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Q: Is it unethical for therapists to be on social media?

A: It depends. As with other ethical dilemmas, clinician-professors need to carefully consider the benefits vs risks, such as confidentiality, unprofessionalism, boundaries, multiple relationships, self-disclosure, informed consent, accuracy in publications, and harm to clients, students, and the public. Click here for Dr Kirk Honda’s white paper on this topic.

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