Ethics and the Internet

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 [...]

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Facebook Fan Pages for Therapists #3

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 [...]

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Facebook for Therapists #2

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.

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Facebook Fan Pages for Therapists

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 [...]

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