Have you wondered what are the advantages or disadvantages of using online therapy? Or have you been curious as to what avatar therapy in Second Life is all about? This week, DeeAnna Merz Nagel, LPC, DCC, co-founder of the Online Therapy Institute, will be answering these questions and more! DeeAnna has been practicing online counseling since 1999. Some of you may […]
A Talk about Upward Mobility and Technology in Social Work
This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Karen Zgoda, MSW, LCSW and a current PhD Candidate at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. Her primary occupations are conducting research, teaching and working on her dissertation but she also volunteers for the American Cancer Society and SocialWorkChat.org, and writes for TheNewSocialWorker. I think you […]
Parallel Processes, Boundaries & Authenticity
This week, I listened to a very interesting podcast from the University of Buffalo’s School of Social Work (UBSSW) addressing the topic of the supervisor – supervisee relationship in clinical social work settings. This podcast (Living Proof episode #5) is titled Models of Supervision: Parallel Processes and Honest Relationships and in it Dr. Lawrence Shulman, […]
Online Therapy: A New Frontier
Virtual Reality: Therapy’s New Office? This week, I have the pleasure of introducing Kylie Coulter to you. For most therapists, online therapy is a rather new and/or unexplored terrain. This is not the case for Kylie; she has actually been working as an online therapist for the past five years. Kylie conducts therapy via video conferencing, […]
Social Work in Substance Abuse
As per Dr. Straussner, “if one is interested in learning and being challenged, it’s [the substance abuse area] a wonderful field. The knowledge of addictions treatment will come in handy no matter where one works.” Dr. Straussner is a professor of social work at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work. Aside from being a lecturer, […]
