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

Kwok Kin Fung; Suet Lin Hung; Yu Cheung Chan

doi:10.1177/00208728221137952

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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-232
Number of pages	14
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	66
Issue number	1
Early online date	9 Dec 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728221137952
Publication status	Published - Jan 2023

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science
Social Sciences(all)

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

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