Why would a social worker post information on a case on y.a ?

Question

isnt there supposed to be an expectation of privacy when they are involved?

Answer 1

No a Social Worker would not do that as they are bound by confidentiality.

If someone has been doing that, it most likely was someone pretending to be a social worker - maybe a neighbour or relative with a grudge who knows your business?  If they have done that, it's impersonation and illegal on Y!A.

Report it!

Good luck

RMx

Answer 2

I would seriously hope that a social worker would not post something to Y!A about a client.  If they are they are in some serious need of supervision.  A decent social worker should always have a supervisor or colleague to bounce things off of.  A social worker or any mental health professional should never post to a public forum to solicit advice as there is always the possibility that the person/family they are posting about reads it. If there is some sort of closed forum specifically for mental health professionals/social workers that might be another thing but this forum is definitely not a place to look for suggestions on how to treat clients.

Answer 3

If she/he wrote information which included names, then that's unprofessional, unethical and she should be reported.

Answer 4

Thats illegal so is probably BS

Answer 5

Don't think they could

If it was a anonymous paragraph about an anonymous family i dont think it would matter.

Though things like that are really meant to stay in the workplace,but if theres no names on there they probaby know they cant be found out ??

They are probably just looking for peoples oppinions but it is very unprofessional

Answer 6

That is disgraceful, and definitely professional misconduct.  Social Services are covered by the Caldicott Guidelines on disclosure and privacy (first developed for the NHS after the Alderhey scandal.

Social Workers (as in the case of Therapists and Counsellors) have a network of supervision whereby Senior Social Workers or Therapists help and discuss cases and personal issues arising from them, that's where this discussion should have taken place.  Or in closed support forums (like the one I use)

Simon