Online Counselling A Handbook for Practitioners [Paperback]

Therapy via the internet is a developing field for counsellors. This accessible guide focuses on technological and therapeutic aspects of online work, relevant across all counselling approaches. With practical step-by-step exercises and jargon-free advice, this is an indispensable tool for all practitioners and trainees planning to work online.

Introduction to Online Counselling.- Making a Start.- The Online Contract.- Counselling Asynchronously by Email and Message Board.- Counselling Synchronously by Live Chat-room Session.- Using Text to Explore Feelings.- Working Therapeutically Online with Image and Sound.- Supervision Online.- An Overview of Useful Theories.- Boundaries and Online Counselling.- Putting it all into Practice.- Glossary.- Appendix Codes of Practice Relating to Online Therapy

GILL JONES is Co-Director of Counselling Online Ltd, where she writes and directs training courses for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists.  She is a qualified counsellor, supervisor and trainer, and has also worked in universities and further education institutions.

ANNE STOKES is Co-Director of Counselling Online Ltd, where she continues to draw on her experience as a counsellor, trainer and supervisor. She is also a BACP Accredited counsellor and has also worked in universities and further education institutions. Online counselling is becoming increasingly popular, but working with clients through the internet presents new challenges for practitioners. Is it really safe and confidential? How can clients build rapport with their therapist without face-to-face contact? Can feelings really be expressed through text? This book gives invaluable advice on the technical and therapeutic aspects of online work from two seasoned experts.
 
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