Abstract
The field of social work requires knowledgeable, skilled and self-confident professionals. We assume that many of these social
workers will have less than optimal access to professionally relevant information, within and outside of their workplaces.
We also assume that they, like others searching for information, will have a limited set of search skills yet will want to
obtain the information for practice they need as easily as possible. Finally, we assume they will continue turning to the
Internet to access relevant information. This paper describes Information for Practice (IP), an Internet service designed for social work practitioners based on these assumptions. Data regarding use of this service
are presented.
workers will have less than optimal access to professionally relevant information, within and outside of their workplaces.
We also assume that they, like others searching for information, will have a limited set of search skills yet will want to
obtain the information for practice they need as easily as possible. Finally, we assume they will continue turning to the
Internet to access relevant information. This paper describes Information for Practice (IP), an Internet service designed for social work practitioners based on these assumptions. Data regarding use of this service
are presented.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10615-011-0336-3
- Authors
- Gary Holden, Silver School of Social Work, New York University, Room 409, 1 Washington Square North, New York, NY 10003, USA
- Kathleen Barker, Medgar Evers College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY USA
- Gary Rosenberg, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY USA
- Joe Cohen, Silver School of Social Work, New York University, Room 409, 1 Washington Square North, New York, NY 10003, USA
- Journal Clinical Social Work Journal
- Online ISSN 1573-3343
- Print ISSN 0091-1674