Welcome BACK! to the ongoing discussion and links/resources that we talked about today in the CAMFT Belmont luncheon on Computers & Technology in Clinical Practice! This page will contain all of the links embedded in the notes for you to follow and check out! If I leave any out, please bring it to my attention and I'll quickly add them. ALSO, by clicking on the UP button above this text, you will also be able to enter the DISCUSSION AREA (by clicking on the button) and you'll find a special discussion theme I JUST started a few minutes ago. Please feel entirely free to comment, questions, speculate and just generally express yourself and have a good time!

Best, Robert

CAMFT Luncheon – February 25, 2000

Focus Areas

· CD- ROM content areas

o Billing Programs (special recommendation: mew565dm = MediSoft Demo) http://www.medisoft.com/

o Shrinktank Files (Visit http://www.shrinktank.com )

§ Psyfiles – good file descriptions http://www.shrinktank.com/psyfiles.htm

o Utilities

§ ClickOfDeath – Prevent disaster with ZIP disks! Visit http://grc.com/ to also test vulnerability of your web browser online: FREE service

§ WinZip – File decompression utility http://www.winzip.com/

o Netscape Communicator 4.7 (Web Browser – FREE) http://cgi.netscape.com/cgi-bin/su/intro.cgi

o Eudora Pro 4.3 (Email program – FREE) http://www.eudora.com/

· Confidentiality

o Electronic billing - Here's a LINK http://www.helper.com/products/helper/plugin.cfm for the THERAPIST HELPER software that "shows" how electronic claims processing show up as a "PLUG-IN"... and if you follow this link to http://www.helper.com/products/electronicclaims/ you'll see part of what I was talking about. However, at least with Therapist Helper, it's well integrated and the easy to implement (but be certain that the fees are built in too!)

o Electronic mail

§ Encryption strategies (PGP) http://www.pgp.com/asp_set/products/tns/pgp_freeware.asp and the best thing... it's FREE too!

o News Groups (see attached pages) The "attached pages" are still listed; however, like I said, I ripped them off from John Grohol's excellent site... so HERE's HIS SITE: http://psychcentral.com/

o List Servs (see attached pages) http://psychcentral.com/mail.htm and here's the Listserv page...!

o Web browsing

§ Web “tracks”

§ Cookies

· Strategies for defeating both problems

o Privacy Issues

§ Strategy for protecting

· Black Ice http://www.networkice.com/Products/BlackICE/blackice%20defender.htm

· Freedom from Zero Knowledge www.zeroknowledge.com/clickthrough/click.asp?partner_id=2604I=banner

· Anonymizer (free) browser service (http://www.anonymizer.com/3.0/index.shtml )

· Advertising OnLine

o Web “presence” (ie. Your own web site or page)

§ CAMFT Listings (http://www.camft.org/ )

§ Local Chapter Efforts Email: scv-camft@earthlink.net

§ “Free listings” on ShrinkTank Web http://www.shrinktank.com/silicon_valley_therapists.htm

§ Costs of each

· Professional authoring - Be ready to pay between $ 800.00 and $ 2,500.00 for an adequate site. Also, you'll have other expenses for setup, monthly maintenance and also an editing fee to be paid usually monthly for any and all changes to your site. A "little Plug" for myself here; since I do web site design and development ...see: http://www.pastlives.org/ for a sample of my work. The MORE YOU develop and perfect your CONTENT and put it into a logical flow, the cheaper it can be done!

· Self-learned publishing - this can be extremely time consuming, has a steep learning curve but can also be really a lot of fun and will keep your costs to under about $ 500.00 for everything.

o General Guidelines

· e-Therary

o Nightmare of regulations - LOOK FOR MUCH ENTROPY IN THIS AREA FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS AT LEAST!

o Is there such a thing? - It's NOT therapy... but it can be useful if carefully done and limitations are taken into consideration.

o Standardization and Regulations, Licensing, etc. - MORE ENTROPY!

· Internet Addiction – AKA: “Internet Enabled Pathology”

o Kimberly Young, PhD - A very sweet lady who's site offers some valuable info and services!

§ Original research

§ http://www.netaddiction.com treatment site & education

o Controversy

§ International Society of Mental Health Online (ISMHO) listserv discussions http://www.ismho.org

o Criterion

· Questions & Discussion

Listservs or Mailing Lists – Professionals Focus

PROFESSIONAL MAILING LISTS

Most forums are for professionals only and often require
user-verification before a subscription may be obtained.

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News Groups – Self-Help Focus

Small sampling as an example (recovery focus and help)

ALT.RECOVERY...

	alt.recovery - General topics in recovery
	alt.recovery.aa - Recovery and Alcoholics Anonymous
	alt.recovery.na - Recovery and Narcotics Anonymous
	alt.recovery.addiction.gambling - Recovering from gambling addictions
	alt.recovery.addiction.sexual - Recovering from sexual addictions
	alt.recovery.adult-children - Adults from dysfunctional families
	alt.recovery.catholicism - Recovery from Catholicism in specific
	alt.recovery.codependency - Codependency
	alt.recovery.compulsive-eat - Compulsive eating & food addiction
	alt.recovery.nicotine - Help with nicotine
	alt.recovery.panic-anxiety.self-help - Cognitive approaches to anxiety and panic disorders
	alt.recovery.procrastinate - Help with procrastination
	alt.recovery.religion - Recovering from the effects of religion
	alt.sexual.abuse.recovery - Recovering from sexual abuse
	alt.sexual.abuse.recovery.d - Above's discussion group
	alt.sexual.abuse.recovery.moderated - Moderated version of alt.sexual.abuse.recovery (m) (FAQ)
	alt.abuse-recovery - Moderated version:alt.sexual.abuse.recovery (m)