PathSeeker Virtual

Since PathSeeker Virtual is a new and innovative concept; this page is designed to cover some of the basic questions.

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1. What is PathSeeker Virtual?
2. How do I get involved?
3. How do I connect locally?
4. Why such a focus on Donating?
5. I’m unfamiliar with all these terms.

What is PathSeeker Virtual?

PathSeeker Virtual is an online hub of Support, Therapy, and Ministry groups.  We are on a crusade to provide and/or link to the ones that are effective.  PathSeeker Center offers Clinical therapy groups through this ‘internet campus’ — it is easier for people to become involved online because the hassles of location, time constraints, and childcare are eliminated.

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How do I get involved?

Involved as a participant:  Choose a group that looks interesting to you and click “More Information.”  Some groups require paperwork, face-to-face enrollment, or a financial level of commitment.  Clicking “Start” will help you begin the process. 

Involved as a provider:  PSV can only host groups that are beneficial and trustworthy.  That leaves a great deal of open area to cover.  There are many topics that facilitate health and healing — we are specifically geared toward those that guide toward a connection with God and a connection with people.  PathSeeker Virtual reserves the right to approve or deny requests to be included on the site.

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How do I connect locally?

The PathSeeker Virtual goal is to help you connect online, but also to connect to local people in your area.  There are several churches that we recommend.  We figure that if churches support our mission of secure mental health, then they must be healthy and secure themselves.  These churches are listed here.

We recommend that you attend a local church to get involved AND you can continue to stay involved with us at PathSeeker Virtual.

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Why such a focus on donating?

At PathSeeker, we realize that money is a “necessary evil.”  That’s one reason many of our Clinical Therapy Groups and Support Groups require an expected donation– to cover overhead and provide for the Therapists, etc.

We also have come to realize that money = commitment for most people.  Money is valuable; so therapy must involve money in order to be of value — that’s the logic.  We have tried to offer Groups and Therapy with no financial expectation.  The result:  people ‘blow off’ appointments, and don’t take their involvement seriously.
        When people invest financially in their healing, they are much more motivated.

Also, giving, in itself, is a path to mental health.  Here’s our proof:  

Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

New International Version (NIV)

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General Group types and definitions:

	Open:  Group is open to anyone interested
	Closed:  Group is only open to invited participants.
	Weekly:  Weekly groups meet at a specific time during the week.
	Monthly:  Monthly groups meet at a specific time during the month.
	Therapy:  The purpose of a therapy group is healing.  Participants are part of the healing process.  Therapy groups are led by an experienced counselor
	Support:  Members of this type of group are encouraged to share experiences and uplift the other members.
	Educational:  Portions of this group are geared toward distributing beneficial training strategies by the moderator/facilitator.
	Ongoing:  This type of group meets anytime, and is conducted primarily by e-mail and blog posting.
	Third Party:  The group is led by an organization outside of PathSeeker Center or PathSeeker Virtual.  The listed group has been included on the PSV website because it has been recommended as effective.  PSV is not responsible for the content or administration of Third Party groups.
	Counselor/Facilitator/Moderator:  These terms may be used interchangeably throughout this site.  Each term means relatively the same thing to participants:  The person or person’s “in charge” (leader(s)) of the group.
	Post: Any message posted to the forum
	Subject: The title of a post
	Thread: A string of posts, all replies, or replies of replies, to an original post
	Topic: The subject of the original post that starts a thread – i.e. what the thread is about

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