Online Counseling: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals

Online Counseling gives practical insight into how professionals can translate and extend their practice to the electronic online medium. The volume provides an overview of current research on the use and effectiveness of counseling online and data on the idiosyncrasies of online behavior and communication. The practical aspects of and skill sets required for counseling online are discussed at length, as are technological, ethical, legal and multicultural issues, treatment strategies, and testing and assessment. Foreword by Morgan Sammons and Patrick DeLeon, past president of the American Psychological AssociationThe first comprehensive textbook designed to give clinicians and mental health students everything they need to understand and start providing mental health services via the InternetEach chapter includes study questions and key terms, making it ideal for use in graduate or continuing education settingsIncludes clear and comprehensive chapters on research and technology related to online counsellingContributors include past, present, and elected presidents of the International Society for Mental Health Online (ISMHO), the Inernet's leading resource for professionals interested in online counseling and other methods of delivering mental health services via the Internet INDICE: Forward P.DeLeon Introduction Ron Kraus and George Stricker Part I: The New Medium: History & Research Chapter 1 Online behavior, communication and Experience Michael Fenichel Chapter 2 The psychology of text relationships John Suler Chapter 3 Online Counseling- Does It Work? Research Findings to Date Ron Kraus Part II: Practical Aspects of Online Counseling Chapter 4 The technology of online counseling Jason Zack Chapter 5 Ethical Issues in Online Counseling Ron Kraus Chapter 6 Legal Issues for Online Counselors Jason Zack Chapter 7 The Business of Online Counseling Ron Kraus Part III:  Clinical Skills for Online Counseling Chapter 8 Text-based Online Counseling: Email John Yaphe and Cedric Speyer Chapter 9 Text-based online counseling: chat DeeAnna Merz Nagel and Kate Anthony Chapter  10 Online Counseling Groups: Theory and Practice Yvette Colon and  Stephanie Stern Chapter 11 Clinical work with groups online - practical aspects Beth Pector and Robert C. Hsiung Chapter 12 Internet-Supported Psychological Testing and Assessment Azy Barak Chapter 13 International and Multicultural Issues Adrian G. Skinner and Gary Latchford Part IV: A Look in to the Future of Online Counseling Chapter 14 Ethical Issues in Online Counseling Ron Kraus

• ISBN: 978-0-12-810209-1
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Fecha Publicación: 30/10/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés