The New Social Worker Vol. 20, No. 4, Fall 2013 | Page 33

Turn Up the Tech in Social Work
Technology Assessments for Families
by Ellen Belluomini, LCSW

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bout six years ago, I was seeing a
13-year-old boy about the anger
he had toward his father. The
parents were divorced after the father
had an affair. This son hated going to his
father’s house. We were having family
and individual sessions to address the
issues. One of the ways I connected with
the son was to talk about technology. I
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