The Impact of Social Media on Adults
This course examines social media’s impact on adult mental health, identity, relationships, and work, offering social workers tools for assessment, ethics, and intervention.
🕒 3 CE HOURS
COURSE LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
Date of course creation/update: 05/07/2025
CE Broker Tracking NO: #20-1354089
Education Pathways, LLC provider #2485 , is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 02/05/2026–02/05/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical continuing education credits.
This online reading-based asynchronous distance learning course :
explores the complex and evolving role of social media in the lives of adults, examining its psychological, social, relational, and professional impacts. Through an interdisciplinary lens, participants will gain insights into how social media affects adult mental health, identity, relationships, and access to resources. The course provides social workers with tools for assessment, culturally competent engagement, ethical considerations, and intervention strategies to support clients navigating challenges and opportunities in digital environments.
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Learning Objectives:
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Describe how adult engagement with social media has evolved and identify demographic patterns of use.
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Analyze psychological impacts of social media on adult mental health.
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Evaluate how social media influences adult interpersonal relationships and family dynamics.
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Discuss digital identity formation and adult development across diverse populations.
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Identify challenges and benefits of social media use in professional contexts.
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Assess differential impacts on vulnerable adult populations and the role of advocacy.
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Apply ethical standards and clinical judgment in digitally mediated environments.
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Identify ways social media can foster support, resilience, and empowerment.
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