On this page you will find Blog Post 2 – Center for Humane Tech. The instructions for this post are located in Module 3, Week 1.
Balancing Technology and Trust in Social Work
Part 1: AI Ethics, and Confidentiality The ethical tension that I found most uncomfortable in Reamer’s (2023) article was balancing the desire to embrace advances in technology and utilize AI in social work while also maintaining privacy and confidentiality. As social...
Blog Post 2- Reamer and Haid
Part 1 — Through the Reamer Lens It's really important to maintain digital boundary issues in Social Work. While reading the article, I found myself relating to many of the scenarios described. The article talked about a situation in which a social worker became...
Blog 2 – Ethical Challenges
Part 1: Through the Reamer Lens I could relate to this topic because it reminded me of experiences I’ve had while working as a case manager. There have been times when clients wanted to communicate with me outside of the agency or asked for my personal phone number....
Reamer, Haidt, and the Third Door
For Part 1, I chose Reamer's Social Work Boundary Issues in the Digital Age because the case scenarios gave me real situations to react to. For Part 2, I am putting Haidt and Rausch's Seven Lines of Evidence and Haidt's TED talk in conversation with a population I...
Ruminations on Ethical Challenges and Considerations
The kindest thing that you can do – for anyone in your life – is to establish clear and concise boundaries.
Blog Post 2
The ethical tension that makes me the most uncomfortable in Reamer's discussion is the possibility of quietly outsourcing parts of my professional judgement to AI, especially in assessment of decision making. It isn't the fear of technology replacing social workers it...
Blog Post 2 – Ethical Challenges
Artificial Intelligence in Social Work: Emerging Ethical Issues The ethical tension in Reamer's article that makes me most uncomfortable is the idea that AI could start shaping the tone or direction of a client's experience without me realizing it. I am used to...
Charles Blog Post 1
Balogun, et. Al (2005) Yes, the description of telehealth is exactly what I expected. One thing that surprised me was using telehealth to offer parenting education for at-risk families. I can see how this could prevent Child Services from removing kids or worse,...
Blog Post 2
Part 1 — Through the Reamer Lens The ethical tension that made me uncomfortable to read in one of Reamer's articles was that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can lead to a misdiagnosis for a client (Artificial Intelligence in Social Work: Emerging Ethical Issues, 2023). I...
Blog Post #2
Although the article outlines various ways AI can be helpful for social workers and clients alike, I do not agree with the use of AI as a replacement for social work practice. One example mentioned is Pyx Health, which offers an app designed to communicate with...