Twenty-fourth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations

Abstract

This investigation aims to answer the research problem: What technological innovations and strategies for coping with disasters, developed by social work in Brazil and Australia, can be replicated and disseminated in the interprofessional perspective and in collaborative practices, contributing to the prevention and mitigation of the effects of these events in different realities? The objective is: Identify and disseminate technological innovations and strategies for coping with disasters developed by social work in Brazil and Australia, in order to enhance the use by different professional areas at the national and international level, contributing in an interprofessional and collaborative way in the prevention and mitigation of the effects of these events. The methodology covers bibliographical, documentary and field research in a systematic and interdependent way, using the quantitative and qualitative approach. The perspective of totality allows the apprehension of the contradictions and dynamics of the object studied. It is important to highlight that social work is a profession that intervenes in various expressions of the social issue, in the most distinct areas of activity, and in this case, acting in disasters is a demand that presents itself from time to time, requiring immediate action. This research raises debate, reflection, academic production and the elaboration of subsidies from concrete experiences of social workers in two different countries with different social realities. The purpose is to grow interprofessional qualifications for this type of intervention.

Presenters

Maria Isabel Barros Bellini
Professor, Social Work, Sociology and Political Science, Pontifical Catholic University - School of Public Health, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Niki Edwards
Academic Discipline Lead, Social Work and Human Services, School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Queensland, Australia

Julie King
Land and Property Management Authority, New South Wales, Australia

Nadianna Rosa Marques
Student, Master, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil