http://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2014/sep/05/social-media-essential-part-new-social-workers-toolkits
Perhaps not.
A social worker has been given a 12-month conditions of practice order by the HCPC after posting comments on Facebook about a child protection court case.
The social worker posted on the social networking site: "I’m in court tomorrow for a case where there is a high level of domestic violence amongst many things…" and after the trial finished posted: "It’s powerful to know that…children’s lives have just massively changed for the better and now they are safe and protected from harm and have every hope for the future…"
One of the posts was accompanied by a small map, pinpointing the location of the court.
The HCPC’s conduct and competence committee found the comments to be "disrespectful and insensitive" in tone and could have led to a breach of confidentiality for the family involved in the case.
The social worker told the HCPC committee that "she had believed that her Facebook page was accessible only to her ‘friends’, not the wider public as a result of her privacy settings". However the post was publicly available and was found by her manager through a Google search of her name.
http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2014/09/10/social-worker-given-conditions-practice-order-disrespectful-facebook-posts/?cmpid=SOC%7Ctwitter%7CAndy+McNicoll%7C20140910153342944
.Miss Condon
The Health and Care Professional Council found Miss Condon guilty of misconduct and the local authority decided not to renew her contract.
However, she has not been struck off. Instead, she must be closely monitored by a line manager for a year.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2755853/It-amazing-moment-Social-worker-gloats-Facebook-breaking-family-revelling-massive-rollicking-judge-gave-parents.html#ixzz3DPRSCME9
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