ETHICS OF PEER RECOVERY

SPECIALISTS

Vik Moore, CPRS, ITE, MS

Tennessee Department of Mental Health &

Substance Abuse Services

2013 Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Conference

October 14, 2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Code of Ethics (code by code)Ethics in Social Media & Social

NetworkingBe Careful What You Post

On the JobWeb 3.0

Question Time

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THE CODE OF ETHICS (CODE BY CODE)

ETHICS OF

PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

These 18 principles will guide

Certified Peer Recovery Specialists

in the various roles, relationships,

and levels of responsibility in

which they function professionally.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

1. The primary

responsibility of

CPRS’s is to help

peers achieve their

own needs, wants,

and goals.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

2. CPRS’s will maintain high standards of personal and professional conduct.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

3. CPRS’s will conduct themselves in a manner that fosters their own recovery.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

4. CPRS’s will openly share with peers, other CPRS’s and non-peers their recovery stories from mental illness, substance abuse, or co-occurring disorders as appropriate for the situation in order to promote recovery and resiliency.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

5. CPRS’s at all times will respect the rights and dignity of those they serve.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

6. CPRS’s will never intimidate, threaten, harass, use undue influence, use physical force, use verbal abuse, or make unwarranted promises of benefits to the individuals they serve.

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7. CPRS’s will not practice, condone, facilitate, or collaborate in any form of discrimination or harassment on the basis of ethnicity, race, color, pregnancy, creed, veteran’s status, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, political belief, mental or physical disability, or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

8. CPRS’s will

promote self-

direction and

decision making for

those they serve.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

9. CPRS’s will respect the

privacy and

confidentiality of those

they serve.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

10. CPRS’s will promote and support services that foster full integration of individuals into the communities of

their choice.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

11. CPRS’s will be directed by the knowledge that all individuals have the right to live and function in the least restrictive and least intrusiveenvironment.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

12. CPRS’s will not enter into

dual relationships or

commitments that conflict with

the interests of those they serve.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

13. CPRS’s will never

engage in sexual or other

inappropriate activities

with

peers they serve.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

14. CPRS’s will not use illegal

substances or misuse alcohol

or other drugs (including

prescription medications).

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

15. CPRS’s will keep current with emerging knowledge relevant to recovery and will share this knowledge with other CPRS’s.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

16. CPRS’s will not

accept gifts of

significant value

from those they

serve.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS

17. CPRS’s will not provide services, either for employment or on a volunteer basis, without supervision froma behavioral healthprofessional.

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CPRS CODE OF ETHICS (NEW)

18. CPRS’s will not provide

services beyond their

qualifications. This

includes diagnosing an

illness, prescribing

medications,

or providing clinical

services.

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ETHICS IN SOCIAL MEDIA & SOCIAL

NETWORKING

ETHICS OF

PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS

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SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS

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SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS

Common mistakes

many users of social

media make . . .

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SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS

Tweeting: “just left a client, boy is

she messed up...” If you tag yourself

right before or after the tweet, even

without naming the client, someone

could deduce the client by when you

were near them and the

timing of the tweet.

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SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS

Facebook. NEVER DISCUSS CLIENTS

OR WORK ON YOUR PERSONAL

ACCOUNT. Never even post or tag

while you are on the clock. This

sounds like common sense, but

a lot of people do it anyway.

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SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS

Pictures taken on smartphones contain

Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF)

info, which includes date/time and location.

So, if you photograph a client in their home

and send it to Instagram, Snap Chat, Vine,

Tumblr, Friendster, or Pinterest, someone

can obtain that information to see where

the client lives.

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SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS

Be very careful of your friends and

followers on social media. You could

accidentally friend a client or relative of a

client. Any mention of “a client” (not

necessarily them or their family member)

could be construed into you talking about

that

client or family member.

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SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS

THE INTERNET IS FOREVER. Once

something is uploaded to a site on the

Internet, it can be “captured” and cached

by other websites (Google, Yahoo!,

Twitter, and others) and can be accessed

long after you deleted your original post.

Imagine letting a jar of fireflies out one

night and the next night trying to

recapture them.

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SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS

Any comment made on the

Internet will be taken out of

context and twisted to hurt you.

Count on it.

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SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS

Never use “Free Wi-Fi”. Someone on the same

hotspot can “see” your username/password

when you login to anywhere you go (email,

social media, etc.) unless you are on an

encrypted website. Once they have your

username/ password, they can post “for” you.

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SOCIAL MEDIA ETHICS

Always put a password on your home

Wi-Fi, for the same reason. If I can

sit outside your house and login to

your open Wi-Fi, I can read things as

you do them, and anything bad I

do will trace back to you, not me.

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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU POST

ETHICS OF

PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS

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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU POST

“My car is smooth at 120 mph.”

“I’ve had your boss. He IS a jerk!”

“I’m starting to love my scar.”

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ON THE JOB

ETHICS OF

PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS

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YOU’RE FIRED!Brian Pederson: Journalist, Arizona Morning Sun

Tweeted disparaging comments about his paper and

homicide rates. Rhonda Lee: Meteorologist, KTBS 3

Arkansas/LA/Texas

Responded to negative viewer comments about her

hair. Ashley Warden: Waitress, Chili’s restaurant

Posted disparaging comments about police after

receiving a

ticket

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YOU’RE FIRED!

Andrew Kurtz: Pierogi Mascot, Pittsburgh Pirates

Made disparaging comments about the team on Facebook

Olivia Sprauer: High School English Teacher, Florida

Modeling pictures were discovered by the school online

Elizabeth Cairns: Math Teacher

Posted pictures of her students with duct tape over their

mouths

on Facebook

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WEB 3.0

ETHICS OF

PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS

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WEB 3.0

Web 1.0 - Point to point dropping off files

and

messages, bulletin board service circa

1985-2005 Web 2.0 - Interactive web, cloud storage,

free email

accounts circa 2005-2011 Web 3.0 – Intelligent

anticipation, Netflix,

Siri 2011-present.

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WEB 3.0 DEFINED

Many experts believe the Web 3.0 browser will act as a personal assistant. As you search, the browser learns your interests. The more you use the Web, the more your browser learns about you and the less specific you’ll need to be with questions. Eventually you might be able to ask your browser open questions, like “where should I go for lunch?”

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BIG BROTHER IS WATCHED

It’s been said “big brother is

watching.” Now, we are all

watching big brother & each

other, armed with

smart phones.

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?QUESTION TIME?Ethics of Peer Recovery Specialists

Vik Moore, CPRS, ITE, MSPeer Recovery Coordinator

Office of Consumer Affairs and Peer Recovery Services

Vik.Moore@tn.gov (615) 741-76935th Floor Andrew Jackson Building

500 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243http://www.recoverywithinreach.org