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_bEnglish
_cMSU
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050 0 0 _aLB1027.5 BRI
100 1 _aChester, Andrea
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aOnline counselling :
_ba descriptive analysis of therapy services on the Internet/
264 1 _aLondon :
_bRoutledge,
_c2006.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
440 _aBritish journal of guidance and counselling
_vVolume 34, number 2
520 3 _aThis study investigated the emerging practice of online counselling. Although the traditional practice of counselling involves face-to-face interaction between counsellor and client, a growing number of practitioners are providing counselling or therapy services via the Internet. In the present study, a total of 67 online counsellors completed a questionnaire exploring the backgrounds, services, fees, and communication technologies of practitioners offering online counselling to the public. Results suggest that online counselling is conducted by relatively experienced, primarily Western-based practitioners and is characterised by the use of email. Online clients are mainly female and receive relatively short-term interventions. Although the field appears to be evolving as its popularity increases, some ethical concerns raised by early research remain inadequately addressed.
650 _aOnline counselling
_vInformation communication technologies
_xTherapy services
700 1 _aGlass, Carolyn A.
_eco author
856 _uttps://doi.org/10.1080/03069880600583170
942 _2lcc
_cJA
999 _c167946
_d167946