Second Edition of the Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators
We are pleased to announce the availability of the second edition of Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators (2018), which has been updated to address the recent changes to the Code of Ethics from the National Association of Social Workers.
This toolkit provides social work field educators with tools and resources to help social work students and field instructors assess, develop, and maintain an online identity for professional purposes. There are two parts to the toolkit – an Educator’s Guide and a PowerPoint Slide Deck. The Educator’s Guide provides directions, descriptions, and handouts related to the content of the toolkit while the Slide Deck includes pre-formatted slides with selected content for presenting in the classroom or a workshop. The content of this toolkit is divided into six different topics centered on how to use social media professionally as a social worker:
1. Ethical Considerations for Social Media Use in Social Work Practice
2. Reflecting on Social Media Use in Social Work Practice
3. Engaging and Self-Assessment with Social Media
4. Professional Practice with Social Media
5. Case Studies for Students & Field Educators
6. Social Media Learning Activities for Field Education
Specific content for these topic areas include learning activities about why, when, and how to use social media as a practicing social work professional; skills for managing an online identity; guidelines for developing one’s own professional social media policy; and case studies to help develop professional and ethical competency.
We designed this toolkit to be practical while helping the field educator assess for competency related to the professional and ethical use of technology in social work practice. Specifically, the toolkit addresses the Council of Social Work Education’s (2015) Social Work Competency 1 – Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior, the National Association of Social Worker’s (NASW; 2017b) Technology Standard 4.02 – Training Social Workers about the Use of Technology in Social Work Practice, and ethical standards from the most recent version of the NASW Code of Ethics (NASW, 2017a). We suggest using the following learning objectives (or component behaviors) in connection with the learning activities in this toolkit:
- Make ethical decisions with social and digital media by applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics and other relevant guidelines, laws and policies;
- Use self-reflection and self-regulation to maintain and demonstrate professionalism with social media.
- Describe how to use social media ethically and professionally to facilitate practice outcomes.
- Demonstrate professional demeanor with social media.
- Use supervision and consultation to guide professional judgement and behavior with social media.
To obtain your free copy of the Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators, you can download it from figshare:
References:
Council on Social Work Education. (2015). 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.
National Association of Social Workers. (2017a). Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Retrieved from https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English
National Association of Social Workers. (2017b). NASW, ABSW, CSWE & CSWA Standards for Technology in Social Work Practice. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers. Retrieved from http://www.socialworkers.org/includes/newIncludes/homepage/PRA-BRO-33617.TechStandards_FINAL_POSTING.pdf
How to cite:
Curington, A.M., Hitchcock, L.I. & Carroll, M.J. (2018). Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators, Edition 2. Retrieved from: https://www.laureliversonhitchcock.org/2018/11/05/revised-social-media-toolkit
