Online/Cyber Counseling Services in the COVID-19 Outbreak: Are They Really New?

Course overview

This course is based upon material published in The Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling and is available as an open-access article. Online/cyber counseling has been named as the best way to offer counseling services during the COVID-19 outbreak. The purpose of this article is to explore the use of online/cyber counseling during the COVID-19 outbreak to solve psychological problems. The author examines the history and concepts, the therapeutic relationship, transference and countertransference, the advantages along with the disadvantages, considerations, implications, and curriculum for online/cyber counseling during the COVID-19 outbreak. This course on online counseling is designed for social workers, professional counselors, psychologists, nurses, and substance abuse counselors, who do clinical work. This course is appropriate for intermediate and advanced level practitioners who wish to develop or increase their knowledge of cyber counseling services. It may also be useful for licensed clinicians who require clinical continuing education courses for license renewal. Authors: Situmorang Learning Objectives: This course will provide the practitioner with detailed information regarding online counseling services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, a professional will: Summarize the history of online counseling Recognize transference and countertransference in cyber counseling Explain the disadvantages of online counseling Citation: Situmorang, D. D. B. Online/Cyber Counseling Services in the COVID-19 Outbreak: Are They Really New? Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling Vol. 74(3) 166-174. 2020.