Just a few hours ago I received an e-survey from the AATA ethics committee. I was pleased to see that a portion of the survey asks whether posting client photographs or videos can be done in an ethical (or unethical) manner.
About a year ago Cathy Malchiodi wrote an excellent article on the subject, and [...]
Check out this discussion on the Art Therapy Alliance page on LinkedIn (you must be a member to view):
Carly Sullens asks,
I am wondering about art therapists who are also artists who sell their work. What do we need to be aware of as clinicians when clients or interested or even buy our work?
This question [...]
As Cathy Malchiodi pointed out through her comment on Facebook Fan Pages for Therapists #3, there should be no difference in the use of HIPPA and AATA’s code of ethics when applied to electronic communication versus traditional formats. So…lets take a look at some of the key principals for both, while keeping in mind that [...]
After some thought regarding Cathy Malchiodi’s post on her Psychology Today Blog and comments left on both her page and on my response, I decided to email Peg Dunn Snow Ph.D. ATR-BC, LPAT, LMHC directly. I realized that since her name was not used in Cathy’s original post and in responses to it, even if [...]
Keely Kolmes, PsyD, who commented on Cathy Malchiodi’s recent post regarding art therapists on facebook, wrote a wonderful entry on guidelines to consider when a therapist has a facebook page for either friendship or business purposes. I strongly suggest that anyone maintaining an internet presence on social networking sites consider following Kolmes’ suggestions.
In a recent article for Psychology Today by Cathy Malchiodi, one of art therapy’s most prolific writers, the idea of having a facebook fan page for one’s private practice is discussed. I agree, there is something distasteful about having a fan page for your private practice, but that wasn’t what grabbed my attention.
I was [...]
