As all we are familiar with the process of Covid-19, there should be something developed as distance for lots of branch in our lives. It is mostly because of the health issue. Beside the physical and physiological health; there is also mental health which should be integrated with a special care. To clarify, during coronavirus process most of people get tired of something psychologically. They need some therapy sessions to be treated however the process doesn't allow to have real meetings or if there would be real meetings then there might be lots of risks on the health of both. Therefore cyber therapy gains more importance during especially these times; however it is something really helpful to people in many approaches which should had been developed and became prevalent long time ago. Hence, we can say that with the breakout of Covid-19, there began a huge progress of switching therapy sessions to online delivery model.
First of all I found an article on this issue which is written by Amy Callahan and Kay Inckle, and below I have provided a brief summary of the main idea of the text.
Recently, with the return of many systems to online platforms, we see that the therapy field has moved to the online environment. Although the therapists have concerns that this cannot be as accurate as face-to-face therapy, research in the field of cyber consultancy has shown that, contrary to popular belief, online counseling can address a wide variety of topics and focuses more on emotion than face to face counseling. One of the studies carried out in this field proved that especially young people are more adapted to use the phone, therefore they express themselves more effectively in online services, especially when they use different nicknames. Providers have observed that their customers, with whom they previously communicated face to face, expressed themselves more easily, especially related issues such as sexual identity, self-harm, sexual problems, relationship problems and bereavement. For this reason, training on online consultancy should be taken and adaptation to this new situation should be provided. Providers should overcome their hesitation about online consulting and reach out to their customers in a sensible way. They should conduct research on text-based communication and educate themselves, and a client-centered, not therapist-centered, dialogue course should be established.
Also below you can find an article about the suitability of a person which is written by John Suler. This article is mostly demonstrates the clients position in technology and its accessibility of technology for cyber therapy sessions. He gave many significant points to be considered essentially during deciding for person’s availability to the session or not. Please check it and recognize how particular it is.
I have prepared something to demonstrate my ideas on cyber-therapy below, you can check and write to me.
Lastly, I want you to watch an online therapy session which is published by MedCircle channel. Here Dr. Ramani is the guest for the sit of therapist. At the very start of the video they are talking about the efficiency of online therapy and the Dr. says "It is more thankful for me to have my clients in their comfort zone and safe places which they reflect their emotions more flexible and comfortable during the whole session." Here we can see the efficiency of the online therapy for the therapist or counselor side. Also it is obvious that distance therapy eases the conditions for the client as well. To clarify it is more accessible and reachable than other ways. Also it normalizes therapy and empowers us to seek emotional wellness, and teaches us all how to better manage anxiety, which everyone experiences. I have immeasurable respect for both Kyle and for Dr. Ramani for their incredible generosity.
Thus, please watch the session carefully and take notes during the watching process. At the end of video please summarize the idea of distance therapy and the feelings of it as well to the m.
In conclusion, I have a few words to say there is an important question that I've faced a few years ago "Can you be ok with not being ok?". Please think on this quotation. Also I believe that it's so important to us to share content on mental health. It is because the more people know, the more tools they'll have to reach out for help and apply techniques day-to-day.
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