Abstract
This article is a reflective consolidation of our practice experience in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 period, in which social work educators and practitioners needed to work online in a prolonged period of social distancing. It illustrates in what ways online practices may denote emerging knowledge and skills that are worth further discussion. These reflections have been consolidated as four knowledge/skill domains in our afterthoughts: i) Context, ii) Conversation, iii) Communication-Modality, and iv) Circulation. These insights may inspire social work educators and practitioners to comprehend the potential of media technologies more fully.
Highlights
This article is a reflective consolidation of our practice experience in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 period, in which social work educators and practitioners needed to work online in a prolonged period of social distancing
Narrative practice (NP) is an approach used in social work that helps participants narrate life stories and reconstruct dominant storylines, which can enable individuals to explore their unique wisdom so they can address life’s challenges more successfully (Chan et al, 2020; White, 2007)
We planned to meet on campus in October 2019, but we could not make it because of the severe destruction of the Polytechnic University (PolyU) campus caused by violent conflicts between social protestors and the police in the large-scale anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong (BBC News, 2019; Grundy, 2019)
Summary
This article is a reflective consolidation of our practice experience in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 period, in which social work educators and practitioners needed to work online in a prolonged period of social distancing. In each Genuine Cafe session, the host uses NP skills to conduct an interview, and invite other participants to provide feedback and share their own stories. Cho was one of the Genuine Cafe guests after the program went online completely (https://www.humans.asia/web/video-play.php?video_id=49).
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