There are ethical guidelines available online, and certainly courses are being offered in colleges/universities for credit. This IS an issue that licensed therapists SHOULD be getting schooled on. Just because I was a teacher before computers were used every day in the classroom is no excuse not to learn about online safety and firewalls, etc.
(I'm not suggesting you wouldn't go back for classes, I'm just saying they are now being offered.)
Please see my above comment.
A therapist sending a friend request is not considered ethical without first asking permission. But as you say, there are no set rules as of yet. However, I think common sense and good boundaries go a long way.
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Originally Posted by Permacultural
For those of us that graduated pre-Facebook, pre-Linked-In, nothing was covered in school regarding boundaries as they relate to social media. So unless a therapist has sought out continuing education in this area, there's no training on how to handle it.
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