Face to Face Training
As well as introductory seminars and workshops, a one or
two day training course is also available. Below is an example
of the sort of agenda such training can encompass:
OnlineCounsellors.co.uk provides pre-training material in the form of a pack consisting of:
- An information sheet introducing delegates to the topic
- A further reading list
- A questionnaire to assess the delegate's attitudes, hopes and fears about using the medium
- A detailed agenda about what to expect on the course
- Advice on how delegates could prepare for the more interactive parts of the course
First day of a course
- Introductions and coffee
- A brain storming session about attitudes, hopes and fears about online work using the questionnaires
that have been completed by the trainees prior to the course
- A short history of Internet Communication and its impact on our work and social lives.
- Introduction to what methods of communication are available
- The development of online mental health services
- A scary look to the future of online communication
Lunch
- The specifics of working with email, Internet Relay Chat and SMS (Netiquette)
Break
- An example of Internet Relay Chat Therapy
- Examples of Email Therapy
Second day of a course
- Feedback on previous day and discussion
Coffee
- Discussion of technology and how therapeutic work is changing to encompass new developments, thus normalising it for trainees.
Lunch
- Ethical Issues when working online
Break
- Presentation and discussion of new client issues in the wake of new technology (e.g. Cyberstalking, Cyberinfidelity, text message bullying, etc)
- Summary discussion of attitudes, hopes and fears in light of the training course.
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