tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74396462375080328232012-02-16T08:34:04.199-08:00Welcome to YAPA's new blog titled 'Youth Workers on Social Media'! YAPA has recently released a Model Policy Guide for youth services, in how to develop a policy to guide effective and ethical social media use. You can find the guide at www.yapa.org.au. This blog is for the sharing of good examples of stuff that makes online youth work happen in ethical ways - both challenges and creative solutions - hope you all find it useful!Youth Action and Policy Association NSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404479748901891569noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439646237508032823.post-64573527910481602642011-10-12T19:00:00.000-07:002011-10-12T19:00:43.871-07:00What worries you about social media in a youth work context?<br /><br />Some questions to get you pondering:<br />- am I already on social media as a youth worker? If not, why not?<br />- if I am, do I use it to its full potential? If not, why not?<br />- what are the risks?<br />- when I think about facebook or writing a blog on behalf of my service, I get hot and sweaty, a lead weight in my diminutive stomach, and need to pee (out of nervousness) - why?<br /><br />Love to hear your thoughts NSW workers!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439646237508032823-6457352791048160264?l=youthworkersonsocialmedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Youth Action and Policy Association NSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404479748901891569noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439646237508032823.post-76163741475604860602011-09-13T19:20:00.000-07:002011-09-28T16:46:09.409-07:00Ok, so to set the tone, the model policy guideline says that your ethical and risk-based decisions around social media use will depend on what you use social media for.<br /><br />So what do you use social media for? Can you see any potential ethical problems with this?<br /><br />I currently use it to create a group 'feel' in a program that I'm running in between physical group events, with different levels of success at different times...<br /><br />Get posting! Can't wait hear what's happening out there!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7439646237508032823-7616374147560486060?l=youthworkersonsocialmedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Youth Action and Policy Association NSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404479748901891569noreply@blogger.com4