Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mental health counsellors perceptions on use of technology in counselling Subject The topic of the resource Counsellors; Email counselling; Online counselling; Perception; Video conferencing Description An account of the resource The objectives of the study were: (a) to explore the self-reported knowledge of counsellors about technology in counselling. (b) to understand the flexibility, usage, and openness to integrating the technology services in their practice, and (c) to identify the problems associated with using technology as a process in counselling. Semi-structured interviews of eleven practising counsellors in Bangalore and Chennai, India, recruited through snowball sampling, were used for data collection. The deductive content analysis of the interview transcripts generated seven concepts, each comprising of several categories. The seven concepts were 'attitude', 'strengths', 'weakness', 'suitability', 'skills and training', 'therapeutic alliance', and 'theoretical approaches'. The analysis revealed that the counsellors preferred face-to-face counselling and were not using technology for their mainstream practice, but all were quite aware of the process, the benefits and costs of using different forms of technology. The study revealed that the counsellors were also aware about the target population and mental health issues for online counselling. This study has strong implications for building additional skills and enhancing training for counsellors to use technology in their counselling practice, along with the formulation of legal and ethical policies, certification and licensing, in order to protect both the clients and counsellors. 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nagarajan M.; Yuvaraj S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Current Psychology, Vol-40, No. 4, pp. 1760-1766. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-0104-4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-0104-4</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059551891&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs12144-018-0104-4&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=5ff370ffbb5d2ddcb88c261402bcf86e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059551891&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs12144-018-0104-4&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=5ff370ffbb5d2ddcb88c261402bcf86e</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 10461310 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Nagarajan M., Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Yuvaraj S., Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India