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Individual therapy carried out over the Internet can include asynchronous methods, such as e-mail, synchronous methods, such as web-based messaging (instant messaging), chat, videoconferencing or voice-over IP (Internet phone). Virtual reality therapy and online video game therapy are two additional emerging online modalities. Online counseling may be provided as the primary treatment modality or as an adjunct to more traditional forms of mental health treatment. There are many advantages of online counseling. First of all, it provides accessibility to individuals who are disabled or housebound. Then, it is also always affordable and convenient. Internet makes mental health information more accessible. Later, people also feel comfortable while talking to friends and family about their health care issues, but may not feel the same discussing mental health

On September 11, 2001, George W. Bush delivered his 9/11 Address to the Nation at 8:30 PM to all Americans. This speech, broadcasted throughout the nation from within the Oval Office just hours after the terrorist hijacking and the crash on the Twin Towers, reassured American citizens during a time of devastation and need of proper leadership. (Eidenmuller). Through rhetoric intended to convey strength and the actions America had already taken to combat this tragedy, Bush instilled hope in the American people and provided them with a sense of unification.

First, Bush had created the Gulf Opportunity Zone- a government enterprise that he said would provide help on taxes, housing, education, and training for the victims of the hurricane. Secondly, Bush noted the he would ask Congress to pass the Urban Homesteading act to provide building sites on federal land through a lottery to low-income citizens, free of charge ( pg, 250). Lastly, a $10.5 billion given to FEMA for recovery efforts including shelter, food, and medical care. However, reconstruction and resettlement would cost around two to three times. (pg, 250). If Bush had executed a better plan for Hurricane Katrina, billions of government dollars would not have been spent

Godwin, S. J., Thorpe, M. S. & Richardson, J. T. E. (2008). The impact of computer-mediated

The late and minimal response to Hurricane Katrina by the government caused public anger. Requests to strengthen the levee system were denied by the government previously. This, along with a delayed order to evacuate and minimal aid led to the decline of Bush’s popularity. The Bush administration always prided itself on the ability to deal with disaster and Hurricane Katrina disproved this. The immigration issue also hurt Bush’s image because during his first campaign, he strived to win the Hispanic vote by downplaying the immigration issue. Once the public started to realize the size of the issue they panicked and called for the closing of the US border. The House eventually approved a bill making it illegal to be an undocumented immigrant and to offer aid to them. Massive demonstrations of immigrants and supporters filled big cities. Bush has lost the immigrant's support and they represent a large portion of the population. The recession was the final straw in Bush’s presidency. The banking system and the housing market collapsed. The stock market also declined record amounts since the Great Depression. As the figurehead of this country, Bush received much of the blame for these problems. The 2008 election brought hope for a new era with president

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In 2008, the housing market crashed, businesses were failing, and people were losing their jobs. This is how Barack Obama started off his presidency. Already, fingers were being pointed and cries were maybe. This would be the start off to Obama’s presidency. His creation of the Stimulus Package created a lot of criticism, but at the end of the day, it fixed the economy. Now Obama is ending his presidency with a flourishing economy and GDP Growth. Even if the Stimulus Package was one of the most criticized plans in his presidency, it did exactly what it was meant for, which was to fix the economy and create growth.

He tried to fix this, however, the attacks and war rendered this effort altogether. Little recovery was possible though. By 2004, the rate was down to 5.4%. This was still too high though by his standards. Hurricane Katrina, which struck in 2005 didn’t help this matter either. It’s estimated that it caused about $200 billion in damage. Drawing the rate even farther back by 1.5%. Also while he was in term, the Subprime Mortgage Crisis occured in 2008. During this time, many homeowners were down or falling behind on bills and payments, and foreclosure rates were higher than ever. After cutting federal income tax rates, Bush faced critisism from the Democratic party. This lead to him signing the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2008. This act made sure that any and all children recieved at least a basic education. Including poor children who might not be able to afford even public school. He also passed a couple other acts towards the end of his term, such as the Medicare Prescription Act and the Modernization Act. He had a massive amount of scandal issues during his term. A few of the major ones were the scandal about Enron, the PATRIOTS act, and even him using questionable data to justify the attacks on Iran. Although he did many questionable things though, a good majority were actually sad to see him resign. Most of the reason was that some were questionable about Barock Obama being our first African American president. But all in all George Bush was a good president and left us a good

(Guest speaker for summer conference. He talks about how technology can be utilized in medical field and how it helped him get through difficult

The September 11th attacks crippled airlines, restaurants, hotels, and tourism, and caused the businesses, all the way down to the manufacturing, to take a massive hit. All of the surplus that had been there based off of the pre-9/11 economic growth was gone within ten months because of the war on terror and security spending. However, President Bush still stood strong behind his tax cut plan, claiming that it would promote and stimulate economic growth. After being made into a law and put into action, the million jobs that were before lost were slowly being recreated, and the employment rate was steadily growing again. Despite the good coming from his plan, President Bush also knew that he would be leaving a financial problem for future presidents because of Social Security and Medicare spending.

A lot of physiotherapists have restrictions in accessing high level evidence (as there is limited access to databases of clinical trials archives and reviews or even lack of awareness of these databases), which made them believe that there is no much evidences about physiotherapy interventions (Bithell 2000). There is a study which, found variations between disciplines’ use of online evidence and identified ease of access and time taken to locate the online evidence as barriers to evidence-based practice after interviewing Australian health professionals including some physiotherapists (Gosling et al. 2003).

Telepsychology is a relatively new development within the field of mental health service. The American Psychological Association defines it as the “provision of psychological services using telecommunication technologies. . . Telecommunication technologies include but are not limited to telephone, mobile devices, interactive videoconferencing, email, chat, text, and Internet (e.g., self-help websites, blogs, and social media).”(2016). Within the general category of telepsychology, psychological services that are delivered via the internet are referred to as “e-therapy”, “itherapy”, “cybertherapy”, and other similar names. E-therapy is a natural extension of our technological advancement, the growth of psychology as a field, and our ever increasing

Online therapy has emerged as a viable new option in the helping profession. Online therapy or e-therapy occurs when a therapist provides therapy and support over the Internet. E-mail, chat, video, or smart phone are all ways individuals can communicate through online therapy. Online therapy websites are abounding on the Internet, any individual seeking online therapy will surely find what they are looking for. This paper will evaluate and explain the content from

In another example of the positive impact of the internet is how health information access can affect family life. For example, a parent of a child diagnosed with a learning disability can obtain special education information from the internet. This type of information can be a valuable tool for parents, other family members, and educators to help a child with a learning

While there are many benefits to the use of e-therapy the importance of the effectiveness of that therapy has not been clearly ascertained. Regardless of the practicality of e-therapy, success of