Institute 1: Protecting Yourself and Your Practice in the Cyber World
This institute focuses on providing mental health professionals with a framework for proactive protection of themselves and their businesses from cyber-harassment and licensure complaints. Presenters will address preventive measures and strategies for ethical and legal responses to such circumstances, including protection of professional reputation and practice, and action steps to buffer oneself from the stresses should these situations occur. Additionally, this program will address management of reviews and other activities Published on social media websites as well as in formal licensure complaints. Case examples will be provided to illustrate ethical and legal considerations, and simple steps for response and management. Pro-active self-care measures will be offered.

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* 1. Based on the content of this session, I am able to: (1=Strongly disagree, 5=Strongly agree)

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1. Learn how to execute trademarking of both their name and professional practice.
2. Describe a process for ethical and legal responses to public defamation or frivolous but harmful practice complaints.
3. Identify strategies for protecting their online reputation and privacy.
4. Discuss the importance of maintaining ethical boundaries in the digital age.
5. Develop an action plan for managing and responding to cyber-harassment incidents.
6. Apply self-care techniques to cope with the stresses arising from these situations.

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* 2. Please rate presenter: Reneau C. Kennedy, EdD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise
Teaching ability
Maintained my interest
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions

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* 3. Please rate presenter: Robert Kinscherff, PhD, JD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise
Teaching ability
Maintained my interest
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions

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* 4. The content of the presentation was consistent with the abstract in the conference brochure

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* 5. Please rate this session presentation overall (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 6. How much did you learn as a result of this CE program? (1=Very little, 5=Great deal)

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* 7. Information presented in this session reflected the most current evidence on this topic (1=Disagree, 5=Agree)

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* 8. How useful was the content of this CE program for your practice or other professional development (1=Not useful, 5=Extremely useful)

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* 9. Additional Comments

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