
Position within Board of Directors and Terms of Serving: Member-at-Large , 2026-2030
Affiliation and Position (other than IASSW): Full Professor of Social Work and Social Services at the Faculty of Social and Labor Sciences, University of Zaragoza (Spain)
Membership of organisations (other than IASSW): Secretary of the International Association of Digital Social Work; Secretary of the Society for the Study of Down Syndrome.
Educational Qualification/s: (Degrees): PhD in Sociology; BA in Philosophy.
Languages written and spoken: Spanish, Aragonese, English, French, Italian, and Portuguese.
Interest Areas (social work teaching, research and practice): Digital social work education balancing technological competence with human dignity and social justice; critical analysis of AI/algorithmic impacts on vulnerable populations; digital vulnerability (exclusion, algorithmic discrimination, privacy…); ethical integration of digital tools in practice.
Current Activities (social work teaching, research, practice, others):
Teaching: Foundations and history of social work. Digital social work and Clinical social work
Research: Study of the use of AI and technology in practice; the relationship between social work and technology
Practice: Addressing digital vulnerability and advocating for digital justice.
Other: Promoting global standards, technological collaborations, and the exchange of best practices.
Email : chaime@unizar.es