University of Toronto

Please see www.cybercounselling.com to register for this course.

This twelve-week course is designed for experienced counselling practitioners who want to increase their accessible for clients via email. With a low student-to-facilitator ratio, this highly personal and interactive course employs a “practitioner-researcher” model and covers the three areas that are essential to the provision of a professional, ethical, and effective email counselling service:

- text-based communication and counselling skills
- technological issues and skills
- ethical issues

This is a hands-on course that focuses on practical skill building, leading students to improve their text-based online counselling skills and professionalism. Online group and dyadic processes are used so that the entire course is a forum to practise text-based communication skills. Participants from around the world will study and discuss assigned readings, learn about and use secure email technology, practise a diverse range of therapeutic communication skills and tools, engage in role-play, and receive personalized clinical feedback.

There are 3 modules that must be completed in order to be granted Cybercounselling Level 1 certification:

Module 1 Welcome and personal introductions and Cybercounselling overview: theory, skills, technology, and ethics.
Module 2 Theoretical issues and beginning practice
Module 3 More practice, text-enhancing techniques, and personal clinical feedback

Certificates are issued jointly by the University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and Worldwide Therapy Online Inc.

$1287.00 (plus HST)*

*Fees may be paid in full or in 3 instalments ($429 each). Discounts apply for members of certain associations. Fees include the use of PrivacEmail (secure email system) for duration of the course.

Please see www.cybercounselling.com to register for this course.

Fall 2011          

September 9 - October 6 (Module 1)
October 14 - November 10 (Module 2)
November 18 - December 15 (Module 3)

Winter 2012      

January 13 - February 9 (Module 1)
February 17 - March 15 (Module 2)
March 23 - April 19 (Module 3)

Spring 2012     

April 6 - May 3 (Module 1)
May 4 - May 31 (Module 2)
June 1 - June 28 (Module 3)

Lawrence Murphy, MA.
Lawrence is the co-Founder of Worldwide Therapy Online Inc. (www.therapyonline.ca). He holds an MA in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia and has been a therapist for the past 20 years. Lawrence has authored a number of publications in the field of cybercounselling and has provided training to individual therapists and counselling agencies on doing therapy online.

 
Dan Mitchell, MA, CCC.
Dan is the co-founder of Worldwide Therapy Online Inc. (www.therapyonline.ca). He holds a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia and has served as a Canadian Certified Counsellor with BC Addictions Services for 21 years. Since 1994, Dan has pioneered the field of cybercounselling and has authored several professional publications on the subject.

 
Mary MacDougall, MSW, RSW.
Mary is a past Executive Director of an accredited family service agency in British Columbia. A graduate of Smith College School for Social Work, Mary has many years of social work experience in Ontario, British Columbia and the USA. Mary was a recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for her work with Family Service organizations. She is a certified Cybercounsellor with Therapy Online.

 
Paul Parnass, MSW, RSW.
Paul is a highly experienced therapist in private practice that specializes in Cybercounselling. He holds an MSW from the University of Toronto and has been working in the counselling field now for 33 years. Paul has delivered workshops and presentations on numerous topics in the mental health and EAP field and is a certified Cybercounsellor with Therapy Online.