In this episode we ask whether social workers should be on social media? Sharmeen speaks to two social workers, Yewande and Kayleigh, who are also YouTubers.

Yewande’s an experienced social worker and manager in child protection. Her YouTube channel Young Black Social Worker focuses on social work content for students, newly qualified and experienced social workers.
Joining her is Kayleigh a social worker who has experience working in various different adult services across some of the most deprived areas of England. She shares all her insights on her YouTube channel, Kayleigh Rose Evans. Both started their channels in the beginning of the pandemic, back in early 2020, and both have thousands of subscribers on YouTube and followers on Instagram. And they are both on TikTok too.

Why did they create a public social media profile about their work as social workers?

What are some of the positives and negatives of having a presence on social media?

They talk about confidence and also give advice for students and newly qualified social workers on how to use social media personally and professionally, in a safe way.

Here is the transcipt to this episode.

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