Social Media and Client Confidentiality
Carrie RheingansUniversity of Michigan School of Social Work
HIV/AIDS Resource CenterFriday, February 26, 2010
Agenda• Intro/History (5 min)• Objectives (5 min)• Group Work (55 min)
– Introductions (5 min)– Stakeholders (15 min)– Policy Drafting (15 min)– Report Back (20 min)
• Conclusion/Questions (10 min)
Why does this session exist?• Sex::Tech
2009• New
technologies• Ethics• Practice
Objectives• Understand the need to create organization-wide
guidelines regarding social media and confidentiality issues
• Discuss what to consider when creating organization guidelines
• Begin writing your organization’s social media confidentiality policy
• Plan first step to getting social media confidentiality policy implemented
Group Work (groups of 5-8 ppl)
• Governmental Organizations• Non-governmental/Community
Organizations– Small (<20 staff)– Large (>20 staff)
• Youth/Student Organizations (high school/college)
• Health centers/clinics
Group Work• Introductions (5 min)
– Introduce yourselves to each other– Describe your organization– Describe your role in your organization
Group Work• Stakeholders (15 min)
– Who do you serve?– Who could possibly be
using social media to serve this population?
– Who needs to approve your social media guidelines?
– What do your funders say about social media use?
Group Work• Policy Drafting (15 min)
– Which types of social media should be included?– Which staff should be included?
• Should board members, volunteers, clients be included?– What is specific to your field?– What will be your first step upon return to your
organization?
Group Work• Report Back (20
min)– What was the easiest
part?– What was the most
difficult part?– What is your first step
to start this process?
Questions &Comments
Thank you!
Carrie [email protected]
http://www.twitter.com/crheinga http://ssw.umich.edu
http://hivaidsresource.org