Online Ethics for Professionals

The Social Network Show welcomes Dr. John Gavazzi to the March 16, 2015 episode.

If you are a healthcare professional or a professional in any other field, one thing you have to pay attention to is your online reputation. Something to remember, there is no difference in your professional and your personal online presence and patients, clients and customers can find you.

Dr. Gavazzi, a clinical psychologist and named Ethics Educator of the Year by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association in 2013, talks about the issues to consider when building an online presence. In this episode you will hear about what ethical issues to consider; the importance of setting boundaries; what is included in informed consent; the limitations of technology; what constitutes a violation of privacy; and what are the advantages of being online for professionals.

Dr. John Gavazzi has been licensed as psychologist in Pennsylvania since 1990.  He is Board Certified in Clinical Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology.  He practices psychology in central Pennsylvania.  Dr. Gavazzi consults with the State Board of Psychology, the Bureau of Disability Determination, and the Department of the Navy.  He also practices psychotherapy, focusing on the treatment of depression and anxiety.

Dr. Gavazzi has been involved in ethics education for the past 20 years.  Dr. Gavazzi has presented on ethics as it applies to the practice of psychology, ethical decision-making, ethics and social media, ethics and law, ethics and risk management, and positive ethics.  He created the Ethics and Psychology website, which highlights the intersection among ethics, morality, psychology, and health care in Pennsylvania, across the country, and around the world. Individuals reading and using the content of this site reside around the globe.  The website houses podcasts, audio files, video, articles, vignettes, and PowerPoint slides to help psychologists understand ethics, law, risk management and morality as these apply to the practice of psychology. His podcasts on ethics are approved by the American Psychological Association for professional development credit.

In 2014, the American Psychological Association named Dr. Gavazzi Ethics Educator of the Year for his work in ethics education.  In 2012, the Pennsylvania Psychological Association awarded Dr. Gavazzi as Ethics Educator of the Year and he won the Karl F. Heiser APA Presidential Award for Advocacy. He is also a past president of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association.

Learn more at Dr. Gavazzi's website