ONLINE WELLNESS ASSOC MEMBER CRITERIA

Do you have an OWA SEAL OF APPROVAL on your website? Have you applied? In order to qualify for an OWA SEAL you have to meet certain standards and criteria set by ONLINE WELLNESS ASSOCIATION. If you haven’t visited the site to find out what is necessary to qualify the following is taken off the ONLINE WELLNESS ASSOCIATION membership site:

What sets OWA apart from other online therapy services, are the extra efforts we take to assure the professionalism of all of our practitioners. This will assure our goal of making OWA the primary resource when looking for safe and reliable therapeutic practices on the internet. Though our efforts are to utilize advanced communication technology of the internet to bring clients and practitioners together, we must take the extra time necessary to assure the qualifications and credibility of all our practitioners. Our background checks typically take about two weeks for completion.

The following list is a breakdown of our application process and requirements:
1. Personal Information: name, date of birth.
2. Contact Information: address, telephone number, e-mail, web address, webmaster contact information, business card.
3. Recent Digital Photograph: photos will be resized as needed.
4. Professional Information: title, specialty, licenses.
5. Description of Services: summarize the specific services, specialty, or focus you are offering, hours of operation, preferred method(s) of e-therapy: e-mail, i.m. (instant messaging), a.v. (audio/video), optional method(s).
6. Mini Profile: a one to three sentence description of your method/approach to the services you provide; to be placed in the OWA Directory.
7. Brief Biography: biographies may be utilized if you are chosen as Member of the Month, or for other recognition programs.
8. Copy of Credentials: copies of any licenses, certifications, degrees, required to practice professionally.
9. Four Recent Professional References: colleagues in your field who are familiar with your work, credentials, and integrity. Please notify your references that an OWA Staff Member will be contacting them for identity verification.
10. Agree to Background Check: a background check will be completed by a third party online agency. OWA will only receive communication that you have either passed your background check, or that we ‘need to discuss the findings’. OWA does not receive any of the information needed to complete this background check. Having a felony conviction does not necessarily exclude you from being a member of OWA, particularly if you are already actively working in your field. However, the following felony convictions will exclude you from membership in OWA: Pedophilia, Domestic Violence, Rape, Stalking, and Technology Related Crimes. In addition, you may also be excluded if you have lost your license based on ethical misconduct.

Learn more about becoming an ONLINE WELLNESS ASSOCIATION member and having the privilege of displaying an OWA SEAL OF APPROVAL on your site at

http://www.onlinewellnessassociation.com