As a practitioner, a manager and a scientist in social work for 40 years, I am still intrigued by the social work positioning and legitimating processes. Its recognition by users and financiers is often diffuse and its fragmentation sometimes hinders effective interventions. In social work itself, …

What is already known about depression in dementia? Comorbid depression in people with dementia is associated with decreased quality of life (Shin et al., 2005), greater health care utilization (Kunik et al., 2003), higher mortality rates (Suh et al., 2005) and decreased caregiver’s wellbeing (Kerkstra …

There are different strategies of curriculum implementation regarding ICT education in schools of social work. It concentrates on ICT as a content of social work education, not on educational technology. Theoretically, an integral approach of ICT teaching ( social informatics ) is considered an adequate …