New Technology in the Human Services






McSorley, L., Barnes, C. (1996). Computerised Records: A Tool for Practitioners? New Technology in the Human Services, 9(1), 2-5.
Abstract: Nearly all Social Services Departments (SSD) in the United Kingdom use computers for recording details of their clients. It has been proposed that the direct use of these computer systems by professional staff 'must surely be an objective if the systems are to support the direct delivery of services' (Society of Information Technology Managers (SOCITM), 1992). However some practitioners resist using computerised records asthey are not sure about how this might effect their work. This article describes how Trade Unions and Coventry SSD cooperated to carry out an experimental trial of 'Practitioner Inputting' to computer based client recordsystems.
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