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Jun 17, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
🧵1) Allan Scholom wrote a brilliant chapter in our recent book from @routledgemh called "The psycho-politics of evidence-based practice."
We ought to be wary and critical anytime we see the "evidence based practice" (EBP) label parading around our field for many reasons:
2) Scholom details how the rise in "evidence based" / EBPs coincided, not coincidentally, with the neoliberal turn in economic and political policy of the last 40 years—cheapening & limiting health care services and concentrating power & money in the health care industry.
Apr 21, 2023 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
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So, according the the FTC, BetterHelp:
1) Sold data about all LGBTQ users who looked into "Pride Counseling," teens who visited "Teen Counseling," Christians who visited "Faithful Counseling," & Spanish-speaking folks who visited "Terappeuta." (at least spell it right?)
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2) Uploaded the email address of all current and former users to Facebook to target them and their friends with BetterHelp ads
3) Falsely used the HIPAA logo to deceive patients that they met HIPAA requirements for privacy and confidentiality
