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How do I get to Boston again?

When you’re trying to get somewhere unfamiliar, it’s good to have a map to follow. When I consider how to use technical tools in my practice — i.e. my phone’s texting features, my computer or website — these four principles are the map that I use. I developed them based on my own knowledge of what I need in my practice as well as what I’ve gleaned from my profession’s ethical codes and laws.

The principles are not a replacement for peer consultation and supervision, of course, but they can be helpful in those contexts. I hope you find them useful yourself.

Person-Centered Tech’s four-point map for considering tech tools in clinical practice:

  • Proactive Awareness: I will strive to be aware of the limitations of my tools, and to accommodate for the potential risks to client confidentiality and safety that come with their use.
  • Appropriate Use: I will keep clients informed of the limitations and dangers of the tools I use in my office and online, and will only enter into their use with clients where it is appropriate.
  • Professional Presence: My presence in virtual mediums will be professional and will be as attentive to clients’ rights and needs as my brick-and-mortar presence.
  • Therapeutic Value Add: I will favor tools that add to the work I’m doing with my clients, and avoid ones that add nothing or detract from it.

Learn more about the services and tools we recommend in your practice:

This is Step 1: Service Selection of the PCT Way.

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