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- Title
- The Ethical Issues which must be addressed in online counselling
- Author/Creator
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Bolton, Julie
- Description
- Advocates of internet-based counselling cite benefits such as cost effectiveness, relative anonymity, immediacy, increased access, easy self-disclosure, and convenience for clients with mobility and transportation issues (Deardorff, 2010). However, this article uses the research emerging within the profession to discuss a range of ethical issues which must be considered in order to develop best practice. Such issues involve the inability to utilize non-verbal cues as part of treatment; potential threats to confidentiality and privacy the unsuitability of particular client groups for online counselling; difficulties maintaining professional boundaries. Several other issues are also outlined in this article. Guidelines recommend that as a minimum standard, there are several topics must be addressed within the informed consent process, including items such as possible advantages and disadvantages of online therapy, encryption; file storage procedures; privacy policy; the practitioner’s geographical jurisdiction.
- Relation
- Australian Counselling Research Journal / Vol. 11, No. 1, pp.1-15
- Relation
- http://www.acrjournal.com.au/resources/assets/journals/Volume-11-Issue-1-2017/Volume-11-Issue-1-2017-FULL.pdf
- Year
- 2017
- Publisher
- Australian Counselling Association
- Subject
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FoR 1701 (Psychology) |
Internet-based counselling |
online counselling |
ethical issues |
online mental |
health services |
guidelines
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Identifier
- ISSN: 1832-1135
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