2018’s Top 5 Social Media Ethics Issues, According to Roy
Who couldn’t benefit from more community around their private practice? Standards around using social media in our practices are needed, however.
What You Need to Know About Telemental Health Technology
With the growing popularity of telemental health, it’s a wonder that it isn’t easier to identify which software is best to use to perform these services. Here I will try to provide some clarity on that subject. What Video Software Should I Use? When choosing software, we need to consider if it is secure enough […]
A Million Informed Consent Documents and 1 Helpful Technique: Layering
Social media policies, communications policies, non-secure communication risk assessments… and that’s just the tech-related stuff! How do we manage it all and still do therapy?
Electronic Records and the ACA 2014 Code of Ethics: Disclosing Record-Keeping to Clients (3rd in a series)
The 2014 ACA Code of Ethics is taking the lead on asking counselors to disclose to clients when and how they keep e-records. Other professions may follow.
Emailing and Texting Security vs. The ACA 2014 Code of Ethics (2nd in a Series)
The new 2014 ACA Code has made sweeping changes to standard of care around using communications tech with clients. We discuss and explore the new standards.
Initial Client Contact by Email: The 2014 ACA Code of Ethics vs. HIPAA (1st in a series)
The 2014 ACA Code of Ethics has added a new mandate to protect confidentiality of potential clients, which has an impact on email and new client contact.
How Skype Became Software Non-Grata, and Other Tech Will, Too
Most of us know that Skype is no longer seen as suitable for online therapy. But many of us don’t know why, or that it will happen to other software, too!
How Do You Document Emails and Text Messages Received From Clients?
All communications with a client are legally part of their medical record, but do we document every single email or text? How do we document them?
Passing Credit Card Fees On To Clients: Is It Ethical, Legal or Good Business Practice?
Concerned about credit card fees in your practice? Thinking about passing the fees on to clients but not sure if it’s legal or ethical? This article fully explores the issue.
New HIPAA Rules Are Here. Yay!
I know most of us need new HIPAA/HITECH rules like we need bird flu, but they’re here. And they have a lot to say about us doing risk assessments.