Social Media and Social Work: Implications and Opportunities for Practice

doi:10.46692/9781447327400

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.

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List of Figures and Tables
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A Note from the Editors to the Reader
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Notes on Contributors
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1 - Introduction
pp 1-18
- By Claudia Megele, Peter Buzzi
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2 - Digital Professionalism and Social Media Ethics
pp 19-60
- By Claudia Megele, Peter Buzzi
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3 - Social Media and Social Work with Children and Young People and Looked After Children
pp 61-92
- By Claudia Megele, Sherry Malik
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4 - Social Media and Adult Social Work
pp 93-112
- By Peter Buzzi, Sharon Allen
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5 - Social Media and Mental Health Social Work
pp 113-132
- By Ruth Allen, Peter Buzzi
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6 - Social Media and Youth Justice: Challenges and Possibilities for Practice
pp 133-154
- By Naomi Thompson, Ian Joseph
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7 - Social Media and ‘Communities of Practice’ and ‘Communities of Interest’
pp 155-176
- By Claudia Megele, Peter Buzzi
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8 - Social Media and Social Work Regulation
pp 177-206
- By Claudia Megele, Lyn Romeo, Peter Buzzi
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9 - Future Technology and Social Work and sOcial Care Practice and education
pp 207-220
- By Claudia Megele, Peter Buzzi
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

List of Figures and Tables
pp iv-iv

A Note from the Editors to the Reader
pp v-v

Notes on Contributors
pp vi-viii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-18

2 - Digital Professionalism and Social Media Ethics
pp 19-60

3 - Social Media and Social Work with Children and Young People and Looked After Children
pp 61-92

4 - Social Media and Adult Social Work
pp 93-112

5 - Social Media and Mental Health Social Work
pp 113-132

6 - Social Media and Youth Justice: Challenges and Possibilities for Practice
pp 133-154

7 - Social Media and ‘Communities of Practice’ and ‘Communities of Interest’
pp 155-176

8 - Social Media and Social Work Regulation
pp 177-206

9 - Future Technology and Social Work and sOcial Care Practice and education
pp 207-220

Index
pp 221-228

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