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• Archive: Faculty:Jeffrey AshbyDuration:6 Hours 24 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Jun 26, 2020 Description Digital Technology Has Changed the Way We Serve and Interact with Clients.Let’s face it—the digital age is here to stay, and it has ushered in a complete paradigm shift in what it means to provide quality, ethical mental health treatment.Your current clients, and potential new ones, are accustomed to being able to receive every imaginable service using technology as the format.
• It only stands to reason that they are seeking, and even expecting, the type of services you provide to be available in the same fashion.Whether you are already in the digital space, or you realize that you want and even need to be, the ethical considerations are unique, complex, and exciting all at the same time.Let Jeff Ashby, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S – a mental health clinician with 20 years of clinical and research experience – be your guide as you explore the ethical issues related to social media, blogs, websites, and more.Through discussion and case examples, this recording will help you learn how to address complex ethical dilemmas while maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice.
• Handouts Manual - Ethics 2.0 (1.54 MB) 67 Pages Available after Purchase Outline Nothing as Practical as a Good TheoryHow theories of ethical decision-making inform practiceWhat’s your ethical theory?
• (And yes, you do have one)Consequentialism, Deontology, and other theoriesUnderstanding Ethical Decision MakingModels of ethical decision-makingThe pre-critical process of decision-makingValues, morals, laws, and other “cousins” of ethicsIdentify Contemporary ChallengesTechnologyHow the codes written for paper records apply to electronic recordsDigital communicationDistance therapyProfessional guidelines and positions papersSkype anyone?Social mediaInternetWebsite content and structureWhen and if to blogNavigating consumer review sitesInformed ConsentWhat information should be included?How much information is enough?Updated content for your Informed Consent FormCase examples“I know what I signed–but that’s not what I understand”“And now my insurance won’t pay”Clinical CompetenceBoundaries of competenceUnderstanding emotional competenceAddressing cultural competenceSupervision vs.
• consultationCase examples“Re-specializing”“When you can’t refer”ConfidentialityOnline disclosuresICD-10, HIPAA, and communicating with third-party payersEncryption, storage, and the cloudCase examples“Confidentiality online”“Alternate forms of communication”Multiple RelationshipsWhat kind of online relationship is really a “relationship”?Managing beneficial multiple relationshipsGifts, bartering, and social contactCase examples“One of 5,000 friends”“It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to”Put it All TogetherAnticipating future ethical challengesUsing a decision-making model that will work in the futureUnderstanding the role of ethics in quality client care Faculty Jeffrey Ashby, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S Related seminars and products: 3 Jeff Ashby, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S, is a professor in the department of counseling and psychological services at Georgia State University.