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Exploring the online medium as an alternative resource for social work with online groups : The case-study of an online peer support community for persons with Bipolar Disorder

The new millennia has been characterised by developments in the digital world, creating a new space for social work practice globally. The aim of this research is to explore the online medium as an alternative resource for social work with online groups through an observation and interviews in an online group for Bipolar Disorderin Sweden. The results found that lived experience proved central to all forms of participation and support was seen as a resource to be shared. The implications for social work practice were found on multiple levels with broad areas of influence, such as utilising the online medium as an alternative source of insight, thereby allowing needs assessment, both onindividual and [sub]group level. Accessibility by way of the internet was seen as a catalyser to participation as well as a comprehensive method in creating such communities both locally and internationally through the development of digital social work.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hig-30804
Date January 2019
CreatorsMyrvold, Maria, Buhnevici, Laura
PublisherHögskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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