Myths and realities of online clinical work.

Full Abstract

An international, multi-disciplinary group of online mental health professionals, under the auspices of the International Society for Mental Health Online, presents this 3rd-year report. This article highlights the experiences of ISMHO's Clinical Case Study Group members with regard to online clinical work across several Internet-based modalities as well as integrated online/offline approaches to mental health treatment and consultation. A number of online approaches and paradigms are presented, often combining several aspects of synchronous and asynchronous online mental health practice. The discussion is organized around case presentation material shared among colleagues as part of a unique model combining peer supervision with systematic efforts to further develop a body of shared experience and observation relevant to online clinical practice. Readers are invited to virtually "listen in" to the collective voice of the group as it reconsiders whether 10 common conceptions of Internet-based practice are in fact myth or reality. Topics range from the nature of online behavior, communication, and technology, to cultural and ethical issues, to working with populations commonly seen as not being amenable to online clinical work.

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Author information

Author/s: Fenichel, Michael (M); Suler, John (J); Barak, Azy (A); Zelvin, Elizabeth (E); Jones, Gill (G); Munro, Kali (K); Meunier, Vagdevi (V); Walker-Schmucker, Willadene (W);

Affiliation: Clinical Case Study Group, International Society for Mental Health Online, New York, New York, USA. drmike(-atsign-)psychservices.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Cyberpsychology & behavior : the impact of the Internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society (Cyberpsychol Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 5 (issue 5) : pp 481-97

Dates: Created 2002/11/22; Completed 2003/03/21; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12448785, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Counseling
Culture
Ethics
Humans

Internet
Psychiatry - instrumentation
Teaching - methods
User-Computer Interface

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