I am working on a project - Therapism - that aims at providing online mental health services by connecting Counselors and Clients.
(More information at: https://www.therapism.com/)
Presently, I am reviewing articles on Ethical Guidelines such as Risk Awareness and Management Program (RAMP) for providing such services. My questions are:
1) Is there a standard for determining which guidelines should be incorporated or does it depend entirely on the culture/practice?
2) What is the best way to get collaborations on such a project from researchers on this platform?
3) Can a training manual be established on the basic of the Ethical Guidelines and then pilot tested?
Good approach; will definitely help to propel mental health issues in your country forward.
Focusing and elaborating on the specific ethics and mentality is essential; I am sure. This will include the normative aspect of Islami meditation and psychotherapy. The need for enlightenment is great (rabbi zidni ilma) and leads to an experiential road of understanding.
Empowering individuals to function at the optimum level and creating self awareness along with adaptability require a thorough professional approach along with deep understanding of cultural values. A well defined code of Ethics along with its uncompromising and intensive practice create a trusting environment for the clients to securely open their minds and hearts before the professionals to make the diagnostic and intervention process effective and efficient.whether someone is providing face to face counseling or online counseling the principal remains the same to provide a secure and facilitating environment for the client.Establishing an environment of trust and building a therapeutic relationship online requires multidimensional steps.All counselors who want to conduct online counseling must provide,exhibit and make arrangement for fool proof security regarding the privacy and confidentiality of the information of their clients using state of the art technology. 1. The client must be made literate about the benefits and risks involved in an online counseling session. 2. Counselor must ensure first that the person who wants to get counseling is conformable with online counseling or not. 3.There must be some sort initial testing to figure out the appropriateness of online sessions for a particular type of client. 4. Clients must be checked for visual , hearing or any other impairments that may pose hindrance in counseling sessions. 5. Counselor must ensure the minimum technological fluency required by the person who wants to get counseling online. This list is not exhaustive by any standards.However the essence of online counseling is to ensure both the traditional and technological security for the client. And maybe most importantly the suitability test of client for online counseling.
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