9 Mobile Apps for Social Workers
"Add digital skills to the many skill sets we wear as social workers. Our clients are carrying around devices that can serve as a secondary tool to support practice and our primary connections. Many practitioners feel that technology is taking away from the human interaction. However, technology can actually enhance our practice and empower our clients while scaling our efforts."
Rural Health Pro Community - Apps on Google Play
"Rural Health Pro is your link to a network of healthcare professionals across Australia who, like you, are passionate about keeping rural communities healthy.  Access information curated specifically to suit your profession and interests, wherever you are and whenever you need it."

New therapy apps bring mental health services to rural areas

In traditional therapy, people have to drive to their therapist or doctor for care, but the world of mental health care is changing and new professional services are being offered online.
 

5 Apps for Social Workers
Social workers are responsible for ensuring the general health and safety of their clients, and some of those professionals use apps for social workers to make their jobs a little easier. Some of these apps help them better organize their case studies, but others help them stay updated on new research in the field. Students enrolled in social work programs may want to learn more about these apps.
 

What apps help you the most as a social worker?
Are there any apps that you swear by as a social worker (besides Google Maps....gotta love home visits all the way out in the boonies).

Also...if you were to create an app for your profession what would it look like?

Apps for the Mobile Social Worker
"Over the past seven years, this blog post has become a go-to resource for social workers looking for tools and apps to both assist with their work and manage their everyday lives. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve here in the U.S. and around the world, we wanted to expand our current list with some additional apps that can help you work from home, save time, and deal with stress."

Crucial Tools And Apps For Social Workers In The United States
These 15 crucial tools for social workers are extremely handy for your day-to-day Social Work practice and will make your life easier! Social work can be extremely hectic. Work spanning multiple disciplines, high caseloads, working through government agencies and a complex network of forms can begin to take their toll.
 

Social Work Mobile Apps - NACSW
I thought it would be easy to find reviews of social work related mobile apps to share.  I was very surprised to find little written about social work specific apps. I found a lot of social work blogs have written about general work productivity apps or wrote about apps specific to a specific field of practice like working with individuals with ASD. What I found missing was a discussion of generalist apps.

Five Great Apps for Child and Family Social Workers
In order to stay in touch with news, best practices and leaders in the field, these five great apps for child and family social workers are an ideal solution. A child and family social worker could try one of these apps for organizing schedules, keeping up with articles or keeping notes about their cases. 
 

Technology in Social Work: Tips and Best Practices
"Technology brings incredible advantages to social work: It enhances collaboration, gives social workers and their clients immediate access to information and programs and makes video meetings possible. That said, it should be noted that technology in social work can also present concerns, especially related to privacy and confidentiality. "

Download These 5 of the Best Apps for Social Work Majors
"Social worker job roles are projected to increase by 9 percent between 2021 and 2031, resulting in the addition of roughly 64,000 new positions. If you’re interested in working in this career field, a degree is typically required.

To help with your studies, many developers have created apps with social work majors in mind. Which ones are worth the download? Here are some of the best apps for social work students."

AI in Social Work : r/socialwork

"Currently, we are planning to discuss the use of AI in Social Work (we are moving slowly as we are a government agency). As a social worker with a local authority in England, I am eager to hear your thoughts on AI's application in our field. Social workers from different countries are also please share your perspectives and suggestions."

AI and Social Work
The use of Artificial intelligence (AI) in the social work profession is an emerging area of practice. AI promises to revolutionize the way we work by using computer systems to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning from experience, reasoning, problem-solving and understanding natural language. The use of AI has raised questions about how to harness its benefits, mitigate its risks, and ensure it aligns with the values and standards in the NASW Code of Ethics.
 

Artificial Intelligence in Social Work: Emerging Ethical Issues
"Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly prevalent in social work. AI is being used to conduct risk assessments, assist people in crisis, strengthen prevention efforts, identify systemic biases in the delivery of social services, provide social work education, and predict social worker burnout and service outcomes, among other uses. There is now considerable literature on the ways in which social workers and other human service professionals can use AI to assist vulnerable people."

Leveraging AI in Social Work: A Pathway to Empowering Vulnerable Populations 
"The intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and social work is guiding a new era of technological transformation, promising to revolutionize how social services are delivered to the most vulnerable sectors of society. AI’s predictive analytics, machine learning, and natural language processing capabilities have the potential to enhance service delivery, improve efficiency, and provide personalized support to those in need. In this blog post, I’ll explore the possibility of AI in social work, examine real-world applications and success stories, address challenges and ethical considerations, and envision the future of this exciting time. "

Perspectives from social work education and practice on AI
"As Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its language tools, such as ChatGPT, evolve and become mainstream, there are plenty of questions and concerns that accompany them. Many industries and organizations are looking into incorporating AI into their work in an ethical manner, including higher education."

Social Workers: If You’re Confused by AI, You’re Not Alone
"Feeling left behind in this dizzying age of artificial intelligence (AI)? You’re not the only one, says Fordham GSS Professor Lauri Goldkind, Ph.D."
 

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Best Social Work Case Management Software 2024
How to find the right Social Work Case Management Software.  Learn more from our team about Social Work Case Management pricing, features and benefits in our Social Work Case Management Buyers Guide

50 Best Social Work Blogs and Websites in 2024
The best Social Work blogs from thousands of blogs on the web and ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers & freshness.

9 Best Social Work Blogs You Must Know Of
"There are many great social work blogs. Over the years, I have followed a few and gained some very useful insights into the role of a social worker. "

5 Blogs Every Social Worker Should Read

"Social work is an emotionally and mentally draining career, and these five blogs every social worker should read offer support, encouragement and tips. These blogs can be used in order to locate new resources, examine best practices or simply find a source of moral support for a tough and often thankless job. Take a look at one or more of these blogs when you have a few spare minutes of time."

NASW Blogs
"NASW blogs educate the public about the services social workers provide, keep members and the social work profession informed about association activities"

Social Work Blog | Social work updates from NASW

Social Work Blog keeps social workers updated on news, policies, continuing education and other topics related to the profession.  Social Work Blog is a project of National Association of Social Workers (NASW), a nonprofit membership organization for professional social workers.