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In this past live segment, now available on podcast, Sean Erreger, LCSW discusses his use of blogging and social media in social work, particularly with the topic of suicide prevention. Sean also explains how social media platforms, such as twitter, can be used for professional development, advocacy, networking, and much more. You can find more about Sean's work on twitter @StuckOnSW and at www.stuckonsocialwork.wordpress.com.
Sean Erreger, LCSW, MSW, is a clinical case manager for children and youth at the New York State Office of Mental Health. He believes that for social workers who work with teens, striving to understand the social media that their clients are using is part of cultural competency. For related resources, see the show notes
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Sean Erreger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, MSW) in New York State with an undergraduate degree in psychology. Sean has over a decade of practice experience in a variety of settings, including foster care prevention, psychiatric emergency room, adolescent day treatment, and adult inpatient. Currently, he is a clinical case manager for children and adolescents at risk of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and/or out-of-home placement. Alex Akers is vice president for business development with Health Catalyst, a Utah-based, next-generation data, analytics, and decision-support company. He has been with Health Catalyst since 2015. Alex began his career in health care consulting, working for KPMG and Accenture in their health care strategy practices, and then shifting to revenue cycle reengineering with Stockamp & Associates. His passion for technology in health care really took off after he joined Microsoft and was responsible for health care strategy in their payer segment. After a stint with Grand Rounds in San Francisco, Alex landed at Health Catalyst. 00:00 The purpose of podcasts. 01:40 Industry-specific podcasts as a great way to absorb information and make unproductive time productive. 05:15 Getting context through podcasts. 05:40 Podcasts helping with work-life balance. 06:00 “It's a way to get creative.” 06:35 Finding new podcasts through keyword searches and apps like Pocket Casts and Overcast. 10:50 What it means to subscribe to a podcast. 11:20 Following timelines to seek out specific information vs being a casual listener. 12:10 Alex's podcast recommendations. 13:35 Sean's blog, stuckonsocialwork.com, and his self-guided course on social media ethics for social workers. 14:15 Using podcasts as a way to help make the workday less mundane while gaining a better sense of various topics. 16:30 How Sean gets most of his podcasts—through Google Play or iTunes. 20:30 Sean's podcast recommendations for social work.
#NatCon16 is the Annual Conference of the National Council on Behavioral Health. For the second time, the conference will include invited Social Media Ambassadors to help share the story of #NatCon16 far and wide. I’m joined on the podcast by Communications team members Hannah Cohen and Allie Siemianowski of the National Council on Behavioral Health to talk about why they developed the social media ambassador program and what they hope to achieve. Listen to our conversation originally recorded via Blab or drop in at the time stamps below. 00:00 Introduction to #NatCon1600:50 Meet Ali Siemianowski and Hannah Coen02:00 National Council on Behavioral Health02:30 Conference attendance ~ 5,00003:15 Kudos on the NatCon's social media presence04:12 Social media track includes @KevinMD05:00 Social Media Ambassadors05:51 Asking the "dumb" questions06:43 Who are the other Social Media Ambassadors07:23 Are there specific tracks?08:59 Active in TweetChats as National Council? #StampOutStigma09:40 How do you organize your TweetChats?11:10 What are the social media activities during the conference?12:23 Invasive social media15:24 Janet's first conference at Ceasars16:45 Quiet interview place (for Jaet?)17:02 Will you have National press coverage?17:29 How can conference attendees prepare to engage in social media?18:48 Will you create a twitter list?19:12 Sean Erreger, @StuckonSW & Dana Lewis #hcsm20:40 Details on the conference21:12 NO HEELS22:06 Social Media Success Tip: Ahmanielle Hall, Yuma Medical Center "There are people to help you"
Sean Erreger is "Stuck on Social Work" and he likes it that way. Sean is a Social Work blogger and Mental Health Case Manager for youth in Saratoga Springs, NY. He is very active in a number of tweet chats that discuss suicide prevention, education, social work and healthcare leadership. He is one of the moderators of #SPSM on Sunday evenings which is both a Tweet Chat and a Video Chat at the same time. Sean blogs about social work at "Stuck on Social Work" where he curates resources for his colleagues and peers. Listen to our conversation of drop in the chat at the time stamps below. IntroductionWhat's your "day job""Know thy Resources"Stuck on Social Work blogTweet Chat: #SPSMTweet Chat: #PTChatTweet Chat: #MACROSWTweet Chat: #HCLDRIs it hard to manage so much information?"Patient Centeredness"#SPSM TweetChat with @DocForemanVideosShout out to Colin HungTalking about suicideEnd of live and suicideYouth mental health case managerConversations connect different topicsSocial media & workTweeting live at conferences~ National Conference on Behaviorial Health~ Professional Quality of LifeJonathan Singer - Social Work PodcastSocial Media Tip: Colin Hung Social Media Tip: Paula Gill, Co-Founder CareHubs "As your community what they want" "Stuck on Social Work" Blog Sean's Social Work profile Twitter conversation: #MEDPSYCH Sean on LinkedIn Sean's website