SOCIAL WORK AND ICT-SOME ETHICAL ISSUES

Year 2014, Volume: 1 , 402 - 405, 01.09.2014

Mirsada Abdurrahmanı Jozef Bushati Edit Lezha Bujane Topallı

Abstract

There is a tendency to see a new
development in the field of ICT-s, and possibly taking advantages of this new
technology can be brought to social work. Social work faces a critical need to
incorporate ICTs into training social workers, delivering social work services,
and the conduct of social work research. The increasing use of ICTs in social
work raises some new questions in relation with confidentiality, privacy and
data security. Regardless of the level of practice, ICTs will continue
influencing the careers of social workers and the clients they serve. Social
workers recognize the central importance of human relationships but in the same
time social workers need to have an understanding of the roles that such ICTs
may play in the lives of their clients. This paper also identifies potential
pitfalls and challenges with respect to the adoption of ICT, with
recommendations for advancing their use in practice, education. Social workers
also need ICT competencies in order to effectively lead different types of
social change initiatives or collaborate with professionals of other
disciplines who are using ICTs as part of existing strategies. 

Keywords

ICT, social work, practice, ethic

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