How “private” is your practice in cyberspace? Are you tech ready?

Catherine Knibbs

Event Details:

On Friday 2nd November 2018 The Psychologists Protection Society Trust invited Catherine Knibbs to speak on the topic “How “private” is your practice in cyberspace? Are you tech ready?”. The session was part of the Psychologists Protection Society’s 2018 Annual General Meeting held in Manchester, England.

Session Outline:

Catherine Knibbs explains that Cyberspace offers Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Psychologists a space to connect, advertise and work using the medium of technology. However this technology comes with risks and dangers for us as practitioners, from our own social media to cyber security. She goes on to provide a brief overview of the issues we face.

Speaker Information:

Catherine Knibbs describes herself as a human being, Mum, Author, PhD clinical researcher and Child/Adult Psychotherapist. She is a blogger, vlogger and podcaster. She is a cyber specialist and proposes a new theory as to why we engage in cyber space as we do and has published in peer reviewed journals as a leading researcher in the UK around the topic of cybertrauma. She writes for the largest UK e-safety companies, including a national newsletter #DITTO that goes directly into schools, she presents at National and International conferences including CCMH, NSPCC, Marie Collins and has presented at ACTIO (The leading online counselling organisation in U.K.), Confer and other leading Psychotherapy Organisations around this large topic. She has been on Therapist Uncensored, Shrink Rap Radio and Trauma Therapist podcasts in the U.S.  She is UKCP MSc Child & Adult Psychotherapist and BACP(Accred). She’s also a mum to two adolescent/adult boys, runs a trauma practice and has a private practice too. She is currently writing a second book. She has a great self care routine and ‘biohacks’ to ensure she is performing optimally for herself and her clients.

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Speakers Notes

Catherine has kindly provided notes for her presentation. Please CLICK HERE to download a copy.

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