Benefits of counselling
Supportive counselling can help victims of sexual assault by normalizing reactions and post-assault experiences. Many victims are influenced by social and cultural factors that perpetuate attitudes of victim-blaming and stereotypes (Baker et al., 2012). Starzynski & Ullman (2014), find that victims who have the benefit of disclosing to a supportive, non-judgmental individual experience fewer or reduced long-term effects after an assault.
Disclosure to family, friends, and community members can be hindered by fears about the nature of the response the victim may receive. In some situations, even though the victim has supportive individuals available, self-blame and confusion may hinder disclosure. Further, disclosing to friends and family often begets emotional reactions from those individuals who are close …show more content…
Telephone services are more flexible with the use of cellular technology. Many cellular phones come equipped with web browsers, email services, text messaging software, and video conferencing applications. Technology allows us to connect with others almost any place we go. Laptops and desktop computers can also be used for these same functions. These are the functions that we consider when we examine the role of technology in counselling.
With the rapid expansion of technology-assisted communication, there is such a variety of emerging communication methods that a full examination of all of them is beyond the scope of this article. Each method carries its benefits and drawbacks to the extent that the examination of each method is worthy of its own body of research. To do so would improve our understanding of the potential of these emerging technologies. Thus, to date, there is still a paucity of research effectively examining the use of each of the individual methods of technology-assisted
Supportive counselling can help victims of sexual assault by normalizing reactions and post-assault experiences. Many victims are influenced by social and cultural factors that perpetuate attitudes of victim-blaming and stereotypes (Baker et al., 2012). Starzynski & Ullman (2014), find that victims who have the benefit of disclosing to a supportive, non-judgmental individual experience fewer or reduced long-term effects after an assault.
Disclosure to family, friends, and community members can be hindered by fears about the nature of the response the victim may receive. In some situations, even though the victim has supportive individuals available, self-blame and confusion may hinder disclosure. Further, disclosing to friends and family often begets emotional reactions from those individuals who are close …show more content…
Telephone services are more flexible with the use of cellular technology. Many cellular phones come equipped with web browsers, email services, text messaging software, and video conferencing applications. Technology allows us to connect with others almost any place we go. Laptops and desktop computers can also be used for these same functions. These are the functions that we consider when we examine the role of technology in counselling.
With the rapid expansion of technology-assisted communication, there is such a variety of emerging communication methods that a full examination of all of them is beyond the scope of this article. Each method carries its benefits and drawbacks to the extent that the examination of each method is worthy of its own body of research. To do so would improve our understanding of the potential of these emerging technologies. Thus, to date, there is still a paucity of research effectively examining the use of each of the individual methods of technology-assisted