Ethics Interface

This column is a collaborative effort of Nancy Mitchell, Mary Barros-Bailey, Dorajane Apuna, and Dianne Simmons-Grab. The authors are grateful for the editorial support, wisdom and collective experience of Roger Weed and Tyron Elliot. The column is meant to be an educational forum for life care planners. It is not designed to offer an authoritative opinion from the editor or editorial board of the Journal of Life Care Planning, the board of the International Academy of Life Care Planners (IALCP), or the board of its parent organization, the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP), nor is it designed to represent or replace official opinions from the certifying bodies or other organizations associated with the practice of life care planning. Authors’ note: In response to the ethics presentation at the International Symposium on Life Care Planning, September 13-14, 2010, in Orlando, Florida, this column will summarize previous columns regarding the issue of electronic communications, its ethical use and disposal. Dr. Mary Barros-Bailey has guest written columns on these topics and the writing below is largely hers