
Online Counseling
A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals
Description
Key Features
- Foreword by Morgan Sammons and Patrick DeLeon, past president of the American Psychological Association
- The first comprehensive textbook designed to give clinicians and mental health students everything they need to understand and start providing mental health services via the Internet
- Each chapter includes study questions and key terms, making it ideal for use in graduate or continuing education settings
- Includes clear and comprehensive chapters on research and technology related to online counseling
- Contributors 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
Readership
Table of Contents
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Forward
P.DeLeonIntroduction
Ron Kraus and George StrickerPart I: The New Medium: History & Research
Chapter 1
Online behavior, communication and Experience
Michael FenichelChapter 2
The psychology of text relationships
John SulerChapter 3
Online Counseling– Does It Work? Research Findings to Date
Ron KrausPart II: Practical Aspects of Online Counseling
Chapter 4
The technology of online counseling
Jason ZackChapter 5
Ethical Issues in Online Counseling
Ron KrausChapter 6
Legal Issues for Online Counselors
Jason ZackChapter 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 AnthonyChapter 10
Online Counseling Groups: Theory and Practice
Yvette Colon and Stephanie SternChapter 11
Clinical work with groups online - practical aspects
Beth Pector and Robert C. HsiungChapter 12
Internet-Supported Psychological Testing and Assessment
Azy BarakChapter 13
International and Multicultural Issues
Adrian G. Skinner and Gary LatchfordPart IV: A Look in to the Future of Online Counseling
Chapter 14
Ethical Issues in Online Counseling
Ron Kraus
Product details
- No. of pages: 288
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2010
- Published: January 21, 2004
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780123785978
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780123785961
About the Editors
Ron Kraus
Affiliations and Expertise
George Stricker
Dr. Stricker is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology and was elected as a Distinguished Practitioner in Psychology. He received the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contribution to Applied Psychology in 1990, the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology in 1995, and an honorary Psy.D. from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Meadows Campus, in 1997. He also recieved the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology Award for Distinguished Contribution to Education and Professional Psychology in 1998, and the Allen V. Williams, Jr. Memorial Award from the New York State Psychological Association in 1999. He received the Karl Heiser Award for Advocacy in 1996 from the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Stricker has been President of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Personality Assessment, the New York State Psychological Association, and the National Council of Schools of Professional Psychology. He is on the Board of Directors of the Council for the National Register of Health Care Providers, and has served on several APA Boards and Committees, including the Board of Educational Affairs and as Chair of the Ethics Committee.
Dr. Stricker is both author and editor. He has worked on about 20 books, 30 book chapters, and more than 100 journal articles. His principal interests are psychotherapy integration, clinical training, ethics, and research in grandparenting.