Every mental health professional must be 
concerned about protecting their clients’ privacy. Sound-proofing your office is just one part of the job. My colleague, Karen Carnabucci, in Racine, Wisconsin has written an excellent post with helpful tips for doing just that.
Check out her post and then drop back in here to let me know if you have other tips / concerns to share.
Attorney Lawrence Savell offers a checklist of 
eleven things to consider when Minimizing the Legal Risks of Using Online Social Networks. In his post, he addresses:
Although it’s not written specifically for mental health professionals, his points are well made and especially relevant to all of us in health care who choose to engage in social networking sites. As attorney, John Riolo, Ph.D. is always quick to point out . . . “Ignorance of the law is no defense in court.”
Dr. Keely Kolmes of San Francisco continues to be a valuable resource for therapists engaging in social media. Check out her blog post dated August 5th
in which she exposes the privacy concerns caused by Psychology Today’s newly implemented call tracking.
I just changed the setting on my own listing to decline call tracking and, I’m encouraging you to do the same.
[Thanks, Keely, for continuing to keep us informed on these matters!]
Tamara G. Suttle, M.Ed., LPC has maintained a private clinical practice since 1991 and founded Private Practice from the Inside Out in 2003. She has spent almost 20 years consulting and teaching marketing strategies to health care professionals like you. You can learn more about her clinical practice at her website.
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