A few weeks a go I had the pleasure of presenting as part of the First Global Social Welfare Digital Summit. This event was organized by Social Work Helper. I continue to think about how social workers should play in the ethical use of social media. It is easy to say that social media can be damaging to teens but it is more challenging to consider the benefits (a bit biased here).
In this presentation I reviewed the research and compared with interactions that I have observed in clinical practice. There is certainly evidence to suggest that social media has a impact on mental health. But I ask, is it all bad? How should we talk to the youth we work with about social media? How should we educate parents about the interplay between social media and depression?
In my 40 minute presentation I concluded how our role should be one of reducing harm and also finding ways to facilitate shared decisions about social media between parents and their children…
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