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To Google or Not to Google?? Ethics of the Digital Age

To Google or Not to Google?? Ethics of the Digital Age. Susie Mullens, MS, LPC, ALPS, AADC-S, Licensed Psychologist WVAADC, Inc. President ATARI Project Director. Objectives. Review ethical guidelines related on tele -health, social media and other digital interactions .

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To Google or Not to Google?? Ethics of the Digital Age

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  1. To Google or Not to Google??Ethics of the Digital Age Susie Mullens, MS, LPC, ALPS, AADC-S, Licensed Psychologist WVAADC, Inc. President ATARI Project Director

  2. Objectives • Review ethical guidelines related on tele-health, social media and other digital interactions. • Encourage safe & ethical use of available technologies to for engagement and service delivery. • Increase awareness of interacting with clients through digital media.

  3. Are you???? • Digital native • Digital immigrant • Digital avoidant • Sherry TurkleAlone Together

  4. Communication Technology • Distance Counseling • Social Media • Digital Communication • Other technologies • Ch 7 The Counselor & the Law • Wheeler & Bertram 2012

  5. Distance Counseling“Counseling activities that take place partially or completely over the internet” • E-counseling • Cybercounseling • Cybertherapy • Tele-therapy or tele-medicine • Computer mediated counseling

  6. ACA Code of Ethics 2005 being revised -new edition to be released in 2014 • A.12. Technology Applications • A. benefits & limitations • B. Technology Assisted Services • C. Inappropriate Services • D. Access • E. Laws & Statutes • F. Assistance • G. Technology & Informed Consent • H. Sites on the World Wide Web

  7. Other resources • Code of Professional Ethics for Rehab Counselors • Section J Technology & Distance Counseling-2010 • ATA- American Telemedicine Association • www.americantelemed.org • Telemental Health Institute- Dr. Marlene Maheu • www.telehealth.org • Dr. KeeleyKolmes • www.Drkkolmes.com

  8. Social Media- Safety & Stupidity… • To Google or not to Google??? • To Friend or not to Friend?? • To Tweet or not to Tweet?? • To Blog or not to Blog?? • To “link” or not to link?? • Protect your clients • Protect yourself

  9. To Google or not to Google… • “Public information” defense • Boundary violations • Damage to the therapeutic relationship • Voyeurism • “You can’t not know what you know” susieism

  10. Google Yourself…your clients are • https://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=en&q=susie%20mullens%20wv&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWc&biw=1366&bih=650&wrapid=tlif137372754701121&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iw&ei=OGvhUYqBIKaoywGQlIG4Dg • https://www.google.com/search?q=susie+mullens+wv&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=QGvhUbnFK4TsyQG3yYHIAQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=650

  11. Who are you online? If you are on facebook, linked in or have a website… always consider if you would want a client to see or read what you are posting

  12. Friending, liking and poking??? • Our own personal lives & protection • How many facebook pages can you manage?? • Limitations when we become counselors • Company policy • “Don’t put anything on facebook you wouldn’t say in the Piggly Wiggly”- susieism

  13. Texting, IM & Email • HIPAA • HI-TECH (health information technology for economic & clinical health act) • Implications for covered entities & business associates of the covered entities

  14. Other….apps, avatars…

  15. Technology Assisted Care

  16. Survey Says:

  17. Educational level of the 25 respondents

  18. Resources • NBCC – The Practice of Internet Counseling www.nbcc.org • Metonia.org • Netlingo.com • SAMHSA- Considerations for the Provision of E-therapy • ISMHO- International Society of Mental Health Online • ACA www.counseling.org

  19. a final note….. • “If you think that it is wrong or even suspect that it is wrong, then don’t do it, doggone it.” Cedarism

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