1. Eliminate the Shark of Social Media:
How Will You Survive on this Cyber Excursion?

2. Objectives:
Participants will become knowledgeable with the ethical standards and principles of social media.
Participants will be able to identify and examine scenarios that could possibly pose an ethical dilemma.
Participants will be able to incorporate new techniques into their framework/skillset to avoid retaliation from clients or misfortunate legal outcomes.

3. Quotes of the Day
“Don’t Let anyone Run Through Your Mind with Dirty Feet”
 “Sometimes, life feels like a test you didn’t study for”
“Health is not just about what you’re eating. It’s also about what you’re thinking and saying.”

4. Quotes of the Day
“A student said to his master: “You teach me fighting, but talk about peace. How do you reconcile the two?”
“The master replied: “it is better to be a warrior in a garden than to be gardener in a war.”

5. Definition of Ethics
rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad

7. “Ethics and Social Media: Where Should You Draw The Line
“Ethics and Social Media: Where Should You Draw The Line?” – By Sharlyn Lauby (March 17, 2012)

8. Social networking has become very important in our culture
Social networking has become very important in our culture. Is technology influencing employees’ views about ethics at work?
Active social networkers show a higher tolerance for activities that could be considered unethical.
Are we observing wrongdoing, but not necessarily participating in it?

9. The Top 25 Social Networking Sites People Are Using -All the Places People Are Sharing and Consuming Information Online by Elise Moreau
Facebook & Facebook Messenger- is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with.
YouTube- YouTube is the second largest search engine. recognized as a separate social network all on its own as the premiere place online to go to watch videos on every topic under the sun and upload your own as well.
Twitter-is known as the real-time, public microblogging network where news breaks first.
LinkedIn-is a social network for professionals. Anyone who needs to make connections to advance their careers should be on LinkedIn.
Pinterest-is one of the most enticing and useful resource for collecting the best images that can be categorized into separate boards.

10. Popular Networking Sites
Google Plus+-emphasis on its Communities and Collections features to help differentiate the platform a bit more and give existing users more of what they wanted. 
Tumblr-an extremely popular social blogging platform that's heavily used by teens and young adults. It's best known for sharing visual content.
Instagram-most popular social networks for photo sharing.
Snapchat-is a social networking app that thrives on instant messaging and is totally mobile-based.
Reddit-It has a very strong and smart community of people who come together to talk about the topics they love while sharing links, photos and videos relevant to the subreddit topic thread where they're participating.
Flickr-is Yahoo's popular photo-sharing network, which existed long before other popular competing networks like Pinterest and Instagram entered the social photo sharing game.

11. NASW & ASWB-Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice
Standard 1. Ethics and Values
Social workers should acquire adequate skills that use technology appropriately, and adapt traditional practice protocols to ensure competent and ethical practice.
Not all Web sites providing information are reliable; service providers can easily misrepresent themselves and their credentials online.

12. Standard 3. Cultural Competence and Vulnerable Populations
Standard 2. Access
Should ensure that adequate risk-reducing precautions are in place that will protect clients. All communications directed toward clients need to be written at a level and in a manner that is culturally competent and easily understood.
Standard 3. Cultural Competence and Vulnerable Populations
Clients perspectives of therapy and service delivery via technology. Because of the social isolation of experienced by people in vulnerable populations, social workers should be aware of the potential for exploitation of misuse of electronic methods.
Standard 4. Technical Competencies
Be responsible for becoming proficient in the technological skills and tools required for competent and ethical practice.

13. Standard 5. Regulatory Competencies
Be aware of the laws, rules, or other regulations that govern your work.
Contact the regulatory board(s) of intent to provide services and find out what requirements are necessary to provide services legally in those jurisdictions.
Standard 6. Identification and Verification
Advertise and perform only those services you are licensed, certified, and trained to provide.
Provide appropriate information on website (e.g. full name, credentials, licensure information, office address, phone number, and address.
Always have a plan for technology failures by providing alternative ways of making contact.

14. Standard 7. Privacy, Confidentiality, Documentation, Security
Take special safeguards to protect clients information in the electronic record.
During the initial session, provide clients with information on the use of technology in service delivery.
Be familiar with applicable laws that may dictate documentation standards in addition to the licensure boards, third-party payers, and accreditation bodies.
Standard 8. Risk Management
Ensure high-quality practices and procedures that are legally sound and ethical to protect clients and safeguard against litigation.
Ensure security mechanisms such as encryption, firewalls and pass codes)

15. Standard 9. Practice Competencies
9-1. Advocacy and Social Action
9-2. Community Practice
9-3. Administrative Practice
9-4. Clinical Competencies
9-5. Research
9-6. Supervision
Standard 10. Continuing Education

16. Model Regulatory Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice
Updated Version-2015
Model Regulatory Standards for Technology
and Social Work Practice
Section I. Practitioner Competence and Compliance with Ethnical Standards
Section II. Informed Consent
Section III. Privacy and Confidentiality
Section IV. Boundaries, Dual Relationships, and Conflicts of Interest
Section V. Records and Documentation
Section VI. Collegial Relationships
Section VII. Electronic Practice Across Jurisdictional Boundaries

18. “Intelligent people are more likely to avoid conflict, which explains why some people notice everything but choose to say nothing”

19. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”
Earl Nightingale

20. Small Nuggets to use for Everyday Living
Clarity is the most effective element for social media policies.
Setting expectations, conducting training and holding people accountable is necessary.
Remember that if you identify yourself as a
member of a company or organization,
you are always on stage.

21. Questions/Comments
Nakia Williams, LCSW