What sources do I need to review and/or incorporate into my social media policy?

Develop your Professional Social Media Policy Worksheet1. What sources do I need to review and/or incorporate into my social media policy?2. Whom do I need to target in my social media policy? 3. What ethical concerns do I need to address in my social media policy? 4. How do I currently handle the following online activities at work or professionally? Using the table below, briefly note if you engage in the online activity for work and why. If you do not engage in the online activity professionally, note why not. Common Online Activities How used for work or professionallyConnecting via Social Networking Sites (Friending, following,etc.)FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagramPinterestOther:Communicating(emailing, texting, etc.)Email TextingPhone callsInstant or direct messagingOnline Activity (searching, commenting, etc.)Internet searches Use of smartphone apps Use of business review sites for self or othersComments published on others’ sites Creating or SharingDigital Content(Photos, podcasts,blog posts,etc.)Text (Blog posts, comments on posts, etc.)PhotosVideosAudio filesContent is accurate, respectful, etc.? Managing Accounts & Online PresenceDoyou regularly check your accounts? Aware of and/or change privacy settings?Aware of encryption software and firewall settings? Boundaries between personal & professional? Other:
2 The Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Contact Laurel Iverson Hitchcock (lihitch@uab.edu) or Allison Curington (amcurington@sw.ua.edu) for questions.5. Review with a colleague or supervisor and discuss what works well. Consider this question – Do I need to change my practices and if so, how? List professional practices you plan to include in your social media policy in the table below. Common Online ActivitiesCurrent PracticeConnecting via Social Networking Sites (Friending, following, etc.)FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagramPinterestOther:Communicating(emailing, texting, etc.)Email TextingPhone callsInstant or direct messagingOnline Activity (searching, commenting, etc.)Internet searches Use of smartphone apps Use of business review sites for self or othersComments published on others’ sites Creating or SharingPhotos, podcasts, blog posts, etc.)Text (Blog posts, comments on posts, etc.)PhotosVideosAudio filesContent is accurate, respectful, etc.? Managing Accounts & Online PresenceDo you regularly check your accounts? Aware of and/or change privacy settings?Aware of encryption software and firewall settings? Boundaries between personal & professional? Other:Next Steps: 6. Commit to writing your professional social media policy by signing the following statement: I commit to writing and implementing my own professional social media policy by ____________________.(Insert Date)__________________________________________________________ _________________________ Signature Date7. After writing your policy, use the Social Media Policy Checklist for Social Workers to assess your policy for gaps. Revise as needed. 8. Implement your policy at work by sharing with clients, co-workers and supervisors. Review your policy annually.9. Encourage colleagues to write their own professional social media policies. Advocate for this ethical practice in your place of employment.

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