Community social work in Hong Kong during COVID-19: Intervention strategies to address social injustices

Kwok Kin Fung, Suet Lin Hung*, Yu Cheung Chan

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    Abstract

    In Hong Kong, professional social workers made their presence felt when they delivered a variety of services at the height of the pandemic. Social workers who were working in community development projects or who had adopted community work approaches have become the major service providers when the availability and accessibility of other types of social services have been seriously impeded. This article reports on a qualitative research study conducted to examine (1) how community social workers have planned and implemented services, (2) their use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), and (3) ideas for addressing injustices in disaster management work.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)219-232
    Number of pages14
    JournalInternational Social Work
    Volume66
    Issue number1
    Early online date9 Dec 2022
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2023

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
    • Sociology and Political Science
    • General Social Sciences

    User-Defined Keywords

    • Community development
    • COVID-19
    • Hong Kong
    • information technologies
    • justice
    • social work

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