{"id":5493,"date":"2012-12-12T15:59:34","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T20:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccpa.scottbuckingham.ca\/blog\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2012-12-12T15:59:34","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T20:59:34","slug":"social-media-and-ethics-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ccpa-accp.ca\/fr\/social-media-and-ethics-oh-my\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media and Ethics \u2013 Oh My!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of posts ago I said I would be reading the \u201cEthical Framework for the Use of Scoial Media by Mental Health Professionals\u201d[1]<\/a> from the Online Therapy Institute and reporting back to you what I learned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One thing I learned right away is that I haven\u2019t given this whole topic quite as much thought as it deserves! I had participated in a workshop on Social Media for career practitioners and that experience prompted me to be much more intentional about my use of Social Media.\u00a0 But there was a lot I had not considered.\u00a0 Reading the Ethical Framework has led me to rethink my approach to Social Media.<\/p>\n

As it happens I am part of a group on LinkedIn where this topic was also being discussed.\u00a0 Tamara G. Suttle, a therapist who writes the blog \u201cAll things Private Practice\u201d, brought up the topic of Social Media in two recent blog posts.[2]<\/a> The discussion arose from a counsellor who wondered what to do about a former client \u2018following\u2019 her on Twitter.\u00a0 The ensuing discussion about boundaries between therapist and client was helpful in furthering my thinking about this topic.<\/p>\n

From these posts I found out about Dr. Keely Kolmes\u2019s work on Social Media for Clinicians.\u00a0 While she works in the US I think what she has to say is relevant.\u00a0 Dr. Kolmes offers a course in Social Media for Clinicians though you don\u2019t need to take the course to read the articles and view her private practice social media policy.[3]<\/a> I will definitely be creating a Social Media Policy of my own [feeling a little sheepish that I haven\u2019t done it yet!].\u00a0<\/p>\n

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DeeAnna Merz Nagel, of the Online Therapy Institute, has woven her own social media policy into her informed consent. [4]<\/a>\u00a0 In addition to social media issues she also mentions something I never even considered \u2013client use of \u201clocation-based services\u201d on their mobile phones.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Of course everything that has been written about Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn also applies to Pinterest.\u00a0 Whew.\u00a0 So much technology to stay on top of!<\/p>\n

I like what one commenter said in response to Tamara G. Suttle\u2019s blog posts:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cPreparing yourself for an online presence is just as important as other aspects of preparing for this profession\u201d (Kat Mindenhall, LCSW)<\/p>\n

Sounds like wise advice.<\/p>\n

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Dawn Schell, MA, CCC, CCDP is an affiliate of Worldwide Therapy Online Inc.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.therapyonline.ca<\/a><\/p>\n


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[1]<\/a> http:\/\/onlinetherapyinstitute.com\/ethical-framework-for-the-use-of-social-media-by-mental-health-professionals\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[2]<\/a> http:\/\/www.allthingsprivatepractice.com\/what-to-do-when-your-former-client-follows-you-on-twitter-part-1-of-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[3]<\/a> http:\/\/drkkolmes.com\/for-clinicians\/articles\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[4]<\/a> http:\/\/www.mentalhealthonthewebblog.com\/informed-consent\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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