i believe that as embodied beings, there are certain aspects of humans being together that do not work at a distance. i have little doubt that going virtual and the rise of on line and video base therapy has led more people to seek out therapy for their struggles. If go back to being wholly in person, which i actually don't think we're going to do, we will harm some people. And lots of people are struggling right now, because we are living in some bucked up times. You know what i mean? I think you do.
Hannah Zeavin, lecturer in the department of History and member of the executive committees of both the Center for New Media and the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society at University of California, Berkeley, talks about her book, The Distance Cure: A History of Teletherapy, with Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel. The book tracks the history of teletherapy, which Zeavin defines as therapeutic interaction over distance, and its metamorphosis from a model of cure to one of contingent help. The book starts with letters sent through the mail and ends in our current coronavirus catastrophe. Zeavin and Vinsel also talk about the complexities and potential harms of going back fully in-person, including how it will negatively affect disabled people.
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