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Is Social Media Good or Bad For Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

With so many of us being active online and new social media platforms popping up frequently, is social media good or bad for mental health? Last month in New York City, social media was designated a public health hazard for its effect on youth mental health.

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Developing a Personalized Social Media Policy for Social Work Practice

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Editor’s Note : This blog post is adapted from the Second Edition of the Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators. There are many reasons for social workers to have a personalized social media policy – to maintain boundaries, protect privacy and confidentiality, and model professional behavior.

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Is Social Media Good or Bad For Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

With so many of us being active online and new social media platforms popping up frequently, is social media good or bad for mental health? Last month in New York City, social media was designated a public health hazard for its effect on youth mental health.

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Daicia Price Speaks with Local New Live on Social Media and Loneliness

Michigan Social Work

Associate Clinical Professor Daicia Price spoke with Gray TV’s Local News Live about social media and loneliness. Social Media has a role in our society,” she said, “but it is not a replacement for those intimate connections that people probably were really desiring.”

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base. Join this session to learn: How to utilize social media to market your private social work practice.

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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

But sharing false or inaccurate mental health guidance on social media can lead to potentially dangerous outcomes. As a mental health professional, it is alarming for me to watch folks on social media mock mental illnesses, invalidate symptoms, and share misleading information.

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Permanent Twitter Ban of Extremist Influencers Can Detoxify Social Media

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Banning right-wing extremists from social media can reduce the spread of anti-social ideas and conspiracy theories, according to Rutgers-led research. View Full Article - Permanent Twitter Ban of Extremist Influencers Can Detoxify Social Media.

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