In today's digital world, social media has become a powerful tool for connecting with family and kin, building relationships, and expanding search efforts. Whether reaching out to family or kin, navigating privacy considerations, or maintaining a professional online presence, understanding how to use social media effectively is essential for successful engagement.

This training is designed to equip you with the knowledge and strategies needed to harness social media in a thoughtful, ethical, and professional manner. Throughout this session, you’ll learn how to leverage social media for family search efforts, understand key policies and procedures that support staff, and recognize the importance of professional boundaries regarding confidentiality and privacy. Additionally, you’ll explore what makes a strong, professional social media profile and gain insights into approaches for connecting meaningfully with relatives and kin online.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to: 

(1) Explain how to use social media as a tool for family search and engagement efforts
(2) Describe how policies and procedures can support staff
(3) Recognize professional boundaries and ethical considerations around confidentiality and privacy
(4) Identify the attributes of a professional social media profile
(5) Strategize approaches to connect with relatives on social media

Who Should Attend? 
Child Welfare Caseworkers/Social Workers, Supervisors, Managers, Directors, and Administrators; other system partners serving children and families 

This is an instructor-led course. Going through the units will lead you to register for the live training event session, which is hosted on Microsoft Teams.

UPCOMING LIVE SESSIONS:
June 10, 2025 (9am-12pm EST)