Episode 3 - Instant or Planned Availability

Show Guests: Gill J; Gill W, Petrus T

In episode 3, our discussion centered on our reflections on the pace of change in society. We attempt to explore its impact on lifestyles and expectations. We look at how these changes are dominated in many ways by our need for convenience and speed. We see changes in the retail and food sector where there is a burgeoning market for things
‘instant’ e.g. instant coffee, instant noodles, instant custards etc. We note similar expectations in the service sectors as well, 24 hours banking, speed dating and even in technology our desire for ever increasing broadband and processing speed of our internet and computer processors. This took us into the changing nature of the provision of the helping services from the introduction of NHS Direct, walk in clinics, etc. Online counselling and therapy may have to consider the changes in consumer expectations in a radical shift away from its current ‘modi operandi’ in the next stage of its evolution.

The next live broadcast and podcast is Sunday 3^rd February 2008 2100 hours GMT with its theme Telepresence – A Core Condition For Therapy? - Should this be the “Holy Grail” Of Online Practitioners? I hope you can join us and would love to hear your feedback, comments, suggestions of future themes for discussion. You can contact me at chewalex@hotmail.com or leave your comments here. You can contact ACTO, the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online at http://www.acto-uk.org/

Please note that the live broadcast originally scheduled for 17^th February 2008 Express Yourself – Exhibitionist or Artists? - Creative Arts Therapies Online, Therapy Or Aesthetics? has been rescheduled for Sunday 2^nd March 2008 at 0900 hours GMT. The show host is in desperate need of some UV radiation and will be away from the computer.

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Episode 2 - Virtual Confusion or Integration?

In this episode, the discourse between Gill J and I was focussed on our tentative reflections in our attempt to understand the various online medium available ranging from text, audio, video, whiteboard, avatars etc. We admit we did not wander too far as there was so much just on the medium of text alone. We had an interesting musing as to the possible preferences of counsellors and perhaps how is may be reflected by the personalities of the practitioners of counselling in contrast to the practitioners of dramatherapy. We also touch on the possibility that such preferences of online medium may be a reflection of the sequential development of the technology itself. This is only an initial preliminary foray into a potential subject area that will nevertheless be visited again in future for further exploration and discussion.

Don't forget our next live broadcast and podcast is Sunday 20th January 2008 0900 hours GMT and the theme for discussion is Instant or Planned Availability? - What Is Best For The Online Clients and Counsellor/Therapist? So stick a reminder in your calendar, diary, filofax (hmm...wonder if there are individuals who still carry those around?) PDA, Blueberry, Iphone, etc. etc. Make it your 2008
New Year resolution or the Year of the Rat as the year to join us, just to listen or to participate in the discussion. You can contact me on chewalex@hotmail.com to give feedback, make comments, suggestions etc or just to say hello. You can contact ACTO, the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online http://www.acto-uk.org/

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