Premium
Considerations and Strategies for Teaching Online Counseling Skills: Establishing Relationships in Cyberspace
Author(s) -
Trepal Heather,
Haberstroh Shane,
Duffey Thelma,
Evans Marcheta
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2007.tb00031.x
Subject(s) - cyberspace , psychology , counselor education , medical education , online teaching , the internet , higher education , mathematics education , computer science , medicine , world wide web , political science , law
As technology advances and the use of online counseling becomes more routine, attention must be paid to instruction regarding online counseling skills. The authors present considerations for teaching basic online counseling skills to master's‐level counseling students. Recommendations are made for helping students to establish and maintain therapeutic relationships online. Suggestions specific to counselor preparation and future research are provided.