TILT – Therapeutic Innovations in Light of Technology
Hi Eve ry o n e!
In each issue of TILT we shall be presenting an ethical dilemma about a Web 2.0 experience and other ethical topics related to mental health and technology, and inviting readers to comment at the Online Therapy Institute’s social network. In the following issue of TILT, we shall publish a selection of comments about what YOU would do when faced with the dilemma, as well as our own considerations about what the issues are.
What Would You Do? dilemma You are a therapist hiring a room in a local community centre, which houses a doctors surgery, community facilities such as garden projects and music studios, and an internet cafe. On your last journey through the doors of the centre, you notice that it is now a "check-in point" for the mobile/ cellphone app FourSquare. Your knowledge of this app is that it is a community game, and you read in the national press that it can identify locations alongside the identity of any user. You know your client is an avid gamer and they have mentioned their need to succeed in games. What would you do?! Weigh in here! http://onlinetherapyinstitute.ning.com/forum/ topics/ethical-dilemma-what-would-you-1
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