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Many other Catholic sites are on the internet with information about counseling and other items of interest. Click here. CatholicCounseling.org. is extremely helpful for anyone wanting to set up an online site or just to learn more about online counseling.

Guidelines for online therapy

Congratulations that you have begun to seriously consider what it will take to participate in online counseling. Fortunately, you are not alone. Many mental health professional organizations have drafted standards for online counseling. Not only that, but this "Best Practice" site has already gone through these guidelines and given you a sample implementation. It is, however, a good idea for you to be familiar with at least the ones from ACA and ISMHO, to guide your practice of online therapy.

ACA - American Counseling Association

NBCC - National Board of Certified Counselors, 2002

The Practice of Online Counseling

AMHCA - American Mental Health Counselors Association, 2000

Code of Ethics Principle 14: Internet On-line Counseling

IHC - Internet Health Coalition, 2000

e-Health Code of Ethics

HON - Health on the Net Foundation, 2005

HON Code of Conduct for Medical and Health Websites

EthicsCode.com, 2222

The ETHICS code: Ethical Therapy & Healthcare in Internet Clinical Service.

AMIA - American Medical Informatics Association, 2003

Guidelines for the Clinical Use of Electronic Mail with Patients

APA - American Psychological Association, 2001

Statement on Services by Telephone, Teleconferencing, and Internet