Technology in Mental Health ― Applications in Practice, Supervision and Training

Mental health and technology specialists from North America, Europe, and Australia provide 39 chapters on the application of technology in mental health, including email, chat and instant messaging, cell phones and telephones, forums, SMS, websites, blogs, wikis, videoconferencing, virtual reality immersion, computers, gaming, web-based clinical assessment, behavioral telehealth, podcasts, test-based credentialing, online research, and film and media. They address the use of technology in counseling and psychotherapy practice, training, and supervision (a new section in this edition), explaining definitions of the technology, applications to therapeutic interventions, case material and illustrations, ethics, and future impacts. This edition also adds new technologies and has revised chapters. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)