What is it about?
The Internet and social media has revolutionized the way we communicate, with whom and when. This revolution has now begun to influence how child and family social workers are responding to the risks and opportunities of the Internet and social media, and what seems to be apparent is a divergence of opinion, which is impacting on their practice.
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Why is it important?
This discussion paper moves beyond the notion of a moral panic in relation to the Internet and social media, and considers a series of wider social discourses on childhood and risk, which includes the possibility that the profession is a harbinger of moral panic and that the management of risk has been broadened from child protection to child safety.
Perspectives
The article clearly shows that the social work profession is seeking to come to terms with the impact of the Internet and social media on social work practice. There is a need for the profession to talk openly about how the Internet and social media are used with a view to finding ways forward that are ethically appropriate and enables service users and carers to exercise choice and confidentiality.
Miss Jennifer E Simpson
University of Northampton
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This page is a summary of: A divergence of opinion: how those involved in child and family social work are responding to the challenges of the Internet and social media, Child & Family Social Work, December 2013, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12114.
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