Training Title:
Retired ~ Online Therapy, Clinical and Ethical Issues, Part B

Clock Hours: 2

Objectives:
• Learn about serious legal and ethical issues raised by Online Therapy • Learn about the theory underpinning online therapy and the clinical skills necessary to do it

Description:
Is seeing a therapist online an oxymoron? Though the idea of "seeing" a therapist online doesn't make immediate sense, e-therapy is most definitely finding its market. In 2000, more than 60,000 online therapy sessions occurred over the Internet. That doesn't include hundreds of therapists who offered clients private online chat or e-mail sessions. And the numbers grow daily. In this program we present an overview of the mechanics, the legalities, the ethical issues, and the treatment modalities that seem to be best suited--although the data won't be in for years. Susan Mankita, LCSW, who leads AOL's Social Work Form, presents some of the communication, sociological, and clinical theory. Kerry Sulkowicz, M.D., shares his thoughts on and experience with the use of psychodynamic psychotherapy online.

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