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. 2020 Oct;74(3):166-174.
doi: 10.1177/1542305020948170.

Online/Cyber Counseling Services in the COVID-19 Outbreak: Are They Really New?

Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang  1
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Online/Cyber Counseling Services in the COVID-19 Outbreak: Are They Really New?

Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang. J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Online/cyber counseling has been named as the best way to offer counseling services during the COVID-19 outbreak. The purpose of this article is to explore the use of online/cyber counseling during the COVID-19 outbreak to solve psychological problems. The author examines the history and concepts, the therapeutic relationship, transference and countertransference, the advantages along with the disadvantages, considerations, implications, and curriculum for online/cyber counseling during COVID-19 outbreak.

Keywords: COVID-19; Online; counseling; cyber; outbreak.

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