Second posting:
Dear
SchoolCounselor.com eNewsletter subscriber,
From: Dr. Russ Sabella,
Florida Gulf Coast University
Dr. Madelyn Isaacs, Florida Gulf Coast
University
We are
researching legal and ethical issues as they relate to school counseling and
technology. Our goal is to identify and address these issues as part of a new
publication. We have already started this discussion with many school counselors
throughout the country who have told us about their challenges with one or more
of the following areas:
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Posting on social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Google
Hangouts).
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Communicating with parents electronically (e.g., email,
skype, text messaging, etc.).
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Communicating with colleagues such as teachers, about
students, over electronic systems (such as email in particular).
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Storing or sharing student data/information securely,
especially in the cloud (e.g., Google Drive, Dropbox).
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Using personal computers, smartphones, tablets, or other
devices for work related tasks.
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Dealing with cyberbullying, online harassment, and
students’ digital reputation.
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Staying abreast of technology as it relates to competency.
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Delivering guidance lessons or other program activities
online.
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Keeping a work related website or blog not on a school
based server (e.g., Wordpress or Blogger).
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Liability for information published for school
purposes.
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Technology and assessment issues.
We are now
looking for more issues, examples, and specifics. If you can contribute, please
respond by answering the following questions and sending them to me at sabella@schoolcounselor.com:
1. How would you describe
the legal and/or ethical situation(s) related to technology that you have
experienced in the last three years?
2. How did you try to
and/or resolve the situation(s)?
3.
What other
questions do you have about legal and ethical issues with school counseling and
technology?
If you
prefer, we would be glad to contact you to further discuss via Phone, skype, or
Google Hangouts. Please provide us with that contact information.
We really
appreciate it!