7033HSV Assessment Item 1
Ethical Position Paper
Is it ever appropriate for a ‘professional’ to become social media “friends” with a patient on their social networking site?
Ethical issue, framing of the ethical question, effective use of practice based literature to explore diff perspectives on the issue
In a world strongly driven by modern technology the ethical dilemmas of social networking sites are all too apparent, especially when considering the traditionally strict boundaries outlined between doctor and patient. Vorzimer (2010) states ‘caregivers, especially psychiatrists and therapists, have historically disclosed personal information only when it might benefit a patient. Likewise, patients have typically disclosed personal details in their own time, as therapy continues and trust develops.’
Are social networking sites challenging this notion? As we try and balance the personal with the professional, is the issue of what’s right and wrong in question? Ethics are not rules and therefore as a result there is a much wider debate needed to answer such ethical predicaments.
The momentum in which social networking has taken is astonishing, for instance within the last five years or so the development of Facebook, Myspace and Google search engine recording billions of hits per day. This phenomenon challenges the usual gradual sharing of personal information central to a therapeutic relationship ie, doctor –patient. There has been much controversy in the media regarding seeking personal information out via the web regarding job recruitment, paedophile rings and political agendas to name a few.
The Term Paper on Social media networking activities
We took into account only four major social media platforms (the presence of India Inc, leave alone the two-wheeler industry segment, in Google Plus or Pinterest appears to be negligible at present): 1. Facebook 2. Twitter 3. Youtube 4. Web 2.0 tools Industry Overview Just to give an overview of the two-wheeler industry, India is the second largest two wheeler market in the world, next to China. ...
Facebook is quickly growing into much more than a “social networking” site, with more and more people using the site to promote a variety of professional connections. And as such ethical questions arise regarding potential conflict when your professional and personal worlds collide. The literature around social networking and health focuses on boundary issues and as such there are differing opinions. Dr Sachin (2009) states that access to online media are in many ways similar to issues that doctors and medical institutions have dealt with for generations. His observations that doctors, after all, are members of real-life communities and may be observed in public behaving in ways that are at odds with their professional personas is true. However he distinguishes the difference about the online arenas are the potential size of the community and the still-evolving rules of etiquette. His very interesting article commences with the acknowledgement of ‘befriending’ on Facebook an ex-patient whose baby he had delivered years earlier and the reservations he felt about doing so. Such as, was she simply a grateful patient wanting to share news of her baby or did she have other motives. This amongst many articles addresses the peoples motives for becoming ‘friends’ and more often than not suggests that if motives are ‘positive’ its reasonable. Interestingly the APA ethics code (psychologists) states that ethical expectations require professionals to act in a “reasonable” manner. Though what about the access to personal information once you have become ‘friends’ that they can identify and reach anyone in your network of friends, view personal photographs, read my personal information, and read comments that others had left on your “wall.” Hence further ethical issues of sharing not only your world but that of those who are friends on your social networking site.
The Term Paper on Ethical, Professional and Legal Issues in CCTV Surveillance
This essay will analyse the personal privacy of CCTV surveillance and the impact it has on the stakeholders, in terms of social, ethical professional and legal issues. Personal privacy is not something that can be defined easily. Privacy can mean many things from the right to be left alone to the right to have some control over how personal or health information is properly collected, stored, used ...
I work in health with teenagers and so come into contact regularly with wider services such as education and law enforcement and thought it interesting to interview both professions views on this ethical issue. Coupled with a health perspective it should provide an interesting and diverse analyses in the context of ethical theory and principles. It seems, as parents, teachers and health providers we teach teenagers to be very careful about what they post on their Facebook page or tweet about. This attempt to safeguard is natural but it’s all too obvious that we have limited control. Teenagers more often than not are self-disclosing too much on these social networking sites without considering potential unknown consequences. This is veering a little from the subject of the ethical issues about boundaries but will come apparently significant when I discuss the positions adopted by the interviewees. The more I delve into social media and ethics the more questions and quandaries its throws up.
It is fair to say that crossing boundaries is an old problem in health, but it appears to have taken a different shape during its migration to this new media. This ethical issues discussed are extremely topical and the ethical question I propose is this ‘is it ever appropriate for a professional to become social media “friends” with a patient on their social networking site?’ The question is chosen as it is common to all professional bodies and their purpose is to provide a service to the patient and with that a responsibility to both the community and society as a whole. Reel & Hutchings (2007) highlight the need for an awareness of themes or differences in other disciplines professional codes so as to provide a greater understanding of the moral behaviours of our colleagues and their approach to ethical decision making. This assessment will compare and contrast opposing views and draw similarities between responses from law enforcement agencies, health and education.
Description and analysis of positions adopted by two people reference to ethical theory and relevant ethical principles/codes
Personal and professional position on the issue and potential challenges for practice
The Essay on Social anxiety increase in children due to social networking/media
Do you remember back when kids had sleepovers or spent summer in the tree houses or forts or any other adventures they would come up with? They would hang out and interact with each other. Now days you hardly ever see them leave their house, and for most, leave their bedroom. Kids these days spend more time in front of the T.V. or computer watching shows, playing video games, or chatting with ...
REFERNCES
Practicing Medicine in the Age of Facebook, The New England Journal of Medicine.
Sachin H. Jain, M.D., M.B.A. N Engl J Med 2009; 361:649-651August 13, 2009
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp0901277 Dr Sachin retrieved on
The Spin Doctor: The Ethical Dilemmas Caused By Google, Facebook & Other Social Media Sites
By Andrew Vorzimer ⋅ April 26, 2010 ⋅ http://www.eggdonor.com/blog/2010/04/26/the-ethical-dilemmas-caused-by-google-facebook-other-social-media-sites/ Retrived
Reel & Hutchins (2007)
