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    Online Counselling Practice
    Online Counselling Practice
    Online Counselling Practice
    Ebook94 pages42 minutes

    Online Counselling Practice

    By Lisa Laba Sarkis

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    Online counselling practice is written to assist practitioners providing online counselling practice in various settings and also working individually as private practitioners. Online counselling practice can be seen as another method of providing counselling online with the use of technology today. There are many ways of establishing and preparing yourself for online counselling practice and this eBook provides practitioners with ideas and information for working in the area of online counselling practice.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLisa Laba Sarkis
    Release dateMar 30, 2015
    ISBN9781311012272
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      Online Counselling Practice - Lisa Laba Sarkis

      Online Counselling Practice

      Lisa Laba Sarkis

      Copyright © 2015 Lisa Laba Sarkis, Power of Mind

      All rights reserved.

      Distributed by Smashwords

      First published in 2015

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this ebook with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      The aim of this eBook is to provide counsellors and private practitioners with awareness and direction to work ethically online in an international environment. With specific knowledge of online counselling and responsible ethical practice, mental health practitioners can take advantage of the immense possibilities of online counselling and start their own online counselling practice.

      Lisa Laba Sarkis

      CONTENTS

      Chapter 1:

      What is Online Counselling?

      What are the Advantages of Online Counselling?

      How do you define your own online counselling practice

      Establishing and setting up your online counselling practice

      Marketing and Research involved in establishing your online counselling practice

      Chapter 2:

      Concerns with online counselling

      Privacy involved in online counselling practice

      Professional liability in online counselling practice

      Duty to warn or protect in online counselling practice

      Duty to report child abuse and neglect in online counselling practice

      Ethical Issues in online counselling practice

      Informed Consent

      Confidentiality in online counselling practice

      Chapter 3:

      Should Counselling/Therapy be practiced online?

      Technology and computer skills required

      Reluctance and difficulty to seek counselling/therapy

      Vulnerability in seeking counselling/therapy

      Avoidance of Counselling/Therapy issues

      Chapter 4:

      Social Stigma

      Stigma attached to seeking counselling/therapy

      Why are people reluctant to seek counselling?

      Reluctance to seek counselling

      Lack of education and awareness about counselling services

      Having difficulty expressing your concerns in person

      Chapter 5:

      Email counselling responses

      Telephone counselling through the internet

      Face to face counselling through the internet

      How do you develop a good therapeutic relationship?

      What might the client go through prior seeking counselling treatment?

      Chapter 6:

      Clients not suitable for online counselling

      Referral database

      What do you need to know as an online practitioner?

      Risks that may be involved with online counselling practice

      Chapter 7:

      Advantages of working in company online:

      Advantages working as a sole private practitioner online:

      Disadvantages of working as a sole private practitioner online:

      Skills required for online presence

      Building your referral contacts

      Advertising and marketing materials needed

      Chapter 8:

      Create a list of goals you would like to achieve

      There may be many things to consider in creating online presence

      Trust and openness

      Skills and confidence

      Setting up your online counselling website

      Other people’s views on online counselling practice

      Chapter 9:

      Cultural issues in counselling practice

      What may be stopping you from providing online counselling practice?

      Reluctant to provide your online counselling practice

      Stigma related to the counselling therapeutic profession

      Keeping boundaries online

      Time limits in online counselling practice

      Online client contacts

      Chapter 10:

      Insurance in online

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