• Cybercounselling Online Level I (12 weeks, for seasoned professionals)
• Cybercounselling Online Level II (12 weeks, Level I is prerequisite)
• Foundations of Cybercounselling (8 weeks, no prerequisites)

• Cybercounselling Fundamentals (2 hours)
• Introduction to Cybercounselling (full-day)
• Developing Your Online Counselling Practice (full-day)

 Cybercounselling Level I

Cybercounselling - Level I is a twelve-week, three module online course designed for experienced professional counselling practitioners who want to be accessible to their clients via email. The full twelve weeks must be completed in order to be granted Cybercounselling Level I certification. Certificates are issued exclusively by Therapy Online.

Prerequisites:

• Master's degree in counselling or a related field;
• 2 years of experience delivering in-person counselling (or equivalent combination of experience and training);
• Proficiency using a computer and the internet;
• Membership in a professional association and adherence to their ethical code.

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To pre-register of for questions, please email Lawrence Murphy

Cybercounselling Fundamentals

This engaging two hour in-person workshop will provide participants with an introduction to the practical, ethical, and technical challenges inherent in online counselling. Each workshop is tailored to the participants and their specific interests and needs. This workshop will be helpful for learners considering taking the full certificate program Cybercounselling Level I and for agencies exploring the possibility of providing online counselling to their clients.

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 Cybercounselling Level II

Cybercounselling - Level II is a twelve-week, three-module online course designed for counselling practitioners who have completed Cybercounselling Level I and want to deepen and refine their cybercounselling expertise.  Upon completion of Level II, participants are issued certificates issued exclusively by Therapy Online.

Prerequisite:

• Cybercounselling Level I

More information

To pre-register for Fall 2018 simply email Lawrence Murphy

Introduction to Cybercounselling (full-day)

This engaging full-day in-person workshop will give participants a solid understanding of the technical, ethical, and practical issues involved in doing online counselling. It will also address the Presence Techniques developed and used by the presenter in his online practice. Participants will have opportunities to practice the techniques and receive feedback. This workshop will be helpful for learners considering taking the full certificate program Cybercounselling Level I and for agencies exploring the possibility of providing online counselling to their clients.

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 Foundations of Cybercounselling

Offered in collaboration with the University of Toronto, this eight-week online course covers theories and research in online counselling as well as introduces participants to some of the practical aspects of doing counselling online. The course covers various modalities of online counselling including e-mail counselling, video counselling, real-time chat and website or bulletin-board based approaches. We also explore work being done with individuals, couples, families and groups online.

Prerequisites:

• None

Registration for Fall 2018 is through the University of Toronto School of Continuning Studies.

Questions? email Lawrence Murphy

Developing Your Online Counselling Practice

This full day workshop will provide participants with a solid grounding in the ethics, theory, research and practice of online counselling. Participants will learn about computer and Internet security and other important aspect of the technology. The variety of online methods will be compared and contrasted with consideration given to ethical issues specific to video counselling.

Attention will be given to establishing and strengthening the therapeutic alliance in text. Time will be spent covering clinical techniques that improve the therapeutic effectiveness of text-based methods like email and text-chat with a specific focus on the Presence Techniques. Ethical and practical considerations in the delivery of video counselling will be explored in depth.

Prerequisites:

• None

This workshop is delivered in collaboration with Leading Edge Seminars. The next workshop will be held Spring, 2019 in Toronto Canada.

Questions? Email Lawrence Murphy.