Facebook and Foster Care: Connection, engagement, and organizational change

Stratton, Katrina; Lund, Stephan; Gray, D.

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Stratton, Katrina

Lund, Stephan

Gray, D.

Date

2018

Type

Journal Article

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Stratton, K. and Lund, S. and Gray, D. 2018. Facebook and Foster Care: Connection, engagement, and organizational change. Developing Practice: the child youth and family work journal. 49: pp. 44-62.

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Developing Practice: the child youth and family work journal

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ISSN

1445-6818

Faculty

Faculty of Health Sciences

School

School of Occ Therapy, Social Work and Speech Path

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75615

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Facebook has provided individuals, businesses, communities, and not-for-profit (NFP) organisations opportunities to engage and relate across traditional boundaries of practice. Roles of Facebook for NFPs include information sharing, education, action, community-building, and advocacy (Auger, 2013; Briones, Kuch, Liv, and Jin, 2011; Dunlop and Fawcett, 2008). Adopting social media is a process of organisational change, requiring innovation, buy-in from multiple stakeholders, risk management, and the development of systems and frameworks.