Call for Contributions: Social Work Research on Digitalization and Technology (SIG)

European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR) 2026
Aberdeen, Scotland | 15–17 April 2026
Submission deadline: November 25th, 2025

Dear Colleagues,  

We warmly invite contributions to the first meeting of the Social Work Research on Digitalization and Technology SIG at ECSWR 2026. This SIG brings together researchers interested in how digitalization and technological change are reshaping social work. The meeting will take place before the main conference, on April 15th.

We welcome short abstracts that introduce your research topic, describe how it approaches digitalization or technology, and explain its relevance to social work today. Why is this research needed now? What questions or challenges does it address?

This inaugural SIG meeting will be an opportunity to:

• Share and discuss current research on digitalization and social work
• Map emerging themes and approaches in the field
• Explore possibilities for future collaboration
• Co-develop ideas for the SIG’s future activities

We are especially interested in contributions that reflect on the ethical, relational, and structural implications of digital technologies in social work practice, education, and policy.

We also warmly encourage colleagues who may not wish to submit a research abstract but are interested in contributing to the SIG in other ways, or who would like to suggest additional topics for discussion, to reach out to us. We welcome diverse forms of engagement and collaboration to help shape the future direction of this SIG.

Submit your abstract (approx. 200 words) by November 25th, 2025 to:

Judit Castellvi Majo judit.castellvi@udl.cat

Jana Verplancke jana.verplancke@arteveldehs.be

Samuel Salovaara samuel.salovaara@ulapland.fi

Jana, Samuel and Judit