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Ethics of Peer Recovery Specialists. Vik Moore, CPRS, ITE, MS Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services 2013 Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Conference October 14, 2013. Table of contents. The Code of Ethics (code by code)
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Ethics of Peer Recovery Specialists Vik Moore, CPRS, ITE, MS Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services 2013 Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Conference October 14, 2013
Table of contents • The Code of Ethics (code by code) • Ethics in Social Media & Social Networking • Be Careful What You Post • On the Job • Web 3.0 • Question Time
Ethics of Peer Recovery Specialists The Code of Ethics (code by code)
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS These 18 principles will guide Certified Peer Recovery Specialists in the various roles, relationships, and levels of responsibility in which they function professionally.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 1.The primary responsibility of CPRS’s is to help peers achieve their own needs, wants, and goals.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 2. CPRS’s will maintain high standards of personal and professional conduct.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 3.CPRS’s will conduct themselves in a manner that fosters their own recovery.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 4. CPRS’s will openly share with peers, other CPRS’s and non-peers their recovery stories from mental illness, substance abuse, or co-occurring disorders as appropriate for the situation in order to promote recovery and resiliency.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 5.CPRS’s at all times will respect the rights and dignity of those they serve.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 6. CPRS’s will never intimidate, threaten, harass, use undue influence, use physical force, use verbal abuse, or make unwarranted promises of benefits to the individuals they serve.
7.CPRS’s will not practice, condone, facilitate, or collaborate in any form of discrimination or harassment on the basis of ethnicity, race, color, pregnancy, creed, veteran’s status, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, political belief, mental or physical disability, or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 8. CPRS’s will promote self-direction and decision making for those they serve.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 9.CPRS’s will respect the privacy and confidentiality of those they serve.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 10.CPRS’s will promote and support services that foster full integration of individuals into the communities of their choice.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 11.CPRS’s will be directed by the knowledge that all individuals have the right to live and function in the least restrictive and least intrusive environment.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 12. CPRS’s will not enter into dual relationships or commitments that conflict with the interests of those they serve.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 13. CPRS’s will never engage in sexual or other inappropriate activities with peers they serve.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 14.CPRS’s will not use illegal substances or misuse alcohol or other drugs (including prescription medications).
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 15.CPRS’s will keep current with emerging knowledge relevant to recovery and will share this knowledge with other CPRS’s.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 16.CPRS’s will not accept gifts of significant value from those they serve.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS 17.CPRS’s will not provide services, either for employment or on a volunteer basis, without supervision from a behavioral health professional.
CPRS CODE OF ETHICS (new) 18. CPRS’s will not provide services beyond their qualifications. This includes diagnosing an illness, prescribing medications, or providing clinical services.
Ethics of Peer Recovery Specialists Ethics in Social Media & Social Networking
Social media ETHICS Common mistakes many users of social media make . . .
SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS Tweeting: “just left a client, boy is she messed up...” If you tag yourself right before or after the tweet, even without naming the client, someone could deduce the client by when you were near them and the timing of the tweet.
SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS Facebook. NEVER DISCUSS CLIENTS OR WORK ON YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT. Never even post or tag while you are on the clock. This sounds like common sense, but a lot of people do it anyway.
SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS Pictures taken on smartphones contain Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) info, which includes date/time and location. So, if you photograph a client in their home and send it to Instagram, Snap Chat, Vine, Tumblr, Friendster, or Pinterest, someone can obtain that information to see where the client lives.
SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS Be very careful of your friends and followers on social media. You could accidentally friend a client or relative of a client. Any mention of “a client” (not necessarily them or their family member) could be construed into you talking about that client or family member.
SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS THE INTERNET IS FOREVER. Once something is uploaded to a site on the Internet, it can be “captured” and cached by other websites (Google, Yahoo!, Twitter, and others) and can be accessed long after you deleted your original post. Imagine letting a jar of fireflies out one night and the next night trying to recapture them.
SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS Any comment made on the Internet will be taken out of context and twisted to hurt you. Count on it.
SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS Never use “Free Wi-Fi”. Someone on the same hotspot can “see” your username/password when you login to anywhere you go (email, social media, etc.) unless you are on an encrypted website. Once they have your username/ password, they can post “for” you.
SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS Always put a password on your home Wi-Fi, for the same reason. If I can sit outside your house and login to your open Wi-Fi, I can read things as you do them, and anything bad I do will trace back to you, not me.
Ethics of Peer Recovery Specialists BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU POST
Be careful what you post • “My car is smooth at 120 mph.” • “I’ve had your boss. He IS a jerk!” • “I’m starting to love my scar.”
Ethics of Peer Recovery Specialists ON THE JOB
You’re fired! • Brian Pederson: Journalist, Arizona Morning Sun Tweeted disparaging comments about his paper and homicide rates. • Rhonda Lee: Meteorologist, KTBS 3 Arkansas/LA/Texas Responded to negative viewer comments about her hair. • Ashley Warden: Waitress, Chili’s restaurant Posted disparaging comments about police after receiving a ticket
You’re fired! • Andrew Kurtz: Pierogi Mascot, Pittsburgh Pirates Made disparaging comments about the team on Facebook • Olivia Sprauer: High School English Teacher, Florida Modeling pictures were discovered by the school online • Elizabeth Cairns: Math Teacher Posted pictures of her students with duct tape over their mouths on Facebook
WEB 3.0 • Web 1.0 - Point to point dropping off files and messages, bulletin board service circa 1985-2005 • Web 2.0 - Interactive web, cloud storage, free email accounts circa 2005-2011 • Web 3.0 – Intelligent anticipation, Netflix, Siri 2011-present.
Web 3.0 defined Many experts believe the Web 3.0 browser will act as a personal assistant. As you search, the browser learns your interests. The more you use the Web, the more your browser learns about you and the less specific you’ll need to be with questions. Eventually you might be able to ask your browser open questions, like “where should I go for lunch?”
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHED It’s been said “big brother is watching.” Now, we are all watching big brother & each other, armed with smart phones.
?QUESTION TIME? Ethics of Peer Recovery Specialists Vik Moore, CPRS, ITE, MS Peer Recovery Coordinator Office of Consumer Affairs and Peer Recovery Services Vik.Moore@tn.gov (615) 741-7693 5th Floor Andrew Jackson Building 500 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243 http://www.recoverywithinreach.org