TY - JOUR
AU1 - Lehavot, Keren
AU2 - Barnett, Jeffrey E.
AU3 - Powers, David
AB - The pervasive use of Internet technologies has created new ethical dilemmas for psychology trainees and professionals. In particular, Web sites that allow users to post personal information have sparked controversy regarding the amount of freedom psychologists should have in placing personal information online and how discovering such information may impact professional relationships, including the therapeutic relationship. Results from a graduate student survey (N = 302) address the prevalence of the use of online social networking sites, security measure efforts that limit public access, incidents of client access to psychotherapists’ personal Web sites and Internet use by psychotherapists to obtain client information, and their subsequent effect on the therapeutic relationship. Using applicable ethical principles and standards, we provide recommendations for the field in an effort to decrease potential harm and maximize areas of opportunity for psychologists and constructive professional relationships.
TI - Psychotherapy, Professional Relationships, and Ethical Considerations in the MySpace Generation
JF - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
DO - 10.1037/a0018709
DA - 2010-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/psychotherapy-professional-relationships-and-ethical-considerations-in-RtyFo74Ra8
SP - 160
EP - 166
VL - 41
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -