Soziale Arbeit und Digitalisierung

This article is an in-depth written version of a presentation at the seventh meeting and networking day for the social sector (“Praxis- und Kontakttag”) on October 24th 2019 at the University of Luxembourg. It analyses chances, risks and challenges for the social work profession in the context of digitisation. The article shows, that digitisation already is a part of everyday life in social work practice and that it should be considered an integrative component of a modern social work profession. As an example, the author describes and analyses the changing communication and interaction between three key stakeholders (recipients, professionals and organisations). She argues that the social work profession has to participate actively and shape digitisation processes in practice and research in order to design expedient and needs-oriented solutions. Furthermore, the active involvement of the profession is crucial to ensure compliance with its ethical and deontological principles and standards