Virtual Ability have another great event planned for late next week - here's the full press release: Virtual World Conference Supports Quality of Life in Mental Health Virtual Ability, Inc. announces the third annual Mental Health Symposium to be held Saturday, April 26th, 7:00 am PDT/SLT to 5:00 pm PDT/SLT in Second Life®. The theme of this year’s conference is “Quality of … [Read more...] about 3rd Annual Mental Health Symposium in Second Life
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Educating Counsellors in Second Life
A story from our sister site, Metaverse Health John Wilson has done an interesting interview with Edina Renfro-Michel from Montclair State University. The topic is the education of counsellors, and the outcome has been improved learning outcomes from students who took part in the Second Life than those who didn't. As Edina mentioned in the interview, the virtual worlds … [Read more...] about Educating Counsellors in Second Life
Momentum continues with counselling in virtual worlds
This post appeared earlier this week over at Metaverse Health. It's coming up to a year since we interviewed DeeAnna Nagel and Kate Anthony and discussed counselling in online environments broadly and in virtual environments more specifically. Over that time, the Online Therapy Institute has continued to grow. One example of this is the announcement of a five-hour course on … [Read more...] about Momentum continues with counselling in virtual worlds
Interview – DeeAnna Nagel and Kate Anthony, Online Therapy Institute
DeeAnna Nagel and Kate Anthony are psychotherapists and founders of the Online Therapy Institute. The pair have only recently expanded their work to Second Life, but they have extensive experience in working with people therapeutically online. The pair now have a presence on Jokaydia in Second Life. I caught up with them to talk online counselling / therapy. Lowell: Can you … [Read more...] about Interview – DeeAnna Nagel and Kate Anthony, Online Therapy Institute
What looks like addiction, but is not – Virtual Addiction, Part 3
I spend hours with my computer. It is my favorite tool. I spend time in and out of virtual worlds; I spend time on and off the Internet, surfing with my browser. I communicate, I work, I play. From the sheer amount of time spent with my machine during the day, according to some measures, it would be correct to say that I am addicted to the behaviour of using my computer. I do … [Read more...] about What looks like addiction, but is not – Virtual Addiction, Part 3