Cyber Ethics for Ministry and Mental Health Professionals
Instructors
Deirdre Hainsworth, Director, Center for Technology and Community, and Michelle Snyder, Executive Director, Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute
This new cyber world we live in is shifting faster than you can hit ctrl-alt-delete. This workshop will explore the nuances of our cyber-lives in relation to our professions and vocations, how we are tangled up, and how we can sharpen our processes of ethical discernment in relationship to it all.
Pastors and mental health providers are welcome. Co-sponsored by Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute and the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work.
Date/Time/Location
Fri., Jan. 16, 2015, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Long Hall, Knox Room (Directions)
Fee
$35 plus $10 for CEs
3.0 CEs for social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed professional counselors will be available for an additional $10 fee.
0.3 CEUs for pastors and laity are available at no additional cost.
Registration
Click HERE.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Learn strategies for developing policies, procedures, and practices around online activity within their context of service;
- Understand how to handle boundary issues in the use of social media with the goal of preserving the safety of both self and those served;
- Discern with colleagues the possibilities and challenges of having a private life on social media as clergy and mental health professionals.