What’s the role of counseling in quality of life and how are counselors exploring virtual service delivery?
2014 Mental Health Symposium,
April 26, 2014, 1:00 pm SLT/PDT
The Sojourner Auditorium in
Second Life®
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| Avatar of Dr. Christine Karper: "Storm" |
Virtual Ability welcomes Dr. Christine Karper and Michelle
Stone, members of the American Counseling Association’s Cyber Task Force to the
2014 Mental Health Symposium held in The Sojourner Auditorium in Second Life®.
Their two-part presentation will discuss how counseling impacts quality of life
for people with and without diagnosed mental illness in an interactive
presentation that explores utilization of virtual world service delivery for
counseling supports. With long-time experience in virtual worlds, the
presenters will carefully consider both potentials and cautions of professional
service delivery within a virtual environment.
Dr. Christine Karper, Ph.D., known as Storm in Second Life®,
will discuss a paradigm shift in the role of the counselor that focuses on
quality of life over alleviation of symptoms. She will discuss treatment
strategies for overall well-being, as well as interventions aimed at assisting
individuals to have a better quality of life.
Dr. Karper
obtained her master’s in mental health counseling and her doctorate in
counselor education and supervision from the University of Central Florida. She
has been serving the Central Florida Community as a clinician and a counselor educator
for over ten years.
As a
clinician, Dr. Karper has developed a specialty area in
depression and anxiety disorders and utilizes cognitive-behavioral therapy, creative
arts therapy and adventure-based counseling. She also enjoys assisting
individuals in stress management and in developing means of coping with diverse
life challenges by incorporating alternative healing modalities and mind-body-spirit
approaches. She has presented both nationally and
internationally and has published articles in several journals in counseling, psychology
and technology.
Currently, Dr.
Karper serves as the Area Chair for Psychology Programs at the University of Phoenix, Central Florida Campus. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in counseling, psychology and
the health sciences and integrates blended formats, fully online and face to
face. She also works in program development and faculty development and is a
subject matter expert in curriculum development. Her research interests involve the use of technology in the classroom, the use
of social media as a diagnostic tool in counseling, and the impact of virtual
worlds in counseling.
Ms. Michelle D. Stone’s portion of the session will focus on
the ethical use of virtual worlds in service delivery.
Ms. Stone has extensive experience working with a variety of
populations within the context of a community-based non-profit setting. She is
currently the Family Services Director of Lake Wales Care Center in Florida . Her educational
background merges the two fields of social work and psychology and it is in
this shared space that her interest in computer-mediated human interaction has emerged.
As a resident of over five years in the virtual world of
Second Life®, Ms. Stone has viewed firsthand the benefits and challenges of
professional service delivery in a virtual environment. Her practical
experience fueled her research and subsequent professional presentations
regarding the use of virtual worlds and social media for the purposes of
assisting those in need.
Visit
The Sojourner Auditorium in Second
Life®.
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