Exploring New Pathways for Youth Social Work in the Digital-Intelligent Environment

Xiaoyue Zhang

doi:10.54691/dy9jd129

Authors

Xiaoyue Zhang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/dy9jd129

Keywords:

Digital-intelligent Environment, Youth Social Work, Digital Literacy, Service Innovation, Evaluation System.

Abstract

With the rapid development of digital technology, the developmental context of adolescents has changed, and the ecological environment has been fundamentally reshaped. Digital media has become the primary platform for adolescents to interact with the outside world, yet it also has negative impacts, which may induce psychological problems and Internet addiction. Against this backdrop, the traditional model of youth social work fails to adequately meet the needs, which requires social work practice to innovate, to analyze the challenges of the digital economy confronting youth social work, to formulate targeted strategies, to improve the digital literacy of social workers, to build a sound evaluation mechanism, and to provide solid support for the sustainable development of youth social work.

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