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Great article from PsychCentral which puts DeeAnna and OTI at the forefront of Twitter for Mental Health!!

7. @therapyonline “A wide lens is cast at the Online Therapy Institute ranging from email and chat to videoconferencing and Second Life.” DeeAnna Merz Nagel maintains this popular account with a focus that’s business-to-business for professionals who offer online therapy. She manages to share lots of intriguing info while straddling a thin line between professional organization and marketer – without falling into the dark side.

See http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/06/29/top-ten-psych-tweeps/ for the other tweep pageant winners in Mental Health!

Kate

We have had several inquiries lately about membership at the Online Therapy Institute; particularly- what are the benefits of joining?

• Advertising
• Networking
• Media Opportunities
• Case Consultation

OTI offers several ways for people to collaborate, network and gain knowledge about mental health and technology.  We have free discussion groups through Linkedin, Facebook, Second Life and our own social network.  We blog and we tweet to keep everyone up-to-date on the latest happenings in the field.  Membership is not necessary through these groups and many are satisfied with the affiliation they currently have with us.  Becoming a member however, brings additional benefits. 

When a person, business, organization, educational institution or charity joins OTI we spread the word about their cause, services, products, or training. Beginning in 2009, all members who join receive a dedicated blog post which is fed to many blog directories and social networks such as Linkedin and Twitter.  We also create a listing in our Web Directory and the new listing is then fed to Twitter and other networks.  We create another way to advertise through social media and we promote our members by assisting with research projects, networking and offering media connections.  We promote member workshops and trainings related to mental health and technology through our blog and events calendar.

For qualified clinical members, we offer a secure and encrypted forum for peer supervision and one-off case consultation regarding online and face-to-face cases.  The forum is facilitated and feedback is offered by Kate Anthony and DeeAnna Merz Nagel.

If you interested in joining, access the membership form here. Come grow with us!! And please do not hesitate to ask any questions of us. 

Annual Membership Fees

$ 50.00 USD  INDIVIDUAL Clinical and Professional

$ 75.00 USD  ORGANISATIONAL Non-profit/Charity/Educational Institution/Association

$100.00 USD ORGANISATIONAL Business/Corporate

Kate Anthony has been awarded Fellowship of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy for her work in the field of Online Therapy.  If you would like more information about the award ceremony in Telford, UK, on the weekend of 17th/18th October 2008, please email us.

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (www.bacp.co.uk) Innovation Award is awarded for any facet of work demonstrating new ideas or techniques that are likely to have lasting effects on the evolution of counselling and psychotherapy.

OTI is pleased to announce that www.onlinecounsellors.co.uk, provided by Kate Anthony, is nominated in 2008 for its work in the field of training and research on online counselling and psychotherapy.

Yay!