e-Professionalism and the ethical use of technology in social work (Editorial)
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Nipperess, Sharlene
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This special issue of Australian Social Work focuses on the professional and ethical use of technology in social work, drawing together two strands of content that have been the subject of many articles in the journal over past decades. Ethics is integral to social work practice, research, and education, and most articles at some point make connections with ethical thought and the values on which the profession is founded. Ethics is infused through our literature in a way that strongly positions us to take a stance on many issues of importance. As a profession that has a moral compass attuned to emerging social issues that impact on our work with vulnerable individuals, groups, and communities, the consistent inclusion of ethics as an inherent part of our discourse and our pedagogy is one of social work’s greatest triumphs. It is on this basis that the eyes of social work have turned to the increasing impacts of technology as we have moved into the digital age, as it has threaded its way through our organisations, influencing service provision and policies, and providing both opportunities and challenges for education, practice, and research.
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Australian Social Work
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70
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2
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Specialist studies in education
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McAuliffe, D; Nipperess, S, e-Professionalism and the ethical use of technology in social work (Editorial), Australian Social Work, 2017, 70 (2), pp. 131-134