{"product_id":"the-routledge-international-handbook-of-digital-social-work-paperback","title":"The Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonio López Peláez\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGloria Kirwan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis handbook provides an authoritative and cutting-edge overview of current research and trends related to the emerging field of digital technology and social work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is divided into six sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eReframing Social Work in a Digital Society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShaping a Science of Social Work in the Digital Society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDigital Social Work in Practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Ethics of Digital Social Work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDigital Social Work and the Digitalization of Welfare Institutions: Opportunities, Challenges and Country Cases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDigital Social Work: Future Challenges, Directions and Transformations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, comprised of 40 specially commissioned chapters, explores the main intersections between social work theory and practice in an increasingly digitized world. Bringing a critical focus to how social work as a profession is adapting exponentially to embrace the benefits of technology, it gives specific consideration to the digitalization of the social work profession, including the ways in which social workers are using different forms of technology to provide effective services and innovative practice responses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith chapters on big data, digital archiving, e-citizenship and inclusion, gerontechnology, children and technology, and data ethics, this book will be of interest to all social work scholars, students and professionals as well as those working in science and technology studies more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntonio López Peláez\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Social Work and Social Services at UNED, Spain, and Executive Director of the International Council on Social Welfare (www.icsw.org). He is Director of the Social Work Series, published by Thomson Reuters Aranzadi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGloria Kirwan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School of Healthcare Management, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She is currentlty the co-editor of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Social Work Practic\u003c\/em\u003ee (Taylor \u0026amp; Francis), editor of the journal \u003cem\u003eGroupwork\u003c\/em\u003e (Whiting \u0026amp; Birch), and editor of the \u003cem\u003eIrish Social Worker\u003c\/em\u003e, the journal of the Irish Association of Social Workers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51891081445664,"sku":"9780367499921","price":103.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/E6WPURn45w9780367499921.webp?v=1781958349","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-routledge-international-handbook-of-digital-social-work-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}