| Title |
Technologies in social care: considering future directions for social work professionals in Japan and Lithuania / |
| Authors |
Yamaguchi, Mai ; Šumskienė, Eglė |
| DOI |
10.34479/00000345 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Bulletin of the Japan Lutheran College and Theological Seminary.. Mitaka : Japan Lutheran College. 2019, no. 53, p. 49-61.. ISSN 1880-9855 |
| Keywords [eng] |
social work ; technologies ; professionalism |
| Abstract [eng] |
The Japan-Lithuania Joint Seminar was held at Japan Lutheran College in September 2019 as an exchange program between the two countries, financially supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and Lithuanian Research Council (LRC), and as part of the 110th anniversary celebration of Japan Lutheran College. Under the theme "Technologies in social care: Considering future directions for social work professionals in Japan and Lithuania," the seminar aimed to discuss the universal theme of "welfare and technology." In this seminar, the participants aimed to compare the situations while taking account of these differences between the two countries, and to discuss what changes technology would bring about to practice, education and research in social work and welfare as we face the rapid technological innovation. Although both countries have different cultures and welfare systems, there are certain common challenges for the future. First of all, we need to understand problems caused by technology use such as ethical dilemmas, after clarifying the definition and scope of technology. Another common issue is the need to establish an educational and vocational training system for social work professionals to learn technology and to increase technology awareness. |
| Published |
Mitaka : Japan Lutheran College |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2019 |
| CC license |
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