction to the legal issues . First, let's be clear. Unlike other psychologists in this arena who pretend to be lawyers and make all sorts of pronouncements at professional conferences about what is and what is not legal, I am not a lawyer and don't pretend to be one. Take anything a non-lawyer has to say with a grain of salt and consult with your own legal counsel before acting on anything you read. Link to article here (website). |
| Grohol, Dr J. | Best practices in e-therapy: Confidentiality and privacy, 1999. With the advent of a growing number of therapists turning to the online world to conduct some form of counseling or therapy online, legitimate concerns are raised about limitations of this modality. This article seeks to clarify some of the most relevant issues related to confidentiality when offering mental health services online. Link to article here (website). |
| Grohol, Dr J. | Best practices in e-therapy: Definition and scope of e-therapy, 1999. What is e-therapy? E-therapy is a new modality of helping people resolve life and relationship issues. It utilizes the power and convenience of the Internet to allow simultaneous (synchronous) and time-delayed (asynchronous) communication between an individual and a professional. The focus of e-therapy varies from client to client. Some clients will want to discuss interpersonal relationships, or learn new ways of dealing with stress. Other clients may use e-therapy as an adjunct to other types of real-world services, or to help clarify issues they are currently working on. Still others will use e-therapy to "check-in" from time to time with an objective third-party professional to take stock in their life and work on more philosophical life issues. Link to article here (website). |
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| Jenkins, Peter | Record keeping and the law Compared with statutory and voluntary counselling agencies, record keeping in private practice presents a number of distinct challenges Download PDF here |
| Jenkins, Peter | Serious breaches Therapy today dillemma Download PDF here |
| Jenkins, Peter | GDPR: THOUGHTS ON IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE View article here |
| Jones, G | Online or Face to Face? Why do counsellors and clients choose to work online? A study of counsellor and client perceptions about Online and Face to Face counselling Download article here (Word file) |
| Jones. G | Online counselling: another string to your bow? Gill Jones explains what it is and answers some commonly asked questions Link to article here (PDF file) |
| Jones, G, and Stokes, A | An example of brief email therapy with client 'Marcia' and counsellor 'Chris', 2005. Link to article here (PDF file) |
| Kessler, David et al | Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy effective when delivered in real time by a therapist. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) seems to be effective when delivered online in real time by a therapist, with benefits maintained over 8 months. This method of delivery could broaden access to CBT in primary care. These are the conclusions of an article in this week’s Global Mental Health special edition of The Lancet, written by Dr David Kessler, NIHR National School for Primary Care Research, University of Bristol and colleagues. The Lancet Vol 374, 2009. Link to article here (website). |
| Kingsley, Patrick | The Art of Slow Reading - an article from the Guardian newspaper, 2010. Has endlessly skimming short texts on the internet made us stupider? An increasing number of experts think so - and say it's time to slow down. Link to article here (website). |
| Massey, Alana | Ghosting on Freud: Why breaking up with a therapist is so tricky Link to article |
| Metanoia | E-Therapy: History and Survey Development of E-Therapy from 1972-2002 E-Therapy Today: A Survey 2002 Link to article here (website). |
| Munro, Kali | Conflict in Cyberspace: How to Resolve Conflict Online, 2002. Have you ever noticed how conflict can get blown out of proportion online? What may begin as a small difference of opinion, or misunderstanding, becomes a major issue very quickly. Conflict can be difficult at the best of times, but what is it about online communication that seems to ignite “flaming” and make conflicts more difficult to resolve? Link to article here (website). |
| Murphy, Lawrence J. and Mitchell, Dan L. | When writing helps to heal: E-mail as therapy, 1998. Presents a form of therapy termed therap-e-mail, developed by the authors for use in Internet-based counselling service, Therapy Online. Communication of care and compassion via text; lack of non-verbal cues in therap-e-mail; advantages of therap-e-mail; problem externalisation as an approach to therapy; importance of addressing power imbalances within the therapeutic system to therapists. Link to article here (PDF file) |
| Novotney, Amy | A growing wave of online therapy A growing wave of online therapy Link to article |
| OLT | HIPAA compliance and Skype View article hereView article here |
| Plan International UK has published a new report | You Can't Live Without It, looking at girls’ rights in the digital world. View article here |
| Stokes, Anne | A Brief Approach to Online Supervision (Article in TILT online journal January 2011) Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | A Day in the Life of an Online Supervisor (Article in TILT online journal August 2010) Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | Cross Cultural Supervision (Article in TILT online journal September 2011) Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | Dilemmas in Online Workplace Supervision (Article in TILT online Journal October 2013) Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | Hands and Hills in Online Supervision (Article in TILT online journal July 2013) Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | New Year’s Resolutions of an Online Supervisor! (Article in TILT online journal January 2012) Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | Online Supervision in Private Practice Chapter in forthcoming book, edited by DeeAnna Nagel and Kate Anthony Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | Online Supervision – an ethical dilemma (Article in TILT online Journal October 2011) Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | Online Supervision – is it ethical or a cop-out? (Article in TILT online journal October 2010) Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | The Warp and Weft of Online Supervision (Article in TILT online journal January 2013) Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | Responses to a Dilemma in Online Workplace Supervision (Article in TILT online journal January 2014) Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | Using the Page and Wosket Cyclical Model of Supervision Online (Part Two) (Article in Tilt online journal June 2011) Download article here |
| Stokes, Anne | Serenity in Relationships in Online Supervision (Anne Stokes TILT online journal October 2012) Download article here |
| Suler, J. | Psychological Dynamics of Online Synchronous Conversations in Text-Driven Chat Environments, 1997 TextTalk in online chat environments has evolved into a fascinating style of communication. In some ways, it is strikingly similar to face-to-face (ftf) dialogue. In other ways, it is quite unique. Many of its unique qualities revolve around the fact that it is an austere mode of communication. There are no changes in voice, no facial expressions, no body language, no (or very little) visual/spatial environment as a context of meaning. There's just typed words. Link to article here (website). |
| Therapy Today | Can software ever replace the therapist? Link to article here (PDF) |
| Therapy Today | july 2016 Link to journal here (PDF) |
| Utting-Simon, Susan | Working online If you want to work therapeutically with digital communications, specialist training can provide you with important new skills ViewView article here article here |
| White, Charlie | Protecting Your Online Reputation: Four Things You Need to Know, 2011 You don’t have to be running for president to care about your online reputation. Almost everything you do online is easy to track, especially when you’re using social media sites. This infographic shows you how to manage your “e-reputation,” perhaps saving you some embarrassment, or even your career. Link to article here (website) |
| Wilson, Jonathan | Technology addiction a 'lifelong struggle' for teenagers view article here |