Download This Page Need help downloading these files? CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD HELP At a recent CPD session run by ACTO, Steve Johnson of Partners& spoke about the challenges of working across boundaries. This article summarises his presentation. There are a number of challenges implicit in working across borders as a counsellor or psychotherapist, and Read More
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Black Hole Effect – What It Looks Like in Practice
Download this Page Need help downloading these files? CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD HELP The term ‘black-hole effect’ in e-therapy was first coined by American psychologist John Suler in 1997 in his blog entry entitled ‘The Black Hole of Cyberspace’. Psychological Effects of Black Hole Effect From a practitioner’s perspective, a client who disappears, never to Read More
Disinhibition Effect: What It Looks Like in Practice
Download this Page Need help downloading these files? CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD HELP The term ‘disinhibition’ refers to a lack of restraint or disregard for social conventions. If a person is disinhibited, they may act without forethought and without regard to risk. The term disinhibition effect in online therapy was first coined by psychologist John Read More
Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication
Download this Page Need help downloading these files? CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD HELP ‘Ethics and Professional Issues in Couple and Family Therapy’ (Hecker 2012) refers to two forms of communication used in online therapy. These are: Synchronous Communication: This type of communication is described by Suler (2000) as a client and a therapist sitting down Read More
Benefits and Challenges of Working Online
Download this Page Need help downloading these files? CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD HELP COVID 19 has changed the way counselling is delivered and has opened up enormous opportunities for both counsellors and clients. Benefits The advent of fast internet connection and video conferencing software such as Vsee or Zoom allows clients to: Access therapy at Read More