Social Media in Social Work Practice

Introduction Chapter 1: Social and Digital Media: Where Are We Now and How Did We Get Here? Chapter 2: The Potentials and Pitfalls of Social Media in Social Work Chapter 3: Knowledge and Values for Social Work and Social Media Chapter 4: Theories and perspectives informing social work and social media Chapter 5: Social work and social media in practice Chapter 6: Social media and social work professional development Chapter 7: Social media social justice and social change Chapter 8: Summary and concluding comments

Regardless of your level of knowledge about social media this book will broaden your horizons and stimulate your thinking about how you use social media as a social worker, an educator, a student or a social activist. It is both a comprehensive resource and a source of new ideas and perspectives -- Jim Greer The questions posed and the activities suggested are strongly rooted in social work values and ethics which clearly have a level of longevity, thereby making this a welcome addition to the academic and practitioner bookshelf. -- Jennifer E. Simpson