A journal update by Lauri Goldkind (Editor-in-Chief) and Chitat Chan (Associate Editor-in-Chief) We are happy to be appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Technology in Human Services (JTHS). While we are sure that the journal will continue to lead the field in technology in human services, we would like to let you know that…
Gerontechnology: Great potential, but limited adoption in Hong Kong
This blog post by Wong Yu-Cheung (husITa board member, and Associate Professor in social work at the Chinese University of Hong Kong) explores the opportunities and constraints influencing the adoption of geron-technology in Hong Kong.
husITa18 in Dublin: Important reminder re abstracts
Neil Ballantyne (husITa Chair) and Ann Lavan (husITa Secretary) are working with the local SWSD2018 organising committee in Dublin, chaired by John Brennan and Ali Murphy of the official organisers MCI. #husITa18 is topic 14 of the SWSD conference: Ensuring the sustainable and ethical use of technology in human services Neil and Ann urge colleagues to respond to the call for…
Professionalism, social work and the connected age
[Image credit: Marco Verch] This blog post by Amanda Taylor (husITa board member, and Senior Lecturer in social work at the University of Central Lancashire) outlines Amanda’s digital journey and why it is that she is committed to finding ways for social work in England to engage more fully with the digital shift.
Technology and aging
This blog post by Ann Wilder (husITa board member, and Assistant Professor at Stephen F. Austin State University School of Social Work) describes one of Ann’s research interests: technology and older people. Most everyone knows that we are living in a world that is rapidly aging. Sociologists refer to this as the grey or silver tsunami, beginning in 2011 in the…
Winners of the Best Human Services App Award 2017
husITa is delighted to announce the winners of the Best Human Services App Award 2017. The award recognizes outstanding software applications that support husITa’s mission to promote the ethical and effective use of information technology to better serve humanity. Submissions were judged by a panel of three (two husITa Board Members and one app developer) using a set of seven criteria…
Introducing electronic clinical social case management in Nigeria
This blog post by Oyinlola Oluwagbemiga (husITa board member, and Senior Medical Social Worker, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria) describes Oyinlola’s involvement in the introduction of electronic clinical social case management into the Nigerian Health Information Management System (HIMS).
Best Human Services App Award 2017
husITa is proud to announce the Best Human Services Application Award 2017. This award is designed to encourage and support the development of innovative and effective human service applications. We have decided to make the award an annual event with a different app award each year: one year the award will be for the best human services app; the next for the best…
Two new editors for the Journal of Technology in Human Services
husITa is delighted to announce two new editors for our official journal the Journal of Technology in Human Services. Following the resignation of our two most recent editors – Dr. Dale Fitch and Bruce Vieweg – husITa set up a Search Committee and invited proposals for new editors. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to submit a proposal. The Search…
Social work educator’s guide for #SWVirtualPal
This guide explains the hashtag #SWVirtualPal and how you might incorporate it into course content, a class assignment or learning activity. You can also download a PDF version of this guide. The purpose of the #SWVirtualpal hashtag is to create professional connections between social work students, practitioners, and academics across the planet. It was created by Amanda Taylor from the University…