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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826676803321

Titolo

The mental health professional and the new technologies [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for practice today / / by Marlene M. Maheu ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005

ISBN

1-4106-1144-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (569 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MaheuMarlene M

Disciplina

362.2/0285

Soggetti

Mental health services - Information technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-504) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Telecommunication Technicalities; 3 E-Mail, Chat Rooms, and Other Text-Based Environments; 4 Professional Web Site Considerations; 5 Telephonic and Videoconferencing Technologies; 6 Computer-Aided Assessment; 7 Computer-Aided Psychotherapy; 8 Electronic Practice Management and the Computer-Based Patient Record; 9 Legal and Regulatory Issues; 10 Standards and Guidelines; 11 Online Clinical Practice Management (OCPM): Training and Support

12 Online Clinical Practice Management (OCPM): Referrals, Client Education, and Consent13 Online Clinical Practice Management (OCPM): Delivering Care; 14 The Near Future; 15 The Distant Future; Appendix A: The Distant Future; Appendix B Sample Listserv Guidelines; Appendix C: Addendum to Patient Consent Agreement; Appendix D: Draft International Convention on Telemedicine and Telehealth; Vignette Contributors; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the last two decades, new communication technologies have dramatically changed the world in which mental health professionals and their patients live. Developments such as e-mail, online chat groups, Web pages, search engines, and electronic databases are directly or indirectly affecting most people's routines and expectations. Other developments are poised to do so in the near future. Already, for example, patients are acquiring both good and bad advice and



information on the Web; many expect to be able to reach their therapists by e-mail. And already there is pressure from third party