2000
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.31.5.493
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Psychologists' ethical responsibilities in the Internet-based groups: Issues, strategies, and a call for dialogue.

Abstract: How can psychologists participate ethically as facilitators, advisers, and peer members in Internet-based groups? The astonishing growth of Internet technology and on-line groups has outpaced the development of formal ethical guidelines for psychologists involved in on-line groups. This article provides an initial appraisal of psychologists' ethical responsibilities in discussion, support, and self-help groups that operate on the Internet and offers practical strategies for avoiding ethical problems. By presen… Show more

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“…Participants should be reminded regularly of the limitations of confidentiality and that, in some ways, they should treat their postings as potentially public documents. Manhal-Baugus, 72 Childress, 73 and Humphreys et al 74 have reviewed the ethical issues involved in webbased interventions. This study adds to the growing literature on the benefits of various interventions for primary breast carcinoma patients, including the benefits of brief, unstructured, supportive-expressive group therapy, 75,76 brief education-based groups, 66 and brief cognitivebehavioral groups.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Participants should be reminded regularly of the limitations of confidentiality and that, in some ways, they should treat their postings as potentially public documents. Manhal-Baugus, 72 Childress, 73 and Humphreys et al 74 have reviewed the ethical issues involved in webbased interventions. This study adds to the growing literature on the benefits of various interventions for primary breast carcinoma patients, including the benefits of brief, unstructured, supportive-expressive group therapy, 75,76 brief education-based groups, 66 and brief cognitivebehavioral groups.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Papers included were discursive in nature 47,[76][77][78] , mixed method cohort studies 79 content analyses 80,81 , one case study 82 and theoretical guidance papers 55,83 . None of the papers retrieved related to midwives or midwifery, therefore the research team extracted themes of salience in relation to those groups most similar to midwifery populations, including vulnerable groups comparable to midwives in psychological distress.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In keeping with this model, they also state that it is the patient who has the right to decide who to share their information with, rather than the health care professional. Additionally, without the provision of confidentiality, Humphreys and colleagues assert that any ethical responsibilities associated with a psychotherapeutic relationship cannot be invoked 78 .…”
Section: Confidentialitymentioning
confidence: 99%
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