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Online Services--Ethics and Practice Standards
The Practice of Internet
Counseling (National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. [NBCC])
...no date
2005 ACA Code of Ethics (American Counseling Association)--(PDF
or .pdf file) Section A, The Counseling Relationship: A.12
Technology Applications
Ethical
Standards for Internet Online Counseling
(Approved by the Governing Council, American Counseling
Association) -October 1999
APA
Statement on Services by Telephone, Teleconferencing, and Internet
(Ethics Committee of the American Psychological Association) -November
5, 1997
International
Society for Mental Health Online
(ISMHO)
A not-for-profit organization, which was formed in 1997
to promote the development, understanding, and integration
of information technology options within mental health
services.
Suggested
Principles for the Online Provision of Mental Health
Services
(International Society for Mental Health Online
[ISMHO])
Metanoia--dormant ["a change of mind"]
(Martha Ainsworth, Metanoia.org)
Public access. This Web site has been transformed from that of a former
Internet consultant for providers of "e-therapy" to a site for both
consumers and providers of e-therapy.. Multiple guidelines and tips are
provided for potential consumers and provider of these e-therapy
services.
The
Psychology of Cyberspace (John Suler, PhD, Department of
Psychology, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ)
An online book with links to article and subjects--a book search system
is available.
Providers and Referral Services
AskTheInternetTherapist.com (Internet Therapist, LLC, Scottsdale,
AZ)
Approximately 16 e-therapists, who provide e-mail and audiovisual
Internet counseling, are identified.
The e-mail exchange system is not disclosed [April 2005]. NetMeeting,
CUworld Instant Messaging (previously, CUseeMe), MSN Messenger, and
Yahoo Messenger are used for [live] audiovisual Internet counseling.
Public service components include links to health tips, sample e-mail
responses and articles (Site Map> Therapists Staff), and other
services. The public can access monitored discussion groups--a no cost
registration is required to post messages.
MyTHERAPYnet.com (MyTHERAPYnet, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA)
Select and communicate with a therapist from a list of approximately
350 professionals with complete biographies (the overall database lists
approximately 800 therapists and "life coaches"). Multilingual (e.g.,
English, Farsi, Russian, and Spanish) therapists are available. Online
communication security between a client and therapist is assured;
however, details related to the proprietary technologies used is vague
(especially with regard to live or synchronous client-therapist
exchanges). Complete biographies are available for about 350 therapists
and "life coaches" (from a database of approximately 800 [April 2005]).
Online
Counseling at 4eTherapy (Find-a-Therapist, Inc., Mesa, AZ)
Identify approximately a dozen therapists associated with Online
Counseling at 4eTherapy. These independent therapists offer e-mail and
[live] chat services. Electronic messages are exchanged through
Safe-mail e-mail accounts, and live service appears to be based on PHP
Live, which is a Web browser-based customer support system.
Therapist Directory: Find-a-Therapist (Find-a-Therapist, Inc.,
Mesa, AZ)
Use the U.S. listings, professional directories, or international
listings to identify a therapist in your area. (An atypical search
system is available.) A profile (including contact information) is
available for each professional or organization, which has purchased a
listing with Find-a-Therapist. Use
Our Family of
Directories to identify other Find-a-Therapist domain names and
associated therapists and organizations.
Individual
Provider
HopeAllianz.com
(Jody L. Friesen Grande, LICSW, PhD; Minnetonka MN)
Online service options for therapy, family consultation,
and personal coaching are based on e-mail correspondence.
Services (for many disorders and issues) are provided from
within a holistic framework (i.e., focusing on the mind,
body, and spirit connection). There is not a charge for the
initial e-mail correspondence for any option. HopeAllianz has
an online Mental Health Resource Center and a free monthly
Newsletter.
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