Digital social work or e-social work? : Towards social work in a digital environment
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2024
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EDP Sciences
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The goal of this paper is to summarise and remark on contemporary issues of emerging social work in the digital environment, which were accelerated by social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the concepts of e-social work and digital social work. We debate where the boundaries of social work in the digital environment are and whether it constitutes a new, distinct branch of social work. We investigate the process and barriers to enhancing social workers’ digital capabilities (using the Technology Acceptance Model, SAMR theory, and Digital Natives-Digital Immigrants contexts). We analyse the key advantages and disadvantages of social work in the online setting.
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5.9 Other social sciences, 1.2 Computer and information sciences, 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
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Markovič, D 2024, Digital social work or e-social work? Towards social work in a digital environment. in L Vilka & J Krūmiņa (eds), 9th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference SOCIETY. HEALTH. WELFARE., 05005, SHS Web of Conferences, EDP Sciences, 9th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference: "Society. Health. Welfare.", Riga, Latvia, 29/03/23. https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202418405005
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