Emerging opportunities for relationship-based social work?: Finnish social workers’ reflections on utilising digital environments during two phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

Marjo Romakkaniemi; Mari Kivistö; Timo Harrikari; Vera Fiorentino; Tuomas Leppiaho; Sanna Hautala

doi:10.1080/13691457.2023.2196374

Emerging opportunities for relationship-based social work? Finnish social workers’ reflections on utilising digital environments during two phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

Julkaisun otsikon käännös: Mahdollisuuksien avautuminen suhdeperusteiselle sosiaalityölle? : Suomalaisten sosiaalityöntekijöiden pohdintoja digitaalisten toimintaympäristöjen hyödyntämisestä kahtena ajankohtana COVID-19 pandemian aikana

Marjo Romakkaniemi, Mari Kivistö, Timo Harrikari, Vera Fiorentino, Tuomas Leppiaho, Sanna Hautala

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Abstrakti

Sosiaalityön fokus on sosiaalisissa suhteissa, joihin COVID-19-pandemia vaikutti merkittävästi. Artikkelissa tutkitaan suomalaisten sosiaalityöntekijöiden kokemuksia digitaalisten toimintaympäristöjen hyödyntämisestä asiakassuhteissa pandemian aikana. Tutkimuksen kehyksenä toimii suhdeperustainen sosiaalityö. Kaksiosainen aineisto muodostaa jatkumon: suomalaisten sosiaalityöntekijöiden maaliskuun puolivälistä toukokuun loppuun vuonna 2020 pitämät päiväkirjat ja päiväkirjaa pitäneiden 17 sosiaalityöntekijän haastattelut, jotka toteutettiin huhti-toukokuun aikana vuonna 2021. Molemmat aineistot analysoitiin hyödyntäen temaattista sisällönanalyysia, jonka avulla paikannettiin kolme teemaa: asiakassuhteiden vaarantuminen, asiakassuhteiden uudelleen rakentuminen ja uusien mahdollisuuksien ilmaantuminen suhdeperustaisessa sosiaalityössä. Tulokset osoittavat suhdeperustaiseen sosiaalityöhön pandemian aikana liittyneitä merkittäviä haasteita, mutta myös uusia mahdollisuuksia, sekä aikaan ja paikkaan sidoksissa olevaa muutosta.

Julkaisun otsikon käännös	Mahdollisuuksien avautuminen suhdeperusteiselle sosiaalityölle? : Suomalaisten sosiaalityöntekijöiden pohdintoja digitaalisten toimintaympäristöjen hyödyntämisestä kahtena ajankohtana COVID-19 pandemian aikana
Alkuperäiskieli	englanti
Sivut	1-13
Sivumäärä	13
Julkaisu	European Journal of Social Work
Numero	27.4.2023
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2023.2196374
Tila	Ennen painatusta julkaistu e-versio - 27 huhtik. 2023
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli

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Relationship-based social work
OVID–pandemic
digitalisation

Tieteenala

Sosiaalityö

Pääsy tutkimustuotokseen

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PANDA: Koronaviruspandemia ja sosiaalityö - Globaalit haasteet ja rakaisut
Harrikari, T. (Vastuuhenkilö), Romakkaniemi, M. (Tutkija), Saraniemi, S. (Tutkija) & Fiorentino, V. (Tutkija)
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Romakkaniemi, M., Kivistö, M., Harrikari, T., Fiorentino, V., Leppiaho, T., & Hautala, S. (2023). Emerging opportunities for relationship-based social work? Finnish social workers’ reflections on utilising digital environments during two phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of Social Work, (27.4.2023), 1-13. Publicació online avançada. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2023.2196374

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