SSW312 Lecture 4: Remote Counselling
Document Summary
Self-care: act technique (acceptance and commitment therapy) 10/06/2020: emphasis on living a meaningful life (aligned with your values) with the full range of human emotions rather than focusing on being happy , defuse, expand, reconnect, refer to 2 videos on slide #4 of lecture #4. Types of remote counselling: video counselling, telephone counselling, email counselling, text-based counselling, psychoeducation: webinars, videos, online courses, discussion boards. Individual versus group: formal versus informal, formal: video, structured, professional environment in background. Informal: walking together on the phone, video counselling. Benefits of remote counselling: evidence suggests that it is possible to create a deem, emotional relationship online that can closely resemble relationships formed in face-to-face communication, convenient, flexible, more accessible, creates options during a pandemic. Disadvantages of remote counselling: technological challenges and glitches, can be intimidating for clients, not appropriate for all clients, not always safe, higher level of distractions, screen fatigue, limitations to comprehending non-verbal communication, security issues.
