We are right in the middle of the age of technology. It seems as though there are new technological advances every day that are designed to make our lives easier. Communicating with one another is becoming increasingly easier to do as well, with text messaging, instant messaging, Facebook, Skype, face-time, etc.. But with the ease of communication at our fingertips, we are finding that this type of communication is becoming less and less personal. Through text messages, email and instant messaging, meaning becomes lost, or sometimes added, because it is hard to tell what the person on the other end is really thinking or feeling; we lose the ability to experience the non-verbal cues that provide us with much of our information.
With that said, these forms of communication are not going away. People like the ease and instant gratification of being able to reach someone across the world in a matter of seconds. With the convenience of online communications, comes online therapy. There are numerous services offered that provide therapy to patients online from the comfort of their own home. This can be over the phone, through email, messaging systems, or even with webcams through Skype. It also provides a level of anonymity that one might not get in a face-to-face session. Patients may be more apt to let their guard down when they do not feel pressured by a psychologist – just as people are more apt to be honest with their comments on Facebook that they might not necessarily say in person.
a. Do you think this form of therapy is a good way to provide convenient assistance to patients?
b. Do you think the lack of communication, or miscommunication, could cause problems?
c. Are there any privacy concerns sending emails or messages, even video chatting, that one should be cautious about?
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