Posts Tagged ‘online’

Online Counselling and Therapy In Action (OCTIA) have launched the website with details of the forthcoming conference on th 25th April 2009 at the University of Leicester, UK.

Keep an eye on the updates at http://octia.eventbrite.com/ or from our Directory listings at http://www.onlinetherapydirectory.net/tag/Training.   OCTIA are currently recruiting speakers <<Kate waves>>.  What’s VERY exciting for us at OTI is that you can be there from all over the world without having to travel – let’s hope that other conferences worldwide finally take the initiative!  You can attend in person (very reasonable accomodation costs on-campus), online, and through Second Life.

Kate

Helen Thomas, Professional Member of OTI, is conducting a research study in partial fulfilment of a Master’s degree at the University of Wales Newport (that’s in the UK btw).

She is inviting participants in this voluntary study; the only requirement to participate is that you are currently delivering a therapeutic mental health service via the Internet, or have done so in the past.

The study will explore practitioners’ perceptions and experiences of the strengths and limitations of online practice. She hopes that the empirical evidence generated from this research will contribute towards policy development in this field and inform future practice.

The URL is http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rGSa26se8AlJM9h7Rj7bzA_3d_3d or you can also find her in the OTI Directory.  We’re really looking foward to the results )

Kate

The woman, who has been jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his ID and password to log onto the popular interactive game Maple Story to carry out the virtual murder in May, a police official in the northern city of Sapporo said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of department policy.

“I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry,” the official quoted her as telling investigators and admitting the allegations.

The woman, a piano teacher, had not plotted any revenge in the real world, the official said.

She has not yet been formally charged. If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison or a fine up to $5,000.

More at:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081023/ap_on_re_as/as_japan_avatar_murder