Care MakersSocial media presentation

Why?

Care Maker Social Media

3230 Followers on Twitter

780Followers on Facebook

#Proud#6Cs

#CareMakers

#CMWelcome

Your Digital Footprint – Video (click the foot)

• Easy to connect to like-minded people.• A quick way of getting answers to questions and

information.• More accessible – people carry smart phones,

tablets with them everywhere• Easy to talk with senior people you’d never

usually get to speak to in real life.• A great way of increasing the size of your

professional network.• A way of finding out what best practice is in your

field of study or care

What are the pros - online engagement

“No Walls – No Barriers”

• Have a clear idea of your objectives in using social media (behaviour change/service delivery/consultation/communication)

• Learn the rules of each social media space before engaging (Remember an official account belongs to the organisation not the individual)

• Build relationships with your stakeholders on and offline – social media is just one of many communication channels

• Do not open a channel of communication you cannot maintain

• Understand when a conversation should be taken offline

• Do not engage with users who are aggressive/abusive

Tips for using social media

Group Exercise

In your table groups :

Choose 5 key words that are associated with the Care Maker programme

Put those words into a 140 character tweet using any of the hashtags below:

#CMWelcome#CareMakers#PROUD#6Cs