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Hi,
I've had a tumblr (in my defense for people who are not fans- it was the only blogging site I really knew about, which maybe is the opposite of a defense 😉) for a couple of years now, focused mostly on grad school and therapy related stuff. It does pretty well and I'm thinking about expanding and making a "real" website. I have a slight worry about how such a thing would be received by colleagues and mentors- specifically because I get "asks" from internet strangers wanting psych advice pretty frequently. I don't give them advice- I tell them to go see somebody in their area, and depending on the question say some general stuff about the issue at hand (ex: they want to know if CBT will help them, I talk about efficacy of CBT for anxiety in general or whatever and link to some articles while emphasizing that they are a unique person that I don't know and am not treating and therefore cannot offer specific advice for) -but that is a piece of the blog currently. I have looked at the APA ethics guidelines and believe I am following them. In general, I enjoy doing a blog and think that increased access to information is beneficial to the general community. I still worry, though, that a faculty member or future potential employer will think differently. I would love some input. Thanks! 😀
I've had a tumblr (in my defense for people who are not fans- it was the only blogging site I really knew about, which maybe is the opposite of a defense 😉) for a couple of years now, focused mostly on grad school and therapy related stuff. It does pretty well and I'm thinking about expanding and making a "real" website. I have a slight worry about how such a thing would be received by colleagues and mentors- specifically because I get "asks" from internet strangers wanting psych advice pretty frequently. I don't give them advice- I tell them to go see somebody in their area, and depending on the question say some general stuff about the issue at hand (ex: they want to know if CBT will help them, I talk about efficacy of CBT for anxiety in general or whatever and link to some articles while emphasizing that they are a unique person that I don't know and am not treating and therefore cannot offer specific advice for) -but that is a piece of the blog currently. I have looked at the APA ethics guidelines and believe I am following them. In general, I enjoy doing a blog and think that increased access to information is beneficial to the general community. I still worry, though, that a faculty member or future potential employer will think differently. I would love some input. Thanks! 😀