The Best Practices in e-Therapy series of articles was spurred by the need to start moving the field ahead in this area and start defining what we mean by these nebulous terms. Comments to these articles should be directed to one of the International Society for Mental Health Online mailing lists.

"e-Therapy" is a term I began using in 1997 to describe using an Internet-mediated technology to foster a helping relationship online.

Best Practices in e-therapy series:

• Definition & Scope of e-therapy
  May 14, 1999
  
  
• Confidentiality & Privacy
  April 8, 1999
  
  
• Legal & Licensing Issues
  October 31, 1999
  
  
• Clarifying the Definition
  May 2, 2001
  
  
• The Difference Between Security and Being Secure
  October, 2004
  
  

Last reviewed:
  On 16 Oct 2006
  By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.