Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
In a society in which social media technologies have rapidly permeated daily living, we increasingly rely on these technologies for everything from forming and maintaining relationships to building businesses and providing us with the latest news. This book considers the impact of social media on social work practice. Coedited by Claudia Megele, a leading expert on the use of social and digital technologies in health and social care, and featuring contributions from numerous well-known practitioners, Social Media and Social Work uses specific examples from a range of social work sub-specialties to provide clear guidance on both the opportunities and dangers of using social media in practice. Speaking to the social workers of today and the future, this book argues that social media can and must be an essential tool for both service providers and users.
Synopsis
Social media blurs the boundary between the online and offline worlds, and brings ethical and practical challenges for social workers. Using real-life examples, this book provides helpful principles that can be adapted and applied in practice and education. It enables practitioners and students to consider the ethics and assess the impact of social media on their professional conduct, and their ability to maintain public confidence. Featuring contributions from a number of national leaders and experts, each of the chapters in this book focus on one area of service examining the implications of social media for practice with children and families including children in care, adults, mental health services, and youth justice, as well as the implications of social media for social work regulation. This book also unpacks some of the challenges and opportunities in developing, maintaining and participating in communities of practice and explores how social media technologies can be used effectively by practitioners in their practice and professional development and to better support people who access services.
Synopsis
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed fresh light on the ways that social media and digital technologies can be effectively harnessed to support relationship-based social work practice. However, it has also highlighted the complex risks, ethics and practical challenges that such technologies pose. This book helps practitioners and students navigate this complex terrain and explore and build upon its multiple opportunities. It uses real-life examples to examine how practitioners can assess the impact of new technologies on their professional conduct and use them in a way that enhance public confidence and relationship-based practice. The authors explore how digital technologies can support multiple areas of service including social work with children, families and adults, mental health social work, youth justice and working with online communities. They also consider regulatory questions and provide a roadmap for good practice.
Synopsis
Using real-life examples, this book enables practitioners and students to consider the ethics and assess the impact of social media on their professional conduct, and their ability to maintain public confidence.