Cybercounselling - Level 1
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"Cybercounselling
- Level 1" is a three module course designed for experienced
counselling practitioners who want to be accessible to
their clients via e-mail. The first module is designed as an
introduction to Cybercounselling and is intended to provide participants
with an experience of learning that will help them decide whether to
continue with modules two and three in order to be granted
Cybercounselling: Level 1 certification. Certificates are issued jointly
by the University of
Toronto, Faculty of Social Work and Therapy Online.
Participants will improve their online counselling skills and professionalism. The course is highly interactive and personal with a low student/teacher ratio. 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 e-mail technology, practise a diverse range of therapeutic communication skills and tools, engage in role-play, and receive supervision.
The course employs a
"practitioner-researcher" model and
covers the three areas that are essential to the
provision of a professional, ethical, and
effective e-mail counselling service:
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Assignments are given on a weekly basis. Every Friday evening an electronic lecture will be sent out by the course facilitator. Students review the lecture along with the course website section appropriate to that session and complete the assignments by the following Thursday.
Individuals complete their course work in an asynchronous manner. Because of this, participants can fit the course work into their individual schedules to complete each session's assignments within specified deadlines. Participants who have plans to travel while the course is underway will be able to continue their participation, as long as they have Internet access.
Participants are expected to engage with one another and contribute to the course as adult learners knowledgeable in the field of counselling. Each Module includes one specific activity for which there is personal clinical feedback from the facilitator
The full course (i.e.: all 3 modules) lasts 12 weeks and the work load involves approximately five to seven hours per week. Please carefully consider your ability to schedule these hours into each week.
Read the Orientation Document to learn more.
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Goals and Expected Outcomes:
Participants who complete the course
will be able to
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Experiential Learning Activities:
Participants will
- continually practise online text-only communication and relationship building skills in their interactions with other participants and the instructors
- provide online counselling via role-play
- use the PrivacEmail Professional system, including many of its features, in their interactions with other participants and the instructors. (There is no charge for the use of PrivacEmail Professional for duration of the course and 30 days beyond.)
- receive feedback from peers and instructors, as well as one-to-one eSupervisionTM once per Module
Course Prerequisites:
- A Master's degree in counselling or a related field;
- 2 years of
experience delivering in-person counselling;
- (or an equivalent of the above);
- Comfort with, and extensive experience using a computer with at least the last 2 years using e-mail and the internet.
- Membership in a professional association and adherence to their ethical code.
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Minimum Hardware and
Software Requirements:
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Tuition fees for Level 1 (as of fall 2010)
(all amounts in Canadian Dollars):
| Module 1 | $383 |
| Module 2 | $383 |
| Module 3 | $383 |
Questions? Please e-mail Lawrence Murphy
or call
519-831-9141 (Ontario)
or 1-888-437-2794 (toll free in North America).