Setting up on-line support groups using the palace software

Computers in talk-based mental health interventions

“…See Heinlen et al (2003) for a review. Online discussion groups, forums, ehealth groups and mailing lists have also been used to facilitate online group therapies and provide peer support and psycho-educational information (Houston et al, 2002;Page et al, 2000). Collectively these forms of online communication have become known as Internet Therapy.…”

Online therapy: Review of relevant definitions, debates, and current empirical support

“…In addition, we will not be discussing the literature pertaining to the use of Internetfacilitated support groups and discussion forums. Although the evidence for the use of these outlets has been positive (Houston, Cooper, & Ford, 2002;Huws, Jones, & Ingledew, 2001;Page et al, 2000), we have decided to focus our review on the literature and research specifically targeting the practice of online therapy as conducted on an individual basis with a mental health professional.…”

Singaporean Counsellors’ Online Counselling Experiences with Children: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

“…This could be one reason why the TCPs reported being able to establish therapeutic alliances with Singapore children using SITCOMS. Research also showed that clients' comfort level with online counselling is an important factor in its success (Page et al, 2000), and, in this study, it appeared that Singapore children were inclined to seek help online if online counselling portals were made available to them. It was also important to note that the majority of TCPs in this study fell within the age group in Singapore with the highest Internet usage, i.e., 25 to 34 years of age (Statista, 2016), and all were comfortable with chat platforms such as WhatsApp, which they used to communicate with each other during the data collection period.…”

“…However, the use of learning aids and toys might not be possible in online counselling using live chat or email counselling. Furthermore, online counselling clients, regardless of age, needed to have a good command of the written language, familiarity with the technology, and keyboarding skills to participate fully in the online counselling session (Page et al, 2000). Children's online presence also meant that they were placing themselves at risk for victimization by online predators, such as pedophiles (Brown, 2017).…”