scholarly journals How Online Counselling Is Utilised, Evaluated, and Received

2022 ◽  
pp. 251-277
Author(s):  
Georgios Agathokleous ◽  
Abigail Olubola Taiwo
Keyword(s):  
Research Evidence ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Effectiveness Research ◽  
Therapy Outcomes ◽  
Online Counselling ◽  
Counselling Process ◽  
Therapeutic Processes ◽  
Theoretical Overview ◽  
Point Of Reference

This chapter covers the broad range of online counselling work, using the COVID-19 era as a point of reference. It provides an overview of online applications of counselling and psychotherapy at pre-COVID-19 time and informs the reader of how online counselling provision has been accelerated during the pandemic. A theoretical overview of the key counselling and therapeutic processes as conceptualised in the cyberspace which considers six distinct modes of online communication are provided. An evaluation and the review of the latest efficacy and effectiveness research evidence of online counselling is also provided. The key benefits and challenges of digitalised therapeutic interventions from the clients' and therapists' perspectives covering pre and during COVID-19 are identified. Attention is drawn to existing studies on counselling engagement, adherence, outreach, non-stigmatising counselling practices, power imbalances in the counselling process, and therapy outcomes.

scholarly journals Evidence-Based Practice and Chiropractic Care

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron LeFebvre ◽  
David Peterson ◽  
Mitchell Haas
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Chiropractic Care ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Chiropractic Education ◽  
Growing Body

Evidence-based practice has had a growing impact on chiropractic education and the delivery of chiropractic care. For evidence-based practice to penetrate and transform a profession, the penetration must occur at 2 levels. One level is the degree to which individual practitioners possess the willingness and basic skills to search and assess the literature. Chiropractic education received a significant boost in this realm in 2005 when the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine awarded 4 chiropractic institutions R25 education grants to strengthen their research/evidence-based practice curricula. The second level relates to whether the therapeutic interventions commonly employed by a particular health care discipline are supported by clinical research. A growing body of randomized controlled trials provides evidence of the effectiveness and safety of manual therapies.

scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence, Social Networking Skills and Online Counselling Communication Effectiveness Among Students of OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Eli Segbeyon Gabriel ◽  
Olusegun Fatai Adebowale ◽  
Oluwaseun Solomon Omotehinse
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Communication Effectiveness ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Online Counselling ◽  
Nigerian University ◽  
The University ◽  
Descriptive Survey

With a view to providing empirical information on the factors that influence online counselling communication among Nigerian university students, this study investigated the influence of emotional intelligence and social networking skills on the effectiveness of online counselling communication among students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). Through a descriptive survey research design, the study sampled 100 students purposively from users of the University online counselling platform, on the basis of being able to have established complete counselling interaction with any of the counsellors online during the harmattan and rain semesters of 2017/2018 session (or over a period of 12 months.). The results showed that 78.0%, 19.0% and 3.0% of the students demonstrated high, moderate and low levels of online counselling communication effectiveness respectively and that emotional intelligence has significant influence on online communication effectiveness (β = 0.790, p < 0.05). The results further showed that social networking skills has no significant influence on online communication effectiveness (F = 3.457, p > 0.05) and no significant interaction effect of emotional intelligence and social networking skill was found on online counselling communication effectiveness (F = 0.546, p > 0.05). The study concluded that the only factor that influenced online counselling communication effectiveness among the students under study is emotional intelligence

Enhancing the Helper-Helpee Therapeutic Relationship and the Client’s Desirable Change in Online Counselling

2012 ◽  
pp. 126-134
Author(s):  
Ayodeji Adeola Shobola ◽  
Onijuni Olufemi Olatomide
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Online Counselling ◽  
Counselling Process ◽  
Accelerated Growth ◽  
Commitment Level ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Disclosure Strategy

The ultimate aim of counselling is to assist the individual identify his problems, recognize the solution options that are available, and to apply such solution to the problems in order to become a functional person to himself and the society at large. Going by the accelerated growth of technology worldwide, the counselling process, like other professions, has gone beyond one-on-one method (traditional method) to an online system; with this comes the fear that the same strategies might not be effective in achieving the same counselling goals. Therefore, this chapter examines some of those counselling strategies that can enhance effective therapeutic relationship between the counsellor and the client thereby bringing about clienteles’ desirable change. The basic ingredients that could bring about successful one-on-one counselling process such as structuring, empathy, and other counsellor’s characteristics are also found as appropriate procedures in online counselling option. Further, self-disclosure strategy between counsellor and counsellee especially at early stage whereby the counsellor reveals his/her level of expertise and status before the counselling contract would increase the commitment level of the client and able to surmount his challenges early.

Equipping the Online Counsellors-in-Training

2012 ◽  
pp. 152-163
Author(s):  
David Akinlolu Adeyemo ◽  
Roland Chukwudi Agokei
Keyword(s):  
Technology Ethics ◽  
Online Counselling ◽  
Nuclear Age ◽  
Technological Growth ◽  
The Future ◽  
Counselling Process

In accordance with the rapid industrial and technological growth in this nuclear age, it is not a surprise that counselling has gone nuclear. Online counselling has been predicted to increase in the future, and it is important for counselling psychologists to continue to become involved in shaping and developing guidelines for the training, supervision, and practice of online counselling. This chapter addresses the training aspects of equipping the counsellor in training for online counselling. The chapter will explore understanding of online counselling, discovering personal theory, supervision, available and accessible technology, ethics, and competency issues. Within this, the authors discuss online counselling’s challenges to its advancement and present suggestions for the furtherance of the counselling process.

Experiences of Counsellors Providing Online Chat Counselling to Young People

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchell J. Dowling ◽  
Debra J. Rickwood
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Comparative Effectiveness ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Online Chat ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Counselling ◽  
Service Areas ◽  
High Level

Online counselling is a rapidly growing field and, while there is emerging evidence of its comparative effectiveness, there has been little research into what techniques are being applied in practice and which clients will most likely benefit from this medium. Using a focus group methodology, this study examines the experiences of 19 online clinicians employed by a youth mental health service, investigating their perception of online clients, views on their counsellor roles, the approaches and techniques they employ, and the unique aspects of counselling in an online environment. Overall, online clinicians perceived their clients as presenting with highly complex problems and a high level of psychological distress. They noted online clients would most often use the service once or twice, and that some would use online chat as an adjunct to face-to-face counselling. The online clinicians described various roles, including: assessments, gatekeeping, providing emotional support, and therapeutic interventions. According to the online clinicians, they used a variety of techniques online, but favoured person-centred techniques, as these helped keep the clients engaged with the service. Areas of further research and implications for practice are discussed.

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