Social Media Best Practices Guide and Presentation Throughout this course, you will work collaboratively with your Learning Team to create a best practices guide that will be prepared for a family counseling center for use in training staff on working with families on the topic of social media and its effects on human interaction. Your guide will include the following:
• Overview of social media, including its definition, general statistics on usage in the United States., and common effects on online and offline behaviors
• Overview of social media usage across generations
• In-depth guide on social media usage and best practices based on the selection of one developmental stage
• Best practices for maximizing benefits and minimizing risks, including recommendations for how social media can help to address real-world issues for that particular stage, as well as areas of particular concern for the selected group that should be identified as behaviors to avoid
• Trends in social media and implications for the selected demographic and for society as a whole The final guide will be presented as a paper and accompanying presentation.
Week 2: Social Media Overview and Selection of Developmental Stage Select a developmental stage from the following list to be the focus of your best practices guide:
• Adolescence (ages 12–19) Reference your definition of social media from the Week 1 assignment, as well as the particular social media channels commonly used by this age group. Research and discuss the general developmental psychology characteristics of your selected group, as well as the top 2 to 3 social media channels this group has been documented to use with the greatest frequency.
Write a 260- to 350-word summary of your selected developmental stage, including answers to the following questions:
• Describe the overall characteristics of this developmental stage.
• Discuss social media adoption and use within this stage
. • Identify two to three social media channels most used by this demographic according to research.
• Discuss the benefits and risks particular to your selected demographic relative to social media use. Format any citations according to APA guidelines. My team will focus on we can focus on Adolescence (ages 12–19) and the the top three social media these young adults within this age range us are, TikTok, snapchat, YouTube. 58 words each my part to focus on with this topic is to –
Identify two or three media channels most used by this demographic according to research.
