Brown Bag Series: Ethical issues related to Technology, Social Media, and Online Counseling

Ethical issues related to Technology, Social Media, and Online Counseling 

Learning Objectives:

• Be able to describe the ethical issues related to Distance Counseling, Social Media, and Technology.  
  
• Know what to include in an Informed Consent and Social Media Policy related to Technology, Social Media, and Distance Counseling.
  

Dr. Ellen Behrens serves as our current Vice President.  She received her M.A. in Counseling from Marquette University and her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University, where she completed her doctoral dissertation on young adult attachment.  She is an Associate Professor and Core Faculty in the CACREP-accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, where she teaches graduate courses and provides supervision for master's level counseling trainees. Dr. Behrens has worked with teenagers and families at many levels of care, as a counselor, clinical director, and consultant.  She is the Chief Editor for the Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs and a Research Scientist for the Center for Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare at the University of New Hampshire.