SocialWorkSynergy

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Social Media Use and Social Work Practice: Boundary and Ethical Considerations

with Kathryn Chernack, PhD, LCSW, BCD.

What should you do when a client asks to be friends on Facebook?

When does a social worker use the internet to search for information on a client?

How do you respond to defamatory comments by a client on social media?

In this podcast, common ethical issues and dilemmas encountered by social workers when using social media are discussed. Dr. Chernack describes the opportunities and challenges for social workers as the profession responds to the widespread use of social media in our private and professional lives, as well as the increasing presence on social media sites of the organizations for which we work.

At the time this podcast was recorded in 2013, Dr. Chernack was Clinical Director for the Community Residential Programs of the SCO Family of Services in downstate New York. She has over 30 years of experience working for nonprofit and public agencies, as a clinician and an administrator.

We hope you find this podcast valuable, whether you are a newbie to social media  or an experienced user.

Some related podcasts on social media and social work are:

“It Just Crept In: The Digital Age and Its Implications for Social Work,” with Dr. Faye Mishna, Dean and Professor, Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto.

“Social Media in Nonprofits: Letting Outsiders In and Letting Insiders Out,” with Beth Kanter, who has one of the longest-running blogs for nonprofits and is a leader in capacity building for nonprofits. She co-authored “The Networked Nonprofit.”

“Gamer-Affirmative Practice: Today’s Play Therapy,” with Michael Langlois, LICSW, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker and Therapist who specializes in working with emergent adults.

Please consult the many additional listings in the UB School of Social Work’s Technology in Social Work Resource Center.

References:

Episode 110 – Dr. Kathryn Chernack: Social Media Use and Social Work Practice: Boundary and Ethical Considerations. (2013, January 7). inSocialWork^® Podcast Series. [Audio Podcast] Retrieved from http://www.insocialwork.org/episode.asp?ep=110

Episode 160 – Dr. Faye Mishna: It Just Crept In: The Digital Age and Its Implications for Social Work Practice. (2015, February 2). inSocialWork^® Podcast Series. [Audio Podcast] Retrieved from http://www.insocialwork.org/episode.asp?ep=160

Episode 156 – Beth Kanter: Social Media in Nonprofits: Letting Outsiders In and Letting Insiders Out. (2014, November 24). inSocialWork^® Podcast Series. [Audio Podcast] Retrieved from http://www.insocialwork.org/episode.asp?ep=156

Episode 144 – Michael Langlois: Gamer-Affirmative Practice: Today’s Play Therapy. (2014, May 26). inSocialWork^® Podcast Series. [Audio Podcast] Retrieved from http://www.insocialwork.org/episode.asp?ep=144