The Internet has offered therapists a new medium through which they can deliver psychotherapeutic interventions. Yet, online therapy has brought up a plethora of ethical challenges for therapists not previously encountered in face-to-face therapy. Digital skills are not just enough. Good ethical standards and knowledge of legal requirements are paramount to providing effective online therapy. This online course will introduce you to a range of ethical issues you are likely to encounter in when delivering online therapy, and help you develop practical techniques to manage them.
You will gain an understanding of some of the key legal and ethical issues involved in providing online therapy especially around current industry requirements, informed consent, jurisdiction, legal requirements, safety of vulnerable clients, mandatory reporting, maintaining privacy and confidentiality, insurance, security and use of appropriate technological platforms.
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Video Lecture: Practical & Ethical Framework for Online Therapy
PPT Slides: Practical & Ethical Framework For Online Therapy
Resources: Telehealth Informed Consent
Resources: Online Therapy Checklist
Assessment Component: Practical & Ethical Framework for Online Therapy
Kris is a psychotherapist & a psychoanalyst primarily providing long term therapy for complex trauma disorders. He is also a clinical supervisor for the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (ANZAP) training program. He has a Master of Science in Medicine (Psychotherapy) and a Doctorate in Psychoanalysis. Kris teaches ethics & psychodynamic psychotherapy as adjunct faculty at universities and higher education institutions across Australia and New Zealand.
