The Practical Aspects of Online Counseling: Ethics, Training, Technology, and Competency
Total CE Credit Hours: 3 Course Info URL: https://www.ce-credit.com/courses/101949
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This course is based upon an article published in the November 2005 issue of The Counseling Psychologist journal. This course covers the growth of online counseling, related ethical dilemmas, and practical approaches for addressing these ethical dilemmas. The course also provides ideas for addressing various aspects of equipping professionals for delivering online mental health services. The material explores multiple aspects of online counseling including supervision, marketing, access, limits of use, and many challenges that may be presented to practitioner engaging in online counseling.
This course is based on the reading-based online article, The Practical Aspects of Online Counseling: Ethics, Training, Technology, and Competency created by David L. Vogel et al
Journal/Publisher
The Counseling Psychologist
Publication Date
November 2005/Volume 33, Number 6
Course Material Authors
Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.
This beginning to intermediate level course is designed for counselors, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and other mental health professionals who are likely to gain professionally from increased knowledge in the area of distance technology in counseling.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Identify the legal and ethical issues presented by engaging in online counseling.
Illustrate scenarios and dialogue examples that can contribute to complexity in online counseling.
Understand practical applications for overcoming challenges to online counseling scenarios including specific activities to diminish difficulties with clients.
Identify the current level of research and date available regarding the effectiveness and availability of online counseling services.
Demonstrate potential barriers to the use of online and counseling and develop knowledge for overcoming those barriers.
Demonstrate the potential strengths of online counseling while contrasting those strengths with potential weakness of this intervention form.
Availability
This course is available starting Nov 26th, 2012 and expires May 15th, 2015
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Planners and Reviewers
The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
Material Authors
Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.
Course Creator
Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Commercial support
There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
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