Dear Reader,

Online Therapy: Better Than Being There. If you are a licensed mental health professional you may be eligible to obtain one (1) contact hour for continuing education credit for reading this article. This is considered a home study program and only requires that you complete a brief test on the material in the article and complete a program evaluation. The cost is $20. You can, of course, simply read the article for free.

The article originally appeared in the journal The Psychotherapy Networker in March 2001. It references current state of the art techniques in connecting with clients and some of the surprising discoveries that have emerged with new technologies. A special note; the layout of the article in the magazine included some additional inserted stories, so the page numbering is not sequential, but the whole article is there.

If you find this article helpful and would like more in-depth study you might consider our other technology related offerings, including Terminal Consent: Clinical Practice in the Information Age (10 credit hours),  or Ethical Issues in Electronic Clinical Services (1 hour).

We believe this is one of the best mediums for educating the medical field about the good, the bad, and the unknown of the revolution in healthcare technology and ethical challenges to care delivery. Our job is to make you smarter about these issues, to see the blessings and curses of new systems, and to empower the clinician to ask the right questions when he/she is invited to participate in these new ventures.

Thanks again for your participation.

Michael Freeny. LCSW

Psychologists - Michael Freeny Associates is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Michael Freeny Associates maintains responsibility for the program

Many mental health regulatory boards recognize continuing education programs by APA approved providers.

Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, & Mental Health Counseling Provider Number BAP #318 Exp 03/07

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