Pub Date : 2023-05-04DOI: 10.1080/17525098.2023.2210370
Jieru Bai
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Pub Date : 2023-05-04DOI: 10.1080/17525098.2023.2214401
Qingyu Fan
ABSTRACT The use of information and communication technology (ICT) can enrich interactions and improve the quality of life of older people. However, some of them will face difficulties in dealing with digital technologies. Finland and China have conducted several projects coaching older people in using ICT. This article compares the different ways these social services are organised and maintained in two local projects. The data for this comparative case study were collected through participant observation and separate focus group interviews with three groups: older people, practitioners and volunteers. Despite enormous historical and cultural differences, the social service projects share similarities as multisectoral services. Support from the public sector and effectiveness in mobilising volunteers are the core reasons for the smooth implementation of these services. The results of this study may inform approaches to further social services that seek to improve the well-being of older people through ICT.
{"title":"Supporting older people coping in a digital society: comparing case studies in China and Finland","authors":"Qingyu Fan","doi":"10.1080/17525098.2023.2214401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17525098.2023.2214401","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The use of information and communication technology (ICT) can enrich interactions and improve the quality of life of older people. However, some of them will face difficulties in dealing with digital technologies. Finland and China have conducted several projects coaching older people in using ICT. This article compares the different ways these social services are organised and maintained in two local projects. The data for this comparative case study were collected through participant observation and separate focus group interviews with three groups: older people, practitioners and volunteers. Despite enormous historical and cultural differences, the social service projects share similarities as multisectoral services. Support from the public sector and effectiveness in mobilising volunteers are the core reasons for the smooth implementation of these services. The results of this study may inform approaches to further social services that seek to improve the well-being of older people through ICT.","PeriodicalId":38938,"journal":{"name":"China Journal of Social Work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73976391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-04DOI: 10.1080/17525098.2023.2266185
Jessica C. M. Li, Frederic Reamer, Matthew Manning, Cindy Xinshan Jia
This special issue of the China Journal of Social Work presents three articles that expand our theoretical, empirical and reflective understandings of social work education, research and practice in the digital age. Reflecting the country’s commitment to promoting the development of its digital economy, China’s 14th Five-year Plan on Digital Economy Development details the roadmap for national development strategies to achieve this goal. Its main strategies include pushing for the use of blockchains and advanced technologies like 6 G. A circular issued by the General Office of the State Council on 12 January 2022, states that “By 2025, the digital economy should be in full expansion mode, with the added value of core industries in the digital economy accounting for 10% of GDP” (State Council, PRC 2022). Besides the economic/business sector, the general public is also regarded as a beneficiary of the improved efficiency brought about by providing digital social services. Actually, people in China are already deeply engaged in digital life. For instance, as of July 2022, the number of Internet users reached 6,988,549 in Hong Kong with a 92% penetration rate, 632,175 in Macau with a 95.2% penetration rate, and 1,010,740,000 in the Chinese Mainland with a 69.8% penetration rate. As for the number of Facebook users, Hong Kong has 6,528,700 with an 85.9% penetration rate, Macau has 449,700 with a 67.7% penetration rate, and the Chinese Mainland has 4,506,000 with a 0.3% penetration rate (Internet World Stats 2023). Thus, the growth of the digital population in China has increased prominently, especially when these figures are compared with the 2019 statistics (number of Internet users: 829,000,000 with a 58.4% penetration rate, number of Facebook subscribers: 1,800,000 with a 0.1% penetration rate) (Internet World Stats 2023). Furthermore, the number of 5 G base stations in China reached 1.43 million, with over 500 million 5 G users as of early March 2022 (Wu 2022). At present, social work research, education and practice have kept pace with the digitalisation of the everyday life of Chinese citizens. In this regard, we are fortunate to have access to three inspiring papers that examine and discuss the application of AI chatbots to advance social work training, conduct e-research and compare the services for enhancing the ICT competencies of ageing populations in China and Finland. Using an illustrative case study design, the first paper by Chan and Li describes the process of developing a Chinese LGPT chatbot (Yuan 1.0) to roleplay as clients chat with human social workers. This paper also discusses the possibility of using AI chatbots upon completing social work training in a Chinese context. In this illustration, a full transcript of human – bot conversation was shown to readers, and the authors concluded that human users can take part in designing the chatbot’s personality by presetting the age, problems, personality and brief history. In doing so,
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Pub Date : 2023-05-04DOI: 10.1080/17525098.2023.2232821
Asha Albuquerque-Pai, Melanie Pius Dsouza, Teddy Andrews Jaihind Jothikaran, K. Sebastin, L. Ashok
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted social work researchers for whom fieldwork is the crux of data collection. Resilient as humankind is, researchers must innovate to look at society and communities digitally. This review paper explores e-research as an option for social researchers. It summarises and synthesizes existing literature on digital research in social work. What is e-research? What is the position of the researcher in this context? What are some of the strategies and challenges in conducting research online? The paper throws light on these questions. This review article reveals the methods that can be adapted to merge technology with research in the social work domain. It also lays out the challenges of e-research. We propose a synthesized definition of e-research in social work and conclude that there is tremendous value in using technology and doing research online if done ethically.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-05DOI: 10.1080/17525098.2023.2176901
Chitat Chan, Feng Li
ABSTRACT A chatbot is a computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users. In social services, many chatbots are retrieval based: they analyse users’ intents and retrieve preset answers based on decision tree logic. A major limitation of these earlier chatbots was that their conversations were rigid, unnatural, and sounded like a multiple-choice questionnaire. Recent achievements in large-scale generative pretrained transformers (LGPTs) (e.g. GPT-3, Yuan 1.0) have offered new possibilities for chatbot development. Such technology provides a high-quality natural language experience, requires much less resource input than earlier chatbot technologies, and is much more accessible to the public. However, the use of LGPT-based cfhatbots in social work, particularly in a Chinese context, is uncommon or even absent. Using an illustrative case study, this article illustrates the initial development of an LGPT-based chatbot to support social work training in a Chinese context and discusses the possibilities for further development.
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{"title":"A preliminary study on the features of Chinese social work forces’ involvement in rural anti-poverty","authors":"Yufeng Chen, Xiaoli Hao, Wenzhe Cui, Hongyu Liu, Yang Gao, Ying Zhou, Congsheng Zhang, Anning Liu, Saroja Dorairajoo","doi":"10.1080/17525098.2023.2167846","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17525098.2023.2167846","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38938,"journal":{"name":"China Journal of Social Work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72492376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/17525098.2023.2165521
Chi Yuen Victor Lau, T. Chan, Hoi Wa Christina Yu, Ho Pui Catherine Wu
ABSTRACT This paper explores the narration of local practitioners and scholars on the development of narrative practice in Hong Kong over the past two decades. A qualitative study is conducted in this study through semi-structured interviews with five local narrative practice practitioners and scholars to collect their narrations on the development of narrative practices in Hong Kong. Four themes are found: 1) expectations for an alternative approach; 2) emergence of a narrative practice community and publications in Hong Kong; 3) transformative impacts of narrative practices on local practitioners; 4) hopes for the future of narrative practice in Hong Kong and potential challenges. Finally, three distinguishing features of the development of narrative practice in Hong Kong are discussed: “practice diversity for identity transformation”; “from a single story to multiple storylines with inspiring experiences”; and “legacy from generation to generation”.
{"title":"Narration of development of narrative practice in Hong Kong over the past two decades","authors":"Chi Yuen Victor Lau, T. Chan, Hoi Wa Christina Yu, Ho Pui Catherine Wu","doi":"10.1080/17525098.2023.2165521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17525098.2023.2165521","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper explores the narration of local practitioners and scholars on the development of narrative practice in Hong Kong over the past two decades. A qualitative study is conducted in this study through semi-structured interviews with five local narrative practice practitioners and scholars to collect their narrations on the development of narrative practices in Hong Kong. Four themes are found: 1) expectations for an alternative approach; 2) emergence of a narrative practice community and publications in Hong Kong; 3) transformative impacts of narrative practices on local practitioners; 4) hopes for the future of narrative practice in Hong Kong and potential challenges. Finally, three distinguishing features of the development of narrative practice in Hong Kong are discussed: “practice diversity for identity transformation”; “from a single story to multiple storylines with inspiring experiences”; and “legacy from generation to generation”.","PeriodicalId":38938,"journal":{"name":"China Journal of Social Work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88823092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/17525098.2023.2179580
H. Ku, Sibin Wang
{"title":"Word of Appreciation to Manuscript Reviewers","authors":"H. Ku, Sibin Wang","doi":"10.1080/17525098.2023.2179580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17525098.2023.2179580","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38938,"journal":{"name":"China Journal of Social Work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75906780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/17525098.2023.2181198
Hoyee Au-Yeung
ABSTRACT Narrative practice (NP) is a postmodern approach that helps people seek alternative stories and possibilities in their lives. Implementation fidelity refers to how well the interventions or treatments are delivered as planned. The scaffolding conversation suggested by White (2007) is considered a core meta-framework of NP. Based on the scaffolding ideas, Chan et al. (2020) proposed a five-level guiding tool to facilitate the implementation fidelity in NP for practitioners. This study used a case to illustrate the use of the tool in visualising NP in an online career counselling setting. Results showed that the 5-level guiding tool could facilitate understanding narrative practice conversations through coding the utterances, analysing the coding patterns, and presenting it with visualisation.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/17525098.2023.2184404
Sze Wan Chung, Hoyee Au-Yeung
ABSTRACT “BDSM” refers to various forms of sexuality that incorporate restraint, pressure, sensation, training, and elements of both erotic and non-erotic power exchange between the involved parties. BDSM’s ideas and development were not accepted by the majority and are often associated with mental illnesses. However, recent western research suggested that BDSM practices may benefit its practitioners. This study aimed to unearth the life wisdom of three female kinky in Hong Kong. It employed a narrative inquiry informed by narrative therapy techniques. Results concluded four themes based on the development of their life wisdom through engaging as a submissive in a D/s relationship. The four themes were: (1) enriching identity in BDSM relationships, (2) shaping a preferred locus of control, (3) gaining sexual autonomy through BDSM and (4) healing with BDSM interactions. This study provided insights, implementations, and suggestions for social work practice and research in BDSM contexts.
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