Using the Internet to Assist Family Therapy
By Storm A. King, Susan Engi & Stephan T. Poulos
February, 1998
Abstract
This article explores possible uses of the Internet to assist family therapy, especially in the treatment of families where members are geographically separated. The potential value of using email, and other functions of the Internet, to facilitate family therapy is explained. A careful evaluation of the possible negative aspects of this new and experimental approach are offered. A case example of a family that benefited from exposure to Internet resources is evaluated. The ethical considerations in working with the new information and communication mediums are explained. Analysis of a report on the use of the telephone to assist family therapy reveals many of the pros and cons that similar use of the Internet encounters. An evaluation of the use of the written word in recently developed family therapies lends support to this proposed use of the Internet as a means of facilitating therapeutic family communications between remote members.
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