Imagine you’ve been tasked with presenting about technology and professionalism to employees at your field placement (Anchored Hope Counseling) . In a digital presentation of 8-10 slides, address the following:
Explain specific examples of mistakes social workers can make when using technology. (Examples: social media, texting, and AI.)
In regard to ethical use of technology, describe one example of each of the following: technology and HIPAA, confidentiality and technology use, and professionalism when using technology.
Next, record a video of yourself presenting this content to your instructor. You may use Zoom or YouTube to record yourself. If using YouTube, be sure to mark the video as “unlisted.” Go to your My Videos page. Select the video which you’d like to make an unlisted video. Click the Edit button to access the video’s settings. Go to the Privacy section of the page. There you’ll see the option to mark your video as “unlisted.” Select unlisted. Don’t forget to click the Save Changes button.
Submit the link to your video recording to the instructor.
This 8–10 slide presentation covers technology and professionalism for social workers — common tech mistakes and ethical examples across HIPAA, confidentiality, and professionalism. Make it concrete and tied to the NASW Code of Ethics.
Key takeaways
- Name specific tech mistakes: boundary-crossing on social media, careless texting, misusing AI.
- Give one ethical example each for HIPAA, confidentiality, and professionalism.
- Anchor it in the NASW Code of Ethics and HIPAA rules.
- Keep it practical for frontline staff.
- Design clean slides; you’ll record a presentation.
Common technology mistakes
Give concrete examples: friending/accepting clients on social media (boundary violation), texting PHI on an unsecured phone, posting identifiable client details, and entering confidential case data into public AI tools.
Technology and HIPAA
Example: emailing or texting protected health information without encryption violates HIPAA. Show the safe alternative (secure, compliant platforms).
Confidentiality and technology
Example: discussing a case on a video call in a public space, or storing records on an unsecured device. Stress safeguards and informed consent for technology use.
Professionalism when using technology
Example: unprofessional social-media posts that reflect on the agency, or blurred boundaries via personal messaging. Tie each to the NASW Code of Ethics.
Format
8–10 clean slides for your Anchored Hope presentation, cited, ready to record.