2. Survey of 695
psychology
grad students
16% men
84% women
77% use social media

3. 86% of respondents under 30 used social media.

4. In a survey of APA division presidents and council
representatives no one over 54 used social media.

5. And they’re going to teach us about
ethics related to the social phenomenon?

6. Uses

7. Health care and social media discussion every Sunday.

8. Health related inquiries account for 3.6% - 5.4% of searches.

9. Health data-sharing platform that transforms the way
patients manage their own conditions, the way industry
conducts research and improves patient care.

10. Relational exchanges occurring through social
technologies are often compared to communicational
contexts in which individuals are simultaneously in the
same space and time (Bacigalupe, 2011, p. 7).

11. Advocate for policy changes or funding.

12. How could these technologies
help us in doing our work?
• Cloud
• Blog
• Microblogging
• Facebook

13. • Bacigalupe, Gonzalo. (2011). Is there a role for social technologies in
collaborative healthcare? Families, Systems, & Health, 29, 1-14.
• Taylor, L., McMinn, M. R., Bufford, R. K., & Chang, K. B. T. (2010). Psychologists’
attitudes and ethical concerns regarding the use of social networking web
sites. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 41(2), 153-159.