Can I have a personality on social media? (with Sahra O'Doherty)
Bron and Sahra unpack whether it's okay to be yourself on social media. They chat about 👉🏽 challenges and responsibilities that psychologists have in managing their online presence 👉🏻How to be authentic online while managing risk 👉 What clients think of their therapists' social media.
Guest: Psychologist and Co-Director of Mindscape Psychology / Director of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi)
LINKS
- Research talked about in the episode (subscription-only access): Client discovery of psychotherapist personal information online
- Open access (free) research: Current ethical dilemmas experienced by therapists who use social media: A systematic review
- Open access (free) research: Therapist + Social Media = Mental health influencer? Considering the research focusing upon key ethical issues around the use of social media by therapists
- Subscription-only research: Navigating the multidimensionality of social media presence: ethical considerations and recommendations for psychologists
- Subscription-only research: "I can't do that…I'm a counsellor: Implications of professional boundaries on counsellors' public life as entertainers"
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Sahra O'Doherty
Psychologist / Director at the Australian Association of Psychologists Incorporated (AAPi)
Sahra has been a registered Psychologist for nearly 10 years, and is co-owner of Mindscape Psychology. She has a background in disability services, and developed her interest in providing holistic support for clients and their families during this time. Sahra then moved into working in youth mental health and early intervention, supporting adolescents and young adults to navigate the challenges in their lives, relationships, and circumstances.
Outside of Mindscape, Sahra is a Director on the Board of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi), the peak not-for-profit membership association for Psychologists in Australia, fighting for equality and diversity within the Psychology profession. Sahra is also on the editorial committee of the Activist Practitioner magazine; a quarterly publication aimed at mental health professionals, and dedicated to social justice.
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