May 23, 2013 — Heart-Centered Ethics of Online Presence, Social Media, Marketing and Online Therapy

Educational Objectives

• Discover how we show up on the Web and determine what ethical risks lie there.
• Professionally manage online presence, reputation and ethically-required accuracy of information about the clinician, as well as ethically make use social media — personally and professionally.
• Describe the essential ethical and legal issues in telemental health practice

Ethics/Legal Documents Cited

• ACA Code of Ethics (2005)
• APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2002)
• NASW Code of Ethics (2008)
• HIPAA Administrative Simplification (2006)
• NASW and ASWB Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice (2005)
• NBCC Policy Regarding The Provision of Distance Professional Services (2012)
• APA Guidelines For the Practice of Telepsychology, July 2012 DRAFT (Released for public comment.)