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Submission Number: 35
Submission ID: 35
Submission UUID: 9a593c3e-9f21-4620-866a-070c16c2f6ff
Submission URI: /2023/abstracts
Created: Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:27
Completed: Fri, 05/19/2023 - 12:47
Changed: Mon, 07/24/2023 - 10:01
Remote IP address: 168.167.93.8
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
Presenters
Dr.
Rankopp
Morena
University of Botswana
Dr. Morena Rankopo is a senior lecturer and Coordinator of Graduate Studies in the Department of Social Work at the University of Botswana. He teaches group work, community practice and social work ethics. His research interests include indigenous social work education and practice, social protection, psychosocial support systems, community resilience, and lately disaster risk reduction. He is currently the Vice Chairperson of the National Gender Commission. He has worked with government, parastatals, and private sector to facilitate gender mainstreaming in some sectors. He believes that the primary goal of social work is to enhance social functioning of people and improving positive relationships among people in societies with diverse social backgrounds.
Yes
Dr.
Maripe
Kgosietsile
University of Botswana
Dr Kgosietsile Maripe is a senior lecturer at the University of Botswana, Department of Social Work. He teaches several courses including psychology for social workers, probation, introduction to social work and social welfare, and social work and disaster risk management. He possesses a PhD in Social Work from the North West University. His research interests include communities and disasters, migration and displacement, disaster and disability, and psychosocial support with diverse populations. He has experience in policing, administration of justice, and disaster risk management.
No
Abstract
Psychosocial service provision using technology: Reflections from Botswana
THEME 4: Quality management and enhancement of social services
SUB 4.5 Transforming social and healthcare services through capacity building and adoption of information technology
Oral Presentation
There is no doubt that the world has been experiencing diverse adversities resulting in deaths, injuries, economic losses, and trauma. Social work is one of the helping professions that is called upon to respond, mitigate, and reconstruct social structures following adversities. Drawing from our experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, we contend that the use of technologies can be instrumental in providing psychosocial services, monitoring, and providing updated information to individuals, families and communities on emerging trends associated with the adversity. Failure to adapt technology may deprive beneficiaries of needed services, information, and somehow complicate the response measures by human services practitioners. This paper contends that preparedness measures for adversities should incorporate the identification of technologies that would aid assessment, relief, counselling, monitoring trends, and guiding responses.
Key words: Social work, Botswana, psychosocial, adversities, technologies
Key words: Social work, Botswana, psychosocial, adversities, technologies
Reviewer ONE Feedback
Dr
Issie
Jacobs
Yes
Practice
Accepted
Reviewer TWO Feedback
Dr
Jimmy
Budeli
Yes
Practice
Accepted
