Smooth and Secure Use of Phone, Text, Email, and Video to Meet Modern Clients Where They Are: Legal-Ethical and Real-World Considerations

Course Materials

Module 1: Security, Privacy, and the Internet
Unit 1: What Happens to Client Info on the Internet
Unit 2: Clients’ Rights to Unsecure Email, Texting, etc.
Module 2: How Clients and Therapists Use the Internet
Module 3: Professional Practices and the Internet
Unit 1: Internet Communications and Record-Keeping
Unit 2: Boundaries and Professionalism in Internet Communications
Wrapping It Up

Bibliography

  • American Counseling Association. (2014). Code of Ethics . Alexandria, VA: Author.
  • American Psychological Association. (2010). American Psychological Association Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct . Washington, DC: Author.
  • Chiad, M. O. (2008). Structural and Linguistic Analysis of SMS Text Messages. Journal of Kerbala University , 6 (4).
  • National Association of Social Workers. (2017). Code of Ethics . Washington, DC: Author.
  • National Board for Certified Counselors. (2016). Code of Ethics . Greensboro, NC: Author.
  • US Dept. of Health and Human Services. (2006). HIPAA Administrative Simplification . Washington, DC: Author.
  • US Dept. of Health and Human Services. (2013). HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule . Washington, DC: Author.
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