Taylor-Beswick, Amanda
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6320-5618
(2024)
The realities of AI in social work: a critical conversation.
In: British Association of Social Workers (BASW) England Conference 2024: Hopes and Challenges: The Future of Social Work, 21-22 October 2024, Online.
(Unpublished)
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Abstract
This session will be an opportunity to examine the current use of AI in social work and the potential for future uses, whilst exploring ethical perspectives. This session will feature speakers at the forefront of AI research, practical implementation and digital transformation, as well as the voices of experts by experience.
Amanda Taylor-Beswick has an extensive background in mental health social work and working with D/deaf children and adults in Ireland. Her passion for social work education led her to pursue an academic career in England, where she has dedicated herself to developing innovative teaching methodologies. Professor Taylor-Beswick is widely recognized for her contributions in several areas, including 'Social Media in Social Work Education,' 'Digitalisation and Social Work,' 'Digital Professionalism,' 'Digital Transformation,' 'Digital Pedagogy' and 'Phenomenography.' After spending three years advancing her research on digital intersections and digital teaching and learning methodologies at Queens University Belfast, Professor Taylor-Beswick transitioned to a new role in June 2022, as founding Director of the Centre for Digital Transformation at the University of Cumbria. In 2024 moving into the Institute of Health, to focus on digital and social science research and the contemporisation of pedagogy and practice for professional groupings.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Keynote) |
|---|---|
| Departments: | Institute of Health > Social Work, Children and Families |
| Depositing User: | Anna Lupton |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Oct 2024 13:57 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2024 13:57 |
| URI: | https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/8411 |
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