Practicing e-social work (benefits & obstacles) An applied study to some social agencies in Asyut Governorate

The current study problem was to identify the benefits and obstacles of practicing electronic social work. The aims of the study were:
1- Determining the reasons for the need to practice electronic social work.
2- Determining the benefits of practicing electronic social work.
3- Monitoring the obstacles facing electronic social work.
4- Providing a set of recommendations to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of social agencies in the practice of electronic social work.
The study's questions were as follows:
1- What are the reasons for the need to practice electronic social work?
2- What are the benefits of practicing electronic social work ?
3- What are the obstacles to practicing electronic social work ?
4- What are the proposals to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of social agencies in practicing electronic social work?
This study is considered a descriptive.It has benefited from the social survey method.
Data were collected by a hand delivered questionnaire form a non-random sample of 40 social workers working in some social agencies in Asyut Governorate (12 agencies).
the most important results of the study was answering all its questions, including: that there was an urgent and necessary need to practice electronic social work; there are benefits arising from the practice of electronic social work ; and that there are obstacles facing the practice of electronic social work. At the end of the study, a set of recommendations were presented to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of social agencies in practicing electronic social wor