If you've missed my posts concerning the risks of mental health professionals' use of social media here and here, you may want to go back and take a look.
More privacy concerns related to Facebook are addressed in Jenna Wortham's article this week in the New York Times. That's why I was happy to {...}
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Mental Health Attorney Responds To Psychotherapists’ Use of Social Media
Mental health attorney, Denis Lane, was kind enough to answer my call for a mental health attorney that could respond to The Washington Post article that addressed social networking here. Denis has responded by addressing problems associated with therapists’ personal information being posted on the {...}
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Consultations Via Social Media – Oh-So-Convenient But Not-So-Smart
Every therapist in private practice needs to make contingency plans for consultation. In fact, every therapist needs to engage in regular consultation. It is quickly becoming a standard of care in the mental health professions.
Here is an excellent post in American Medical News addressing the {...}
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When The Garbage (In Your Head) Gets In The Way Of Building Your Private Practice
You may not know that I also host a second blog for my clinical practice. Last week, I was writing a post for it, titled How to Empty the Garbage (in Your Head). As I was sitting down today to write, I realized that this post is equally relevant to psychotherapists in private practice. Sometimes {...}
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