Where the Client Is

Inbox item from WTCI interviewee, Keely Kolmes:

I’m very pleased to announce that my online CE course in Digital and Social Media Ethics for Psychotherapists has gone live!

This course will teach psychotherapists to
• Describe social media and summarize several popular social media sites and services.
• Distinguish between one’s personal and professional activities on the Internet.
• Identify the ethical challenges that may arise from engaging in activities on the Internet.
• Develop strategies for minimizing risk of ethical violations on the Internet.
• Appraise their use of e-mail, record-keeping, and mobile computing devices to prevent confidentiality breaches.
• Construct a social media policy for one’s office to address potential boundary issues with clients.
• Review the different approaches and attitudes towards social networking between therapists and clients.
• Discuss the relevant ethical issues as they pertain to therapists’ web sites and social networking profiles.