{"id":2222,"date":"2014-10-01T09:16:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T09:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/?p=2222"},"modified":"2020-11-05T19:54:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T19:54:04","slug":"a-facebook-friend-request-from-a-parent-what-do-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/2014\/10\/01\/a-facebook-friend-request-from-a-parent-what-do-you-do\/","title":{"rendered":"A Facebook Friend Request from A Parent&#8230;What Do You Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re sitting in your car between visits and your phone beeps. You check your email and find a Facebook friend request from Hakeem&#8217;s mother. You know that<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2223\" src=\"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock_134112389-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Signs with social media words on them\" width=\"261\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock_134112389-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/shutterstock_134112389.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/> he&#8217;s often in and out of the hospital and she keeps her friends and family up-to-date about his health using her Facebook page. She mentioned it to you a while ago\u00a0and you told her it was a great idea. She canceled your last visit and you suspect that he&#8217;s back in the hospital. You care about him and his family and would like to know how he is. \u00a0However, this feels like one of those moments when you could be crossing into uncomfortable territory.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you do?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>The Social Media Line in the Sand<\/h2>\n<p>Social media has become an important tool for many of us to\u00a0communicate and stay connected. It&#8217;s a place where we usually interact with our friends, sharing personal information about our interests and perhaps our families. The reality is that whenever you share personal info online, technically it&#8217;s &#8220;out there,&#8221; available to the world. On social media, though, we have a little control about who sees our info. You can accept or ignore friend requests, choose who to follow, and set security measures to (try to) protect your info. You make a choice when you &#8220;like&#8221; a page or accept a request to be connected. That choice isn&#8217;t always an easy one when the link between your personal and professional lives is crossed.<\/p>\n<p>Some programs have clear policies about <a title=\"Walking the Parent-Professional Boundary\" href=\"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/walking-the-parent-professional-boundary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">professional boundaries<\/a>. For instance, once agency I worked for designated the time frame for this boundary as 5 years, meaning that I agreed not to pursue a personal relationship with a &#8220;client&#8221; (my agency&#8217;s word) for at least 5 years from the date of discharge. To me, this included social media requests, invitations to <a title=\"You're Invited...What Do You Do?\" href=\"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/youre-invited-what-do-you-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">parties<\/a>, sharing my personal email or cell number, etc. It was relatively easy to draw the line in the sand with clear guidance from my agency. What if your agency doesn&#8217;t draw these lines for you?<\/p>\n<h2>Accept or Ignore?<\/h2>\n<p>So, what would you do if you were Hakeem&#8217;s service coordinator or service provider? You know that accepting would give his mother access to anything you share on your Facebook page. You will also have access to more info about her, perhaps more than you need to know. You may worry\u00a0that she will realize if you ignore her request. Here are a few options for approaching this situation:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accept<\/strong> &#8211; You could accept her request and accept that you&#8217;ve opened a door. Opening this door could indicate to her that you are willing to be more than her service coordinator\/provider because you are willing to share in her personal experience and have her share in yours. You must consider whether or not you are comfortable with her having access to your personal business. If what you share on social media shows a different side of you than what you show in a professional situation, you might want to pause.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ignore<\/strong> &#8211; You could simply ignore the request and wait for her to bring it up. Maybe she won&#8217;t. If she does, what will you say?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discuss<\/strong> &#8211; When you see her next, you could bring it up and let her know your thoughts. If you have an agency policy that prohibits social media interactions, then let her know. \u00a0If there is no such policy, you can tell her that you prefer to keep in touch by phone or email (if allowed by your agency).\u00a0Yes, it will probably feel awkward but it&#8217;s best to be honest and draw the line in the sand immediately so that, hopefully, there will be no hard feelings in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever choices you make, keep in mind that <a title=\"It's Saturday and You See Derick's Family at the Mall...What Do You Do?\" href=\"http:\/\/veipd.org\/earlyintervention\/its-saturday-and-you-see-dericks-family-at-the-mall-what-do-you-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">maintaining professional boundaries<\/a> is possible within a friendly family-professional relationship. You can be friendly and supportive without crossing the line into personal relationships. If an action makes you feel uncomfortable or could possibly affect the quality or context of your relationship with a family, then follow your instinct and keep to your boundaries. Being too close with a family can affect your ability to remain objective. It can also impact the parent&#8217;s ability to make the best decisions for her child and family. It&#8217;s really difficult to request a change of providers once you are friends online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you do? How have you handled this situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Share your insights and thoughts in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re sitting in your car between visits and your phone beeps. You check your email and find a Facebook friend request from Hakeem&#8217;s mother. You know that he&#8217;s often in and out of the hospital and she keeps her friends and family up-to-date about his health using her Facebook page. 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