Ethics and Risk Management: Social Media and the Internet

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

TRAINING

The presence of the Internet and social media in therapists’ and clients’ lives requires clinicians to think through ethical implications for clinical practice and training. This course presents an ethical framework for clinicians to consider. In addition, numerous clinical situations are presented for clinicians to think through for their own practice.

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the professional will:

• Identify ethical issues related to use of social media by mental health professionals.
• Describe ethical principles that come into play given the presence of the Internet and social media in therapists’ and clients’ lives.
• Formulate their own ethical and risk management framework for internet and social media issues in professional practice.

Instructor(s): Keely Holmes Psy.D John Grohol, Ph.D
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP

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