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PREDICTION: Will We Be Treating Mental Health Patients by Smartphone before 2020 (Part I)

A recent PEW study reported that over one third (35%) of American adults age 18 and over own a smartphone of some kind. One quarter (25%) of smartphone owners report that their phone is where they do most of their online browsing.  When asked about how they feel about their devices, 72% of smartphone owners [...]

Microsoft Buys SKYPE: What Does That Mean for Health Care Practitioners?

Many questions surround Microsoft’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype this week. What does new ownership of Skype mean for health care practitioners? I have 3 possibilities to offer you: 1. Any $8.5 billion investment has meaning for the industry it serves. Microsoft’s investment in this videoconferencing company is a good predictor for the future of video. [...]

Telehealth, Telepsychology and Technology-Related Papers: Open Call for Manuscripts

Telehealth, Telepsychology and Technology-Related Papers: Open Call for Manuscripts

This is a forwarded message from the American Psychological Association’s Division 18 to request manuscripts related to technology, telehealth or online counseling. Two types of submissions will be accepted:
1. traditional research (20-25 pages)
2. profiles of successful projects (1-page)

Video Makes The Case for Caution and Perspective in TeleMental Health and Coaching

Back in 1910, automobiles were just beginning to be mass-produced, roads were not paved, driver’s licenses were not issued, and people were experimenting with their new automobiles by driving everywhere they could, along dirt roads, over fields, any yes, into ditches. For a quick 10-minute video clip that illustrates how this analogy relates to telemental health and coaching, just look here: MP4 version or FLV version.

What’s Your Mental Health Professional Association Doing to Support Responsible Internet-based Telehealth Practice?

1. Are you aware of any other statements, ethical decisions, announcements or other documents for independent practitioners seeking guidance for practice through the Internet as produced by any of the large US professional associations?

2. Do you live in a country other than the US, and have a professional association that has published such a document?

If you are aware of any such resources, please leave links or details in the comments section below.

Mobile Apps: Their Impact on the Future of Counseling & Psychotherapy

Mobile, digital self-help is likely to soon outweigh what is happening on websites and once mobile apps get developed, they will be used far more than professional clinical mental health services. Clinicians will become more specialized. Mobile apps and other services available through desk-top computers will replace some of the more common, basic functions currently being served by the licensed professionals of today.

Why Online Counseling and Psychotherapy Are the Future of Our Work

With our increasing mobile society, it’s only reasonable that practitioners learn to maintain the continuity of care when their patients cannot come to the office, leave town or relocate to other areas. There’s no need for our patients to be deprived of care when the technology currently exists for us to service them where ever they may be located.