WhatsApp, social media, confidentiality and the professional identity you carry everywhere
The boundary between “personal” and “professional” communication has become increasingly blurred.
A real developmental issue: understanding that professional identity travels with you.
The issue is not teaching trainees to be fearful of social media. It is developing judgement about audience, permanence, confidentiality, emotion and reputation.
SAICA competency connection
SAICA includes personal branding, business etiquette, communication channels such as social media and appropriate emotional expression within professional behaviour.
The guidance further cautions against communicating confidential information or expressing frustration with clients or the work environment on social media.
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Why a Training Officer would choose this session
It reframes social-media policy as professional identity and judgement, which is far more engaging than another “dos and don'ts” presentation.
