There has been exponential growth in use of the Internet to
deliver therapeutic and supportive human services. Online
interventions are known by a variety of names, including online
practice, e-therapy and others. All refer to the delivery of
services over the Internet through a variety of delivery systems
including asynchronous email, video and chat communication, and
closed-circuit video conferencing. They include services delivered
by professionals such as psychiatrists, social workers,
psychologists, counsellors and nurses as well as self-help groups
with a therapeutic purpose and supportive services provided by
trained volunteers.
This book presents the most current research on online practice.
Topics include: descriptions of innovative online practice,
evaluation studies of online practice with specific disorders,
meta-analysis of the effectiveness of online practice, education
and training of online practitioners, methods for the delivery of
online practice, organizational policy and ethical issues related
to online practice, online crisis intervention and hotline
services, and considerations for meeting legal and ethical
requirements of online practice.
This book was originally published as a special issue of the
Journal of Technology in Human Services.
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