Questioning the merits and demerits of electronic communication in Social Work
This paper examines the social dynamics of electronic exchanges in the human services, particularly in social work. It focuses on the observable effects that email and texting have on the linguistic, relational and clinical rather than managerial aspects of the profession. It highlights how electron...
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| description | This paper examines the social dynamics of electronic exchanges in the human services, particularly in social work. It focuses on the observable effects that email and texting have on the linguistic, relational and clinical rather than managerial aspects of the profession. It highlights how electronic communication is affecting professionals in their practice and learners as they become acculturated to social work. What are the gains and losses of the broad use of electronic devices in daily lay and professional, verbal and non-verbal communication? Will our current situation be seriously detrimental to the demeanor of future practitioners, their use of language, and their ability to establish close personal relationships? The paper analyzes social work linguistic and behavioral changes in light of the growth of electronic communication and offers a summary of merits and demerits viewed through a prism emerging from Baron’s (2000) analysis of human communication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e86fd174d3a649c4a574b421f9b205fb2022-12-22T02:00:13ZspaUniversidad Complutense de MadridCuadernos de Trabajo Social0214-03141988-82952016-06-0129210.5209/CUTS.5172649737Questioning the merits and demerits of electronic communication in Social WorkEmilia Martínez-Brawley0Arizona State UniversityThis paper examines the social dynamics of electronic exchanges in the human services, particularly in social work. It focuses on the observable effects that email and texting have on the linguistic, relational and clinical rather than managerial aspects of the profession. It highlights how electronic communication is affecting professionals in their practice and learners as they become acculturated to social work. What are the gains and losses of the broad use of electronic devices in daily lay and professional, verbal and non-verbal communication? Will our current situation be seriously detrimental to the demeanor of future practitioners, their use of language, and their ability to establish close personal relationships? The paper analyzes social work linguistic and behavioral changes in light of the growth of electronic communication and offers a summary of merits and demerits viewed through a prism emerging from Baron’s (2000) analysis of human communication.https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CUTS/article/view/51726electronic communicationmerits and demeritssocial work relationshipsprofessional development and electronic communicationemail and texting in Social Work |
| spellingShingle | Emilia Martínez-Brawley Questioning the merits and demerits of electronic communication in Social Work Cuadernos de Trabajo Social electronic communication merits and demerits social work relationships professional development and electronic communication email and texting in Social Work |
| title | Questioning the merits and demerits of electronic communication in Social Work |
| title_full | Questioning the merits and demerits of electronic communication in Social Work |
| title_fullStr | Questioning the merits and demerits of electronic communication in Social Work |
| title_full_unstemmed | Questioning the merits and demerits of electronic communication in Social Work |
| title_short | Questioning the merits and demerits of electronic communication in Social Work |
| title_sort | questioning the merits and demerits of electronic communication in social work |
| topic | electronic communication merits and demerits social work relationships professional development and electronic communication email and texting in Social Work |
| url | https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CUTS/article/view/51726 |
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