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    Domestic and family violence: intervention through social work practice
    (2021-06) Omokhabi, A. A
    There is Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) for everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, as it includes threats or acts of physical or sexual assault, stalking, harassment, or psychological/emotional abuse. Women cannot practice their right to self-determination when subjected to DFV, which impacts many areas of their lives and choices. DFV has been raised to national attention by social workers by identifying risky behaviours, and increasing and strengthening protective factors through public awareness, programmes design, and delivery. Social workers can apply this public health approach through community education, practice, and programme administration. Based on this, the paper examined social work practice interventions in assisting both in preventing and managing DFV. The field has been involved in addressing domestic violence for many decades particularly in developed countries with little emphasis in Nigeria which the country can adopt apart from laws enacted to curb and manage the incidence. It recommended that Ministry of Social Welfare and Woman Affairs concerned with welfare of women and girl child should work together with social workers/social welfare officers at both public and private sectors to make wider sensitization projects to all areas through electronic and print media. Social workers can advocate for better domestic violence policies and services to ensure more awareness of violence against women and its consequences and through partnership with other organisations, such as faith-based organisations, schools, hospitals, businesses, law enforcement, criminal justice, and the military
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    Promoting digital technologies in Nigeria’s social work practice
    (2021-06) Omokhabi, A. A
    This research examined knowledge, usage, risks, and challenges associated with digital technologies (DTs) in social work practice (SWP) among social workers in Nigeria. The study adopted the survey research design and sampled 33 registered social workers from Oyo State Chapter of the Nigerian Association of Social Workers (NASoW) using a purposive sampling technique. Quantitative data were collected with the researcher's self-designed PDTSWPS tool which was validated by experts in the field for consistency with the research objectives and tested for internal consistency reliability coefficient by Cronbach Alpha which yielded the following results . 0.65,0.67 and 0.66 respectively. The study revealed that social workers deploy DTs using various DTs tools such as: computers, tablets, smartphones, the internet, emails and social media platforms for social casework interventions in Nigeria. The study also revealed that social workers have high knowledge of the risks associated with the usage of DTs for social work practice. These social workers faced DTs-related challenges which are ethical and operational. The study recommended that organisations should collaborate with professional associations such as NASoW to actively promote the usage of DTs for SWP among social workers in a digitally evolving nation like Nigeria. They should also train social workers on the usage of DTs tools and ensure that they comply with all the professional codes of ethics in their field of practice. The government should as well sign the social work profession’s bill to enable NASoW to professionalise social work practice in Nigeria and institutionalise the ethical usage of DTs for SWP among social workers in social casework interventions in Nigeria