50,000 social workers join the Advanced Social Work Practice Network on LinkedIn in 2010
Monday, February 1st, 2010
What a powerful and independent voice this would give social work in the UK. With 82,875 social workers and 16,174 students on the GSCC Social Care Register this could happen in 2010.
“Do not wait for leaders. do it alone, person to person.” ~ Mother Teresa
Help to make it happen
It is free to join LinkedIn. Promote the group by encouraging your friends and colleagues to join the Advanced Social Work Practice Network on LinkedIn. Start discussions and contribute your thoughts and ideas, share your research and examples of good practice, post interesting events locally, nationally and internationally. Suggest sub groups for special interests.
LinkedIn is a professional networking tool whose purpose is to provide its members with a a way to search and connect with other people. Unlike the social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo, LinkedIn is primarily focused on professional communities of interest.
“The insurmountable difficulties of today are the solved problems of tomorrow.” Cardinal Heenan
The Social Work Task Force called for a a new programme of action on public understanding of social work. The phenomenal growth of social media and LinkedIn over the last few months offers us unprecedented opportunities to engage with the public debate today. Over 15 million people worldwide log on to LinkedIn every day! If you are new to LinkedIn this brief guide provides a useful overview . LinkedIn for beginners I look forward to connecting with you on LinkedIn! http://uk.linkedin.com/in/shirleyayres
If you work with children and young people in care you may wish to join this group on LinkedIn
Interesting Resources
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