Using mobile apps in social work behavioral health care service: The case for China

Mobile apps have increasingly become an innovative tool that can provide information and resources to those who have service needs but often lack access to and knowledge about how to improve their well-being in today’s society. In China, although the number of Internet users has increased substantiv...

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Published in:International social work 2021-09, Vol.64 (5), p.689-701
Main Authors: Chow, Julian Chun-Chung, Elizabeth Pathak, Laura, Yeh, Shang Tzu (Trish)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health behavior
Health services
Professional practice
Social work
Social workers
Well being
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Summary:Mobile apps have increasingly become an innovative tool that can provide information and resources to those who have service needs but often lack access to and knowledge about how to improve their well-being in today’s society. In China, although the number of Internet users has increased substantively, there has been little discussion on how mobile apps can help social workers in their delivery of behavioral health services. This article features three highly used apps that facilitate behavioral health care service delivery in the United States and provides recommendations for developing apps for social work practice in China.
ISSN:0020-8728
1461-7234
DOI:10.1177/00208728211031953