Counseling and technology: Some thoughts about the controversy

Journal of Technology in Human Services

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1-24

  Abney, Paul C ^a,b   Maddux, Cleborne D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNR   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer uses; Counseling; Internet counseling; Online therapies; Technology

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING;

COMPUTER USES; COUNSELING; INTERNET COUNSELING; ONLINE THERAPIES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 4644345173     PISSN: 15228835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J017v22n03_01     Document Type: Review

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