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Technology in Social Work As it is becoming more and more advanced, technology has become apart of our every day routines. Between finding a breakfast recipe, to face timing your grandma, we use technology without a second thought. As technology continues to grow and advance, it has become a norm for many professions to use technology in some shape or form. Just as all other professions are incorporating technology into their work, so is social work. The social work profession focuses to enhance human well-being and help meet basic and complex needs of all people. Technology has helped advance this career to a whole new level. A simple technological advance in the career that we often overlook, is telephone use. The social work profession uses telephones to easily contact, meet, and talk with clients. There are also numerous 24 hours telephone lines for those to call during mental health challenges. Some examples are as follows: National Suicide Prevention Line - 988