Isabel Li
Educational Psychologist, Hong Kong
Title: The Growing Importance of E-Counseling Services in Burdened Asian Cities
Biography
Biography: Isabel Li
Abstract
The rise of the Internet and mobile applications have drastically changed the means by which people obtain information and communicate in busy cities like Hong Kong. Everyday, millions of citizens are communicating through social networking and messenging platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp and Wechat. Seeking mental health services has always been a taboo in Chinese culture, as such, the internet reaches the heavy-burdened citizens who are desperate to get help by providing immediate and convenient support for them with mental health professionals. This presentation address the paradigm shift for mental health pracitioners in Asia to use technology for psychological interventions, the development, advantages and obstacles to implement onilne counseling in Asia, as well as suggestions for future development in the field to prepare practitioners in Asia to adopt technology into their services.