Public Statement
Also called: public statements, social media, advertising, testimonials
Definition
Anything a practitioner communicates to the public about their services, the profession, or their clients — advertising, websites, social media posts, presentations, media comments. The ethics code requires such statements to be truthful and not misleading, and it restricts using client information or images without consent and soliciting testimonials from current clients.
In plain language
Anything you say publicly about your work, including on social media. It has to be honest, and it must not expose clients or use them for advertising.
Example
An analyst declines to post a video of a session, even a positive one, because the child could be identified.
Not public statement
A private conversation with a supervisor about a client. That is confidential professional communication, not a public statement.
See also
Written from
- bacb-ethics-code-2022 — Standards on public statements
Written from the ethics code's public-statement standards, in our own words. No text reproduced.
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