to google or not to google?? ethics of the digital age

Susie Mullens, MS, LPC, ALPS, AADC-S, Licensed Psychologist

WVAADC, Inc. PresidentATARI Project Director

To Google or Not to Google??

Ethics of the Digital Age

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.

Objectives

Digital nativeDigital immigrantDigital avoidant

Sherry Turkle Alone Together

Are you????

Distance CounselingSocial MediaDigital CommunicationOther technologies

Ch 7 The Counselor & the Law Wheeler & Bertram 2012

Communication Technology

Distance Counseling“Counseling activities that take place partially or completely over the internet”

E-counselingCybercounselingCybertherapyTele-therapy or tele-medicineComputer mediated counseling

A.12. Technology ApplicationsA. benefits & limitationsB. Technology Assisted ServicesC. Inappropriate ServicesD. AccessE. Laws & StatutesF. AssistanceG. Technology & Informed ConsentH. Sites on the World Wide Web

ACA Code of Ethics 2005 being revised -new edition to be released in 2014

Code of Professional Ethics for Rehab CounselorsSection J Technology & Distance Counseling-2010

ATA- American Telemedicine Associationwww.americantelemed.org

Telemental Health Institute- Dr. Marlene Maheuwww.telehealth.org

Dr. Keeley Kolmeswww.Drkkolmes.com

Other resources

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 clientsProtect yourself

Social Media- Safety & Stupidity…

“Public information” defenseBoundary violationsDamage to the therapeutic relationshipVoyeurism

“You can’t not know what you know” susieism

To Google or not to Google…

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Google Yourself…your clients are

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

Our own personal lives & protectionHow many facebook pages can you manage??Limitations when we become counselorsCompany policy

“Don’t put anything on facebook you wouldn’t say in the Piggly Wiggly”- susieism

Friending, liking and poking???

HIPAAHI-TECH (health information technology for

economic & clinical health act)Implications for covered entities & business

associates of the covered entities

Texting, IM & Email

Other….apps, avatars…

Technology Assisted Care

Survey Says:

Educational level of the 25 respondents

ResourcesNBCC – The Practice of Internet Counseling

www.nbcc.orgMetonia.orgNetlingo.comSAMHSA- Considerations for the Provision of

E-therapyISMHO- International Society of Mental

Health OnlineACA www.counseling.org

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