Please Take a Brief Survey About Online Reviews of Psychotherapists
I’ve created a very brief survey to gain a better idea of the types of information that would be most useful to psychotherapy clients when looking at online reviews of mental health professionals. This...
View ArticleSXSW 2012 – WARNING: Are Online Reviews Bad for Your Health?
I’m back from SXSW, where I got rained on HARD and also got to network and socialize with some of my favorite people. My session was on the challenges raised by consumer reviews of healthcare...
View ArticleMay 20th Bay Area 3 Hour CE in Digital and Social Media Ethics
Bay Area locals, I will be offering a 3 hour CE on Sunday, May 20th from 1-4pm with Santa Clara County Psychological Association. I’d love to see you there! Register here. SFPA Members get member...
View ArticleLiving Social and Groupon, a Guest Post by Adam Alban, Ph.D., J.D.
Recently, on the Division 42 listserv, which I moderate, there was a thread about Living Social and Groupon. I referenced my former post on this issue and posed the question as to whether others...
View ArticleYelp-Proof Your Clinical Practice – Alpha Launch!
The most common consultation question I’m asked is “What can I do about the negative Yelp review I just received?” Until now, there hasn’t been much that we can do other than do good work, listen to...
View ArticleLinkedIn Endorsements for Mental Health Professionals
More and more, when I teach to groups on Social Media ethics, people are asking me about LinkedIn endorsements. Should they use them? Should they feel bad if they don’t endorse someone back? Is it okay...
View ArticleOnline Dating…. for Psychotherapists? What Should Mental Health Professionals...
This article was originally published in the July/August Vol. 22 No. 4 issue of The National Psychologist. Many people search for love on online dating sites, and why should psychologists be any...
View ArticleWhen Psychotherapists Digitally Eavesdrop on Social Media
This post was first published on PsychCentral. Mental health professionals have worried for years about their clients digging for personal information about them on the Internet. But what about when...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Telemental Health Technology: A Guest Post by Roy...
The following is a guest post by Roy Huggins, MS NCC. Roy Huggins, MS NCC is a counselor in private practice and former professional Web developer who also operates Person-Centered Tech, his...
View ArticleWhat’s So Bad About Facebook Editing Our Feeds?
The internet has been ablaze the past few days with commentary on Facebook’s non-consensual “mood manipulation” research. You can read the paper based upon the study here. It has been critiqued by...
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