Ethical?
Here's a truth about me. I actually personally know a couple of people in the field of psychology who deliver therapy and other mental health services to groups as well as individuals. Out of the people I know who are practicing mental health professionals, many of them DO NOT have social media accounts. One does, but she uses a different name for social media than the name she uses professionally.
Why? Because they don't want their clients or potential clients to find them on social media and thereby creating the potential mixing of the professional client/therapist relationship with a personal relationship, or a perception of a personal relationship. I believe that is called engaging in dual relationships, which is considered unethical in doctor/patient and client/therapist relationships.
Now, I don't spend a lot of time trolling websites of psychologists, therapists, or clinical psychologists. But I'm ready to make an exception for the purposes of this post.
NOTE: The three examples below are not of people I personally know. I found them through the Psychology Today list of therapists. However, I looked to see if they have Facebook accounts.
Based on my examination of three separate and unrelated mental health providers, it is my conjecture that it is not the practice of a licensed, certified, professional mental health provider to post on a social media site any client/potential client questions or testimonials. In fact, doing so may well be considered UNETHICAL by the standards of practice of mental health providers.
From the American Psychological Association Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, Section 4, Point 07:
Look at the picture above to see that he tagged someone named Anne McMillion. Not to mention that anyone who has Facebook and can read can also see this. Breaking confidentiality much? Yes, he would be, if this is even real.
And if it's not real, then, once again, Umar is lying.
So what in the world is Umar doing? And why is he doing it?
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Why? Because they don't want their clients or potential clients to find them on social media and thereby creating the potential mixing of the professional client/therapist relationship with a personal relationship, or a perception of a personal relationship. I believe that is called engaging in dual relationships, which is considered unethical in doctor/patient and client/therapist relationships.
Now, I don't spend a lot of time trolling websites of psychologists, therapists, or clinical psychologists. But I'm ready to make an exception for the purposes of this post.
NOTE: The three examples below are not of people I personally know. I found them through the Psychology Today list of therapists. However, I looked to see if they have Facebook accounts.
Example One--Lisa Lombard, Ph.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Website: http://www.lisalombardphd.com/
No Facebook account found
Example Two--Gregory L. H. Gayle, Psychologist, PsyD, MEd
Website; www.drgregorygayle.com/
Facebook account is found, but no testimonials
Example Three--William Robinson, MS, LPC
Website: http://www.capitolcounseling.net/
No Facebook account found
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| A REAL therapist wouldn't do this even without naming names. |
Based on my examination of three separate and unrelated mental health providers, it is my conjecture that it is not the practice of a licensed, certified, professional mental health provider to post on a social media site any client/potential client questions or testimonials. In fact, doing so may well be considered UNETHICAL by the standards of practice of mental health providers.
From the American Psychological Association Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, Section 4, Point 07:
Psychologists do not disclose in their writings, lectures, or other public media, confidential, personally identifiable information concerning their clients/patients, students, research participants, organizational clients, or other recipients of their services that they obtained during the course of their work, unless (1) they take reasonable steps to disguise the person or organization, (2) the person or organization has consented in writing, or (3) there is legal authorization for doing so.
Look at the picture above to see that he tagged someone named Anne McMillion. Not to mention that anyone who has Facebook and can read can also see this. Breaking confidentiality much? Yes, he would be, if this is even real.
And if it's not real, then, once again, Umar is lying.
So what in the world is Umar doing? And why is he doing it?
Trueblackanonymous You Tube Channel
@BLKAnonymous
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