Social Media Ethics in Mental Health Care
In this course, you'll learn about the concerns associated with social media in mental health -- and how to work within your legal and ethical boundaries to create a social media presence that is worthwhile.
Relevant ethical standards of various mental health professional associations are discussed, alongside discussion of specific risks associated with social media. Specific example posts are used to illustrate those risks. The course concludes with discussion of policy options for those wishing to actively address social media issues in their practice.
1 hour CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)
Course Overview
ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1.07 hours
CE CREDITS: 1.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists
TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners
LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Intermediate
PREREQUISITE(S): None
INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)
ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.
COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.
FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST: This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.
GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.
PARTICIPATION COSTS: The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.
COURSE CREATION DATE: 12/5/2018
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Articulate at least two risks to clients when social media boundaries are unclear
- Articulate at least two risks to therapists when social media boundaries are unclear
- Develop or update their own social media policies in accordance with current standards
Course Outline
- Concerns
- Ethical Guidelines
- Recommendations
- A Possible Exception
- Policy Language Options
CE Information
Certificate of Completion
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American Psychological Association (APA)
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Social workers completing this course receive 1 ethics continuing education credits.
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
New York State Education Department - Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSED-LMHC)
New York State Education Department - Marriage & Family Therapists (NYSED-MFT)
New York State Education Department - Psychology (NYSED-PSY)
New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED-SW)
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
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