Benefits ofand barriers to the telephonic and videoconferencing technologies

 Notwithstanding the venerable history of telemental  health  whenver  the topic of electronically mediated mental helath service  arises in casul conversation , people tend  to regard it as a novel idea . in fact, it might even be a social gaffe  to suggest that the humble telephone has  long been an independent , established , widely used , versatile, and important , if under appreciated , tool  for scheduling and delivering  mental health care . when more  recently  given specific  consideration, some writers have convinicingly argued against its inclusion  in the  telehealth toolkit . however, the  telephone of yesteryers os not  the telephone  of  today  or of  tomorrow .


many newere telephones have already been merged with other  technologies   and  are  fast becoming  a versatile  tool for  mental  health  professionals . a  good example  is the videophone , a small  device  that  plugs  into  almost  any telephone  and  television .  the videophone  is likely  to be the next  war in iraq , television  viewers withnessed  the wonders of the videophone .


mobile telephone are  now available  with  videophone  technology , so  the  average citizen  can real - time  viseo to anyone  with  a compatible  mobile  phone  using  cellular telephone technology. anytime  , anywhere ; access by  mobile  telephone  has  suddenly  and  without much  fanfare been  delivered  not only  to hotherapist and client desktops  but also  to theis schools , job ,trips to the  in-laws  , backyards, kitchens , pockets, and  purses, of  course , videoconferencing  unrough a square  inch  or  two  of lcd disp;ay  on a mobile  telephone  has  its  limitation , but it  also  has  a braadth  of  passibilities  for  psychotherapists to explore. and  yes  , more  elaborate technologios  are available  for  videoconferencing . the next sectionns more  speciticly consider  the overall benefites of  and  berriers  to using  the telephonic  and  videoconferencing  technologies.

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