A Complete Guide to Ethical and Legal Technology Challenges for Mental Health Professionals – Melissa Westendorf

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The challenges you face are clear…If you are going to be successful in your practice, you need to adapt to your clients’ growing expectations of your technological competence. The problem is, technology is the most likely way you’ll get caught up in a legal and ethical nightmare!

Technology is changing fast. How can you keep up while protecting your professional liability and personal reputation?

Learn from technology wellness expert Dr. Melissa Westendorf in this recording full or essential information for mental health professionals. As a psychologist, attorney and technology wellness expert, Dr. Westendorf is uniquely suited to handle the toughest questions about the legal and ethical challenges in technology today!

In this recording, you’ll learn:

• Strategies to effectively use social media while navigating the numerous ethical challenges it poses
• How to avoid the serious legal landmines that are associated with email and text
• Best practices for your website and online advertising to attract customers and stay ethical
• How to have an effective distance therapy practice that is legally and ethically compliant
• Top legal mistakes to avoid with electronic record keeping

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1. Establish how to maintain ethical standards and compliance while utilizing social media technology.
2. Consider the legal and ethical challenges posed by communicating via email and text for mental health professionals.
3. Specify the threats that technology poses to the confidentiality and privacy of clients.
4. Explain the legal aspects of HIPAA and how to safeguard against violations of laws.
5. Discuss the ethical and legal issues that are unique to distance therapy and how to stay compliant
6. Explore the ethical boundary challenges that arise when using technology.

The Changing Landscape of Mental Health Today

• Keeping Up with Technology & Professional Liability Concerns
• Client Expectations – Are You Ethically and Legally Up to the Challenge?

Social Media and Online Advertising Ethical Challenges – (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and More!)

• Pros and Cons of Utilizing Social Media and Website In Your Practice
• Confidentiality and Privacy Issues (and How to Avoid Them)
• Boundary Issues – And How to Ethically Safeguard Yourself
• Advertising and Solicitation – Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls
• Creating Your Social Media Policies and Procedures

Email & Texting – The Legal Landmines of Electronic Communication

• Pros and Cons of Emailing and Texting With Clients
• Confidentiality/Inadvertent Disclosures – Legal Concerns
• Privacy Expectations of the Client and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries
• Creating Your Texting and Emailing Policies and Procedures

Telehealth – Avoiding Legal & Ethical Pitfalls

• Confidentiality/Privacy Concerns of Video Technology
• Practicing Across State Lines – Legal Issues and Insurance Challenges
• Client Expectations for Distance Therapy
• Creating Your Tele-Health Policies and Procedures

Electronic Records & Going Paperless – Top Mistakes to Avoid

• HIPAA – Electronic Records Legalities
• File Retention, Destruction and Security
• Cloud-Based Data – How, When and Why
• Paperless Office Software

What the Future Holds

• New Technology & What to Expect Next!
• Legal & Ethical Trends