Digital Social Work: Tools for Practice with Individuals, Organizations, and Communities

ISBN-13: 9780190871116 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 320 str.

Lauri Goldkind; Lea Wolf; Paul P. Freddolino

Recenzje

The book delicately balances between demonstrating, through numerous case studies, what are wonderful novel opportunities of technology and envisioning what could be possible in the future and which paths should be explored.

O autorze

Lauri Goldkind, PhD, MSW, is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University. As a social worker who has focused on macro practice, she is also interested in organizational development and evaluating organizational effectiveness across all areas (including use of technology, defining notions of accountability, and leadership development). Her current research has two strands: technology implementation, information, and communication technologies (ICT) tools in human services; and nonprofits, social justice, and civic engagement in organizational life. Lea Wolf, MSW, is a social worker who lives and works in New York City. Wolf's published work addresses arts-based interventions across sectors, social activism, and the nexus of social work and technology. Paul P. Freddolino, MDiv, PhD, is Professor of Social Work at Michigan State University. He has led development of hybrid/blended social work education programs and online courses. He is also actively engaged in research related to the use of technology tools in social work practice. Current projects focus on technology for stroke victims, for people with dementia, and for caregivers of both.