by Roy Huggins | Mar 6, 2012 | Clinician Resources, Ethics in Tech, Step 1: Services
Part 3 of 5 in our Four Core Principles series. Click here to see the whole series together. “Counselors inform clients of the benefits and limitations of using information technology applications in the counseling process and in business/billing procedures. Such technologies include but are not limited to computer hardware and software, telephones, the World Wide […]
by Roy Huggins | Mar 3, 2012 | The Internet for Clinicians, Step 1: Services, Web Presence for Clinicians
Finally, a good alternative to GoDaddy! Leasing domain names — the bits at the beginning of Web addresses like “google.com” and “personcenteredtech.com” — has long been a realm of cheap fly-by-nights and scammers. Graduates of my therapy site class know that after years of struggling with honest domain registrars folding and then dealing with shady […]
by Roy Huggins | Feb 29, 2012 | Clinician Resources, Ethics in Tech
Part 2 of 5 in our Four Core Principles series. Click here to see the whole series together. “[HIPAA covered entities] Identify and protect against reasonably anticipated threats to the security or integrity of [clients’] information; Protect against reasonably anticipated, impermissible uses or disclosures; and Ensure compliance by their workforce.” (HHS.gov HIPAA Help Website, Summary […]
by Roy Huggins | Feb 8, 2012 | Clinician Resources, Web Presence for Clinicians
Get exposure! Put your expert message in front of thousands of readers! It’ll be the best thing you ever did for your business! How much will we pay you? Well, all that exposure… Expert sites are a hot item these days. These are places like Sharecare and SelfGrowth.com. You make an expert profile, sometimes you […]
by Roy Huggins | Jan 24, 2012 | Step 1: Services, Clinician Resources, Ethics in Tech
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 […]
by Roy Huggins | Dec 11, 2011 | HIPAA and Security for Clinicians, Clinician Resources
For professional therapists, confidentiality is a big issue. Did you ever think you’d know as much as you do about shredders, locking file cabinets and white noise generators? With electronic communication with clients quickly becoming a norm for our profession, it’s time to add encryption to the list of things we know how to use. […]
by Roy Huggins | Dec 11, 2011 | HIPAA and Security for Clinicians
For professional therapists, confidentiality is a big issue. Did you ever think you’d know as much as you do about shredders, locking file cabinets and white noise generators? With electronic communication with clients quickly becoming a norm for our profession, it’s time to add encryption to the list of things we know how to use. […]
by Roy Huggins | Dec 6, 2011 | General Business
I’m proud to announce the long-in-coming launch of the Person-Centered Tech website. I’m doubly proud to say that I made this website without writing a single line of code! I used only the WordPress-based techniques and tools I teach in my Web Presence Creation Course for Helpers. There are still some bells and whistles to […]