This article offers much needed insight on the ethical dilemmas of social media use within child welfare practice and policy by highlighting both the advantages and dangers. The authors conclude by...
This news article outlines ways that users can utilize tools built into the social networking website Facebook to help connect others with suicide prevention support and resources.
In this webinar, our speakers Dr. Kimberly Ellis and Mr. Mike Langlois address these three questions: Why is America so obsessed with "Black Twitter?" What is most impactful about "Black Twitter?" and...
On this website, Howard Rheingold gives a brief overview of the social media micro-blogging website Twitter. It explains what Twitter is, the benefits that it can offer, and some best practices for...
On this website, Stephanie Frasco discusses some best practices for using the social media photo-sharing tool Instagram.
On this website, Jennifer Beese discusses some best practices for using the social media photo-sharing tool Instagram.
On this website, Boris Epstein discusses ways to use the social media networking website Facebook to effectively create and manage professional networks.
On this website, Steve Cooper provides guidelines for effectively using the social media micro-blogging site Twitter to host a conversation.
This webpage from YouTube discusses strategies and best practices that organizations and individuals can use to build and utilize an effective YouTube channel.
This PubMed article contains the full text of a peer-reviewed research article about the contributions that advancements in information and communication can play in social work. It provides an...
The latest National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Technology Standards (2017a) offer updated guidance for thinking about the use of technology in social work practice, with brief...
This news article by Rebecca Joy Novell presents ways that social workers can use social media to improve public perceptions of what social workers do, and reasons why it is important to do so.
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