ACTO Association for Counselling & Therapy Online

Interesting topics covered at @OfficialACTO 2023 conference in November ⬇️ 🎟Book your place here to join in the conversation eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-thera… #Oecpd #OnlineCounselling #TherapistTwitter

#citeas" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nature.com/articles/s4422… Study in found that internet-delivered CBT has a ‘dominant’ incremental cost-effectiveness ratio relative to standard care, offering similar clinical effectiveness but with shorter treatment times. #onlinetherapy #effectiveness #onlinetherapist

A New @CPCAB Level 5 Award in Online and Phone Counselling Practice to start in 2024. Good initiative from in partnership with the OU. Appropriate training is crucial to enable therapists & counsellors to be compassionate, safe, & effective practitioners bit.ly/3YJOdZx

ORCHA's @LizAshallPayne on how #digitalhealth can help #NHS urgent and emergency care. bit.ly/459RqUM

thelancet.com/journals/lanps… Research suggests that iCT-PTSD is an effective way of delivering the contents of CT-PTSD, one of the NICE-recommended first-line treatments for PTSD #onlinetherapy

Basi Amodu was elected the new chair of @OfficialACTO earlier this year. Read about what persuaded Basi to become a therapist - and to work online. She also shares her priorities for ACTO moving forward #onlinetherapist #onlinetherapy acto.org.uk/i-really-enjoy…

Dr Kate Anthony was one of the pioneers of online therapy - a pivotal figure and influencer. Kate sadly died in July 2023. Read the tributes from @officialacto here: 👉👉👉 acto.org.uk/kate-anthony-m… #onlinetherapy

Workshop with Lucia Berdondini & Nomsa Wayland Implementing Intercultural Counselling Training @HumanitarianMsc @baatn_network @JKPBooks @pccsbooks 🎟 Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/therapy-in-c… 🗓️15 July 2023 #therapisttwitter #oecpd #TherapistsConnect

National Refugee Week takes place the 19 – 25 June, in recognition of World Refugee Day on 20 June. In celebration of this event, ACTO invited two directors of the Board to write about their personal experiences. acto.org.uk/two-voices-nat… #NationalRefugeeWeek #onlinetherapy

🌈 Happy Pride Month! To mark Pride, we want to look at some of the things that can negatively impact the mental health of LGBTIQ+ people, but also the ways in which embracing being LGBTIQ+ can positively impact people's mental health. Learn more: mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental… #Pride

An interesting and thoughtful article about ChatGPT and AI. Professor Terry Hanley gives his reflections, including his assessment of how it works, the risks - and what may happen next counselling.substack.com/p/the-everyday… #chatgpt #chatgptai #onlinetherapy #therapists #technology #AI

Do you work with clients online who present with a history of past or recent trauma(s)? If so, you may be interested in joining @OfficialACTO's new #Trauma Special Interest Group #onlinetherapy acto.org.uk/trauma-special…

Major financial investors continue to target the digital health market. siliconcanals.com/news/startups/… #digitalhealth #mentalhealth

@OfficialACTO is proud to be supporting @mentalhealth this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek - 15 to 21 May. Join in and help to create a world with good mental health for all.

ft.com/content/b49d87… "Therapists sound alarm on BetterHelp’s rapid UK expansion." The US online therapy platform has hired more than 1,000 UK therapists but has been criticised over its recruitment processes #onlinetherapy

Don't miss Lesley Simpson-Gray's workshop this Sat 25 March 10 - 12 midday @Onlinevents_saz @baatn_network eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-black-pers…

This week (13 - 19 March) is #Neurodiversity week. Vauna Beauvais has written an article which explores what is neurodiversity, who is #Neurodivergent and the principles behind Neurodivergent-Affirming therapy 👉acto.org.uk/the-neuro-affi…

My Journey from Marketing to Psychotherapy Read how @Simpsongray overcame her challenges, specialising to work with multiple-heritages and neurodiverse clients using virtual reality plus details of her webinar on 25 Mar @Onlinevents_saz @baatn_network acto.org.uk/my-journey-fro…

Today 8 March is International Women’s Day and is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. We asked two ACTO directors to tell us about some of the women who have inspired them in their lives. acto.org.uk/celebrating-in… #IWD23

In this workshop on 25 March, @Simpsongray examines how her creative journey using immersive technology led her to embrace important, collective challenges & experiences faced by many of the UK’s Black mental health professionals eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-black-pers… @Onlinevents_saz