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It is recommended that all informed consent documents outline the clinician’s policies on the use of social media, as it is a ubiquitous form of communication in modern society. Counselors should outline the appropriate use of social media, especially if they maintain any kind of online presence personally or professionally. Therapists should outline how friend requests and other types of social media outreach will be handled as well as whether they are comfortable with websites that rate therapists. Counselors must make it clear to the client that personal virtual relationships with clients are forbidden by the ACA Code of Ethics (ACA, 2014) and clarify how contact is typically handled when they and their clients occupy the same virtual space.