HOW SOCIAL MEDIA HAS HELPED FAMILIES, SOCIAL WORKERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IN DISCERNING INFORMATION DURING CALAMITIES?

Social media is defined by its interactivity, connectedness, and user-generated content. In today’s society, the use of social media has become a necessary daily activity. Social media is typically used for social interaction and access to news and information, and decision making.  It is a valuable communication tool with others locally and worldwide, as well as to share, create, and spread information. Social media can influence consumer’s purchase decisions through reviews, marketing tactics and advertising. Essentially, social media vastly impacts our ability to communicate, form relationships, access and spread information, and to arrive at the best decision.

HOW DOES SOCIAL MEDIA HELP THE FAMILIES?

Social media has been our way to communicate with our relatives in the far places. Social media allows the members of the family and relatives to know the happenings in our life,especially during this pandemic. Since the pandemic occurred,many people are now away from their family and couldn’t go home because they might carry the virus and possibly infect the members of their family. But through social media it help them to communicate,to inform and to check how they been doing.

HOW DOES SOCIAL MEDIA HELP THE SOCIAL WORKERS?

Social media and the Internet, in general, have had an immense effect on social work. It enables communication between people from different corners of the world and makes access to information fast and easy. On the flipside, social media has brought about evils like fake news and Cyber Bullying whose effects can be fatal. But how exactly has what is possibly the most significant invention of the 21st century affected the field of social work?

Social media has significantly improved the communication experience between social workers and their clients. Social networks such as Facebook and WhatsApp make it easier, cheaper and faster for social workers to get in touch with clients without necessarily spending money on transport. In addition to this, most social workers have social media pages where interested clients can contact them and book appointments without breaking a sweat.

HOW DOES SOCIAL MEDIA HELP THE GOVERNMENT?

One of the biggest benefits of social media is that it allows governments to share critical information in a crisis.Social media can be used as a tool by providing information and instructions, with real time alerts and warnings. Social media represents one more channel for emergency services to send an alert and warning. Media throughout the world plays a vital role in educating the public about disasters; warning of hazards; gathering and transmitting information about affected areas; alerting government officials, relief organisations and the public to specific needs and facilitates discussion about disaster preparedness and response.

“The power of social media is it forces necessary change.”

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