Posts Tagged ‘cyberpsychology’
We are Soliciting Article Submissions! Online Therapy Institute is Launching an Online Magazine!
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We are working hard on putting together our new OTI magazine, TILT (Therapeutic Innovations in Light of Technology).
The magazine will be online and free, and launched in September 2010. It will be a blend of news, innovations, member profiles, articles, features, marketing toolboxes, news on textbooks, and advertisements of interest. We will have more news on this very soon as the first issue comes together.
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Each issue will include the following:
· Editors introduction and contents (Kate Anthony & DeeAnna Merz Nagel)
· News from the cyberstreet (tweets members, what is at OTI blog, new research news)
· New Breakthroughs column
· Online Therapist column (A Day In The Life)
· Online Supervisor column
· Ethical Dilemmas column
· Feature article 4000-6000 words
· Other article(s) – about 1500 words
· Marketing toolbox column
· Featured Verified website
· Letters/reader comments
· Book descriptions of 3 books per issue
· Advertising and conferences
If you have an article of up to 1500 words that you are burning to get out of your system on any topic related to innovative delivery of therapeutic services via technology (including coaching), please do submit it no earlier than August 1st and no later than August 20th to editor@onlinetherapymagazine.com
We’re very excited at this new development at the Online Therapy Institute and will let you know even more about the content soon!
We look forward to reading your article!
If you have other inquiries about the magazine including advertising options please email info@onlinetherapyinstitute.com
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GSCSW Discusses Boundaries and Use of Email in Cyberspace
The Georgia Society for Clinical Social Work in conjunction with NASW Georgia Chapter recently invited me facilitate a workshop entitled Ethical Implications of Cyberspace: Understanding the Clinical Risks and Responsibilities. It has been a little over a week since I returned from Georgia having experienced a most welcoming group of workshop attendees. GSCSW recently published an article in their newsletter entitled Protecting Boundaries in a Boundary-less World- Part 1 of an Ongoing Discussion- Setting Boundaries in the Use of Email in Clinical Social Work. I look forward to reading the next discussion in this series following the workshop!
The workshop went quite well and we spent the afternoon working in small groups, pondering over 10 ethical dilemnas. Each group gave feedback on how they would handle the scenario. Kate and I brainstormed the scenarios and intentionallly developed them ranging from obvious…to …oh, that would never happen! The workshop attendees had great feedback, thoughts and ideas about all 10 scenarios and it was such an eye-opening experience for all of us- the workshop attendees and Kate and myself, that we are going to present the scenarios one by one over the course of several weeks here on the blog. We hope to generate loads of comments and thought-provoking discussion.
Stay tuned for mind-stretch ethical dilemnas! As we all navigate the waters of online therapy, cyberpsychology and boundaries in cyberspace let’s put our collective heads together and see what we can come up with! In the meantime, check out the GSCSW article!
Thanks again Georgia social workers! You rock!
DeeAnna
Interesting article on Cyberpsychology
ReachOut.com.au is a youth targeted website providing support and information about mental illness. The Australian, an online newspaper, gives an interesting perspective with opinions from experts internationally, about ”Cyberspychology” and how it can help. More here:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25376388-23289,00.html
Kate
Now this looks like a great conference to attend…
… and the location is not too shabby either!
Lago Maggiore, Verbania-Intra, Italy
Below is a summary. More information can be found at http://www.e-therapy.info/
Don’t forget to check the Online Therapy Institute’s Events Calendar for this and other related conferences!
The 14th Annual International CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology Conference (CT14) brings together researchers, clinicians, policy makers and funding agencies to share and discuss advancements in the growing disciplines of CyberTherapy & CyberPsychology.
The conference will seek input from a wider segment of the scientific community, and is interested in attracting experts in clinical therapy and rehabilitation, cognitive sciences, social sciences, and computer sciences interested in the meeting’s core topics: emerging applications of new media, design of new media and effects of new media.
There is also an interest in continuing to design, evaluate and apply cutting edge technologies such as Ambient Intelligence, Augmented and Mixed Reality, Avatars, Shared Virtual Worlds, Video Game Virtual Reality (VGVR), Web 2.0 and 3.0, 3G and 4G mobile phones.
Email Therapy Exchange: How Long is Too Long?
I am wondering if any of you have a sense of how long an email response should be? If a client emails a long and heartfelt story outlining questions and concerns, how does a therapist determine how long the response should be? Should the therapist match the length of the client’s email in his or her reply? Should the therapist’s email be longer?
When I send someone a lengthy email (and I can be longwinded) I tend to want an answer that “works”. Granted the email may not have anything to do with psychotherapy, cyberpsychology or any other mental health issue. It may be a complaint to a major department store about my dissatisfaction with a service or a product. But what I look for in a reply is an answer.
Many online therapists tend to think that a lengthy response is the best response. I like to think in terms of giving the best answer which may be long or short. A lengthy response does not necessarily indicate a substantial response. What say all the e-therapists out there? How about those of you that have sought email therapy? What is your preference or expectation?
DeeAnna
Online Therapy Institute Adds an Events Calendar!
OTI has added an Events Calendar to the website to list conferences, conventions, workshops and other happenings related to online counseling, mental health and technology, internet addiction, and cyberpsychology.
We will be glad to list conferences and conventions sponsored by organizations and universities so please give us a heads up at info@onlinetherapyinstitute.com. Members of OTI can list other workshops, keynotes, appearances or other events that meet the mission of OTI. The OTI Events Calendar is accessible to the public with a search feature and an RSS feed for those who wish to subscribe.
We look forward to filling the calendar! See you at an event soon!
The Rise of YouTube and the dangers of adults ignoring it!
Read the full article at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/oct/06/youtube.youngpeople
Armed with cheap video cameras and the internet, a generation of youngsters are growing up very publicly with online videos – and being failed by adults who are not paying proper attention to this new medium.
That claim is made in a research paper published today by the thinktank Demos. The study, Video Republic, examines the rise of the YouTube generation and considers how their enthusiasm and skills can be encouraged.
“It’s now as normal for teenagers to write a blog as it is to write a diary – that’s a massive shift,” said Celia Hannon, a researcher with Demos and the lead author of the report.
“Youngsters are working out their relationship to the outside world and forging an identity.”