Social Media Facts
- 74% of adults use the internet.
- 80% of those individuals look for health info online.
- 15% use social media specifically to locate health information.
- Websites garnering Facebook “likes” and Google +1’s get higher search engine rankings.
Professional Codes of Ethics
American Counseling Association
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists
American Mental Health Counselors Association
National Board of Certified Counselors
American Psychological Association
For Your Consideration as You Develop Your Social Media Policy
Finding Technology’s Role in the Counseling Relationship
Seven Steps to mHealth Shareability
To Accept or Not to Accept? How to Respond When Clients Send “Friend Requests”
The Brave New World of Social Media
Behind the Curtain of Technology & Behavior Change
Is Social Media “Creeping” into Field Education?
Social Media and Privacy Concerns for Mental Health Professionals
Mental Health Attorney Responds to Psychotherapist’s Use of Social Media
Consultations via Social Media – Oh-So-Convenient but Not-So-Smart
Cautionary Tales that Come with Social Media
Eye on Ethics – Developing a Social Media Ethics Policy
An Ethical Framework for the Use of Social Media by Mental Health Professionals
Minimizing the Legal Risks that Come with Using Online Social Networks
The Use of Social Media in Professional Counseling
Social Media & Counseling: Opportunities, Risks, & Ethical Considerations
Dr. Keely Kolmes’ Articles for Clinician’s Using Social Media
Cautionary Tales for Psychotherapists in Social Media
The Use / Application of Social Media in Social Work Education Has Wonderful Potential . . .
Virtual Worlds as Immersive Treatment Settings: The PTSD Sim
Healing Isolataion & Facilitating Empathy: The Power of Virtual Worlds
5 Reasons Why Social Workers Should Use Social Media
What to Do When Your Former Client Follows You on Twitter
The Use of Social Media to Build Your Private Practice
Using Social Media to Build Your Music Therapy Services
The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media
Backscratchin’ with Social Media
10 Reasons Pinterest is My Social Media Tool of Choice
The Social Media Revolution and Private Practice
Should Psychotherapists Add Blogging to Their Resumes?
How to Add Google+ to Your Online Networking
10 Awesome Apps to Increase Your Private Practice Productivity
Build Your Private Practice by Gaining Pinfluence
Internet Archives
Your Digital Footprint
Your Digital Footprint is Behind You
Examples of Social Media Policies
Dr. Keely Kolmes’ Social Media Policy
Dr. Janet Rodriguez’ Social Media Policy
Social Media and Informed Consent for Therapists: by Laura Lansrud-Lopez