ENGAGEMENT OF CONVENIENCE

The Unlikely Story of My PASSIONATE MARRIAGE of

HEALTH CARE and SOCIAL MEDIA

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April C. Foreman, Ph.D., L.P.PCMHI Summit 9-30-11

Why I do what I do—3 Ps I am PASSIONATE

about mental health. I live in the REAL

WORLD of health care, with all of its limits and challenges

I will DO ANYTHING to help my patients get well.

And, because my people are FARMERS…

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Pareto Principle

Farmers understand YEILD

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Small Solutions, Big Payoffs

Are my patients getting optimal results?

Am I energized at work?

Where is the greatest opportunity for the least effort?

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Dr. April C Foreman• Licensed Psychologist• Rural Community Mental

Health• Reformed Luddite

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How I do it: We live surrounded

by amazing technology.

I use widely available technology tools to transform health care.

The easiest solutions make the biggest difference.

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MAGIC

Health Care and Social Media:

I changed rural mental health using social media, and common mobile communication technologies.

I did this in one year, largely in my spare time for almost no extra costs.

Would you like to hear my story?

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“There are no psychologists on Twitter!” –October 4, 2010

Spoken by Dr. Foreman one year ago:

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Health Care and Social Media: The Odd Couple on a Blind Date

Health Care Social Media

Private Confidential Cautious Ethical Deliberate Demoralized

Public Huge audience Free spirited Unregulated Spontaneous Aspirational

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Getting Your Parents’ Permission Dramatization of actual events

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A Good Girl’s Guide to “Dating”

Being professional and approachable on-line:

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Appearance Matters Primping Personal style? Copy the “Cool

Kids?” Get fashion advice

from the pros

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Nice Girls Don’t Do ThatEthics and Boundaries: Everyone consents Do no harm Everyone has a

good time The Morning After:

No regrets

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Finding your dream date What do you want

from your relationships?

Who would you like to meet?

Where do they hang out?

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Use Protection: Social Media Policies

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My Social Media Policy

Dec. 2010: A Boy Called Me! Chris Hall finds my

blog He checks out my

“presence” He decides to “reach

out”

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…The Romance Begins

GETTING ENGAGED: THE POWER OF

SAYING “WHY NOT?”-or-

It was a dark and snowy night…

Tomorrow:

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