Once we leave grad school and start out as professional counselors, it is of the
utmost importance to keep learning! My wife once said she wanted to be known as
a “Life Long Learner” and that should be all of us. It’s important to know the latest
developments in our field and to keep abreast of different approaches. But it’s
difficult to do this. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a library of video chats that provides
continuing education for helping professionals? Well John Wilson and his sister
Sandra have done just that. At Online Events, they have over 500 hours of seminars
and interviews with some of the leading professionals in our field – exploring
amazing topics that will help us to continue to ‘sharpen our tools’ and keep us fresh
and up to date on developments across our field. As an online therapist himself,
John is using the power of video connection to bring education to a wide audience
from students all the way up to the seasoned professional. This is a great resource
for all of us!
Online Events
http://octia.org.uk/
Association for Counselling and Therapy Online
http://acto-org.uk/
Annual Online Counselling Conference
http://octia.org.uk/
Catherine is a LCSW and certified coach, working online using Energy Psychology /
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)and other modalities to help her clients heal
from past wounds – particularly doing trauma work. She has been a life long
advocate for women and minorities. Her journey to the online world is fascinating –
she even created Tele-Summits to highlight the expertise of 21 different health
professionals – and this was back in 2008. She is an inspiration for all of us to
embrace the technology of our time and think outside of the box, while listening to
our inner wisdom.
www.sacredheartalchemy.com
Two heads are better than one, goes the old saying. And when starting a business,
especially a private practice, maybe it’s better not to go it alone – especially when
you and your partner complement each other’s skill sets. This is the story of
Jennifer Labanowski and Shelly Smith – two Marriage and Family Therapists who
have come together to launch a team private practice – serving clients online in four
different states! As they and their family prepare to move, they are adjusting their
already successful practice to go online – increasing their reach and impact and they
are inspiring professionals. They have surrounded themselves with a team of web
designers, social media experts and marketing folks who are helping them make
their dream of a successful practice come true. Why go it alone when you can have a
partner share the burden and inspire you to keep going in when the struggle can
seem too much?
www.unitedcounselingwellness.com
Today we continue our series of exploration into HIPAA compliant platforms that
are available to psychotherapists when connecting with our clients. One of the
biggest questions we get about online therapy is: If I can’t use skype or FaceTime,
what services should I use? So we are trying to answer that question by
interviewing the leading platforms that are encrypted and HIPAA compliant. Zoom
is a leading provider of audio / visual connection and they are particularly popular
outside the US, but have a strong following here as well. In only a few short years,
they have over 600,000 businesses that use their program and they are growing
every day. Their application, which must be downloaded onto your computer, is
designed to make the connection seamless and clear. Their basic program is free,
but if you want the BAA you must upgrade to a higher level which allows up to 10
sign-in accounts and a fee of $200 a month. Derek is incredibly informed on all of
the offerings of this growing company and I am very grateful that he was able to
spend some time with us!
Zoom.US
Derek’s email: Derek.pando@zoom.us