There are other professionals that could make use of this system as well. On the negative side, the Picturetel software is not being made any more and we have to find something that is compatible. There is more confidentiality than in the phone line in your office. It is virtually impossible to copy and very secure. There are many possibilities.
Some fabulous things are now available on the Internet that are great resources.
We have 27 different sites in South Carolina now. As soon as the hearing side of the mental health system saw what we were doing, they wanted it too. They want it for things like access to a child psychiatrist for rural areas. Nebraska is working on a similar system. They have half the population of South Carolina and only five counselors who can sign, one of whom just left.