Online Social Work Practice: Issues and Guidelines for the Profession

There has been growth in the utilization of information and communication (ICT) tools in the field of social work in recent years.While most of the work has revolved around community practice, some social workers have moved into the realm of online, web-based therapeutic practice. This paper disc...

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Main Authors: Goutham M. Menon, Julie Miller-Cribbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indiana University School of Social Work 2002-12-01
Series:Advances in Social Work
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Online Access:https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/34
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spelling doaj-bc3c5c0e394d4becb812a82163cf3e0b2020-11-24T23:13:07ZengIndiana University School of Social WorkAdvances in Social Work1527-85652331-41252002-12-013210411631Online Social Work Practice: Issues and Guidelines for the ProfessionGoutham M. MenonJulie Miller-CribbsThere has been growth in the utilization of information and communication (ICT) tools in the field of social work in recent years.While most of the work has revolved around community practice, some social workers have moved into the realm of online, web-based therapeutic practice. This paper discusses important issues emerging from this new form of social work practice and concludes with suggested guidelines for the use of ICTs in social work practice.https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/34Web-based counselingonline therapytechnology-enhanced practice
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Julie Miller-Cribbs
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Online Social Work Practice: Issues and Guidelines for the Profession
Advances in Social Work
Web-based counseling
online therapy
technology-enhanced practice
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Julie Miller-Cribbs
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title Online Social Work Practice: Issues and Guidelines for the Profession
title_short Online Social Work Practice: Issues and Guidelines for the Profession
title_full Online Social Work Practice: Issues and Guidelines for the Profession
title_fullStr Online Social Work Practice: Issues and Guidelines for the Profession
title_full_unstemmed Online Social Work Practice: Issues and Guidelines for the Profession
title_sort online social work practice: issues and guidelines for the profession
publisher Indiana University School of Social Work
series Advances in Social Work
issn 1527-8565
2331-4125
publishDate 2002-12-01
description There has been growth in the utilization of information and communication (ICT) tools in the field of social work in recent years.While most of the work has revolved around community practice, some social workers have moved into the realm of online, web-based therapeutic practice. This paper discusses important issues emerging from this new form of social work practice and concludes with suggested guidelines for the use of ICTs in social work practice.
topic Web-based counseling
online therapy
technology-enhanced practice
url https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/34
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