Addiction, counselling and virtual worlds

I was reading a US-website and there was a story on popular TV Show CSI New York and a cross-over they were doing with the virtual world Second Life. Basically, viewers of the show can go into Second Life and try to solve crimes in a CSI area of the virtual world. It got me thinking about the counselling opportunities in a virtual world so I googled a little and found an Australian site that has covered the issue:

1. Addiction - SL as the double-edged sword
2. Counselling in Second Life
3. Interview - Wellman and Wellman Counselling

I find it all pretty fascinating and I’ve even purchased a small advertisement on their site to see how many people are interested in addictions that use Second Life. I can see the privacy benefits of discussing addiction

issues within a virtual world but can also see the problems that could arise. What are your thoughts?

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