Online Counseling and Therapy Skills 101

For experienced clinicians who have started or are considering online practice

Presented by: eTherapyTraining.org

Setting up an online practice can add an additional revenue source to your practice and help you to provide continuity to clients in an ever increasing mobile society.  Reach more people with your tele-health services through online counseling, a growing field for psychology practices in the United States.  Learn the basics and much more in this beginning course provided by a licensed and successful online counselor with 9 years online experience and 30 years practice experience, and an experienced webmaster with 10 years of experience setting up professional websites.

Curriculum

Class I - Foundations of your online professional practice

  • Helping new and existing clients to find you
  • Defining  your scope of practice
  • Securing your online environment
  • Charging appropriately for your services
  • Payment methods and collections

Class II - Email therapy with individuals and families

  • How to structure email exchanges
  • How to handle communications between sessions
  • Imposing Time constraints
  • Communicating value of services
  • Email therapy with couples/family members

Class III - Chat therapy with individuals and families

  • Differences between chat and email therapy
  • Rationale for adjusting fees for chat services
  • Practice sessions using chat software
  • Precautions with chat software
  • Chat Counseling with Couples/family members

Class IV - Setting up your online practice

  • Group or individual practice considerations
  • Your own website – the design represents you
  • Striving for simplicity in describing your services
  • Marketing your practice through free and paid services

 

Course Fees - Beginning Online Counseling 101

  • 4-Two Hour Classes  - Total 8 Hours

  • Course Fee:  $300.00

  • (Afternoon or Evening Class times)

Class Meeting Times:  Thursday Evenings January 2007
8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time on each class night
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Central Time
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Mountain Time
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time

 

Next Class Meeting Times: Sunday Afternoons March 2007

3:00 p.m.   –    5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on each class afternoon
2:00 p.m    –    4:00 p.m. Central Time
1:00 p.m.   –    3:00 p.m. Mountain Time
12:00 p.m.  -    2:00 p.m. Pacific Time

 

Location: Group Online Chat – Download MSN Messenger and Submit your MSN Screen Name to: Education@eTherapyTraining.org
 

Sign Up Now by completing the registration form.

 

Pay for your course using secure payment by PayPal

 

Certificate of Completion Awarded by eTherapyTraining.org

 

 

Other Services Offered for Attendees

  • 60/60 Program  (Course Participants Only)

          Per each hour $60.00 Pay Using Paypal

  • Website and design consultations (hosting on our server) 

           First hour $60.00 Pay Using Paypal

  • Miscellaneous Design Fee and Service Fee Links  

           Pay Using PayPal $10, $25, $75,  $100