Should Social Workers Have Social Media?

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Live Interactive Webinar

Interactive Synchronous Distance / Live Interactive Webinar

Date & Time: Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
Format: Hosted in Preferra Learn LMS / Zoom Integrated
Continuing Education: 1.5 CE Ethic Hours
Target Audience: Social Workers

Many social workers wholeheartedly support having a social media presence to promote their services, offer resources, network with other professionals, and create a platform for advocacy.

Others believe that having a social media presence poses unnecessary risks to the social work profession.

Regardless of whether they choose to engage in social media, social work professionals must know and understand the ethical implications and associated risks in order to make decisions that best fit their business model and professional development goals.

This 90-minute, live, interactive webinar will provide actionable information and guidance that you can implement immediately in your current practice setting.

Only Attendees of this live webinar will receive CE credit!

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Webinar capacity: 3000 attendees. Registration closes at 9:00 PM EDT the day before the webinar or when maximum capacity is reached.

Course Interaction: This live webinar takes place on Preferra Learn’s Learning Management System / Zoom integrated, and is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions.

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Learning Objectives

After the webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Make an educated decision about having a social media presence by weighing the benefits and risks for their career development and long-term business plan.
  2. Develop or revised their social media policy to share with clients, explaining the rationale behind their social media presence and outlining protocols for their therapist-patient relationship.
  3. Create and implement a periodic audit of their social media presence to evaluate its ethical use and emphasize the importance of staying current with platform usage knowledge.
Course Completion & CE Information
Social workers must attend the entire webinar and complete a course evaluation to receive CE credit.
All states accept ACE providers except New York.

New York does not accept ASWB ACE provider or course/conference approval. Preferra is already in the process of applying for approval as a Continuing Education Provider for LMSWs and LCSWs in New York. We anticipate receiving approval in the second semester of 2025.

Even when a social work board accepts courses offering ASWB ACE credit, licensees are responsible for determining whether courses meet the CE requirements in their jurisdictions. States and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether any individual course may be accepted for credit.

For more information visit: https://www.aswb.org/licenses/ace-approved-continuing-education/states-and-provinces-that-accept-ace/

Webinar Instructors
Betsy Cauble

Betsy Cauble

Tim Davis

Tim Davis

Emily Donovan

Emily Donovan

Dina Larsen

Dina Larsen

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Preferra Insurance Company RRG, provider # 2109, is approved as an ACE provider to offer continuing education in social work by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 09/30/2024-09/30/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 ethics continuing education credits.