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Ignacio Pacheco is a clinical social worker and technology enthusiast from Monterey, CA.
The opinions and ideas expressed on Social Work Tech are solely those of Ignacio Pacheco and do not reflect the opinions of Ignacio Pacheco’s employer(s) and/or affiliates.
Using Evernote to Retain Important Telephone Conversations
When being presented with information, one can fall behind or get confused on what the information provider is relaying. Especially for those of us that are no longer young bucks (I speak only for myself), sometimes being overloaded with information can be frustrating.
Serenity for iOS by tap tap tap
This is a review of Serenity for iOS by tap tap tap!
Positive Changes :)
Please pardon my absence, as I have been incredibly busy doing a few things in my career. I have been busy utilizing my energies and developing my social work tech practice in my various workplaces. I work seven days a week now!
Social Work Self-Care: Healthy Eating, Exercise Tracking on Lose It app
Welcome to the New Year! The old one always ends with some sparking beverages and hopes for positive changes. Whether it’s the New Year or a certain stage in your life, an effort for change to secure your health is always welcomed!
A Parable To Get You By – Using Stories with Clients in Session
I love parables. Parables are stories that may have a spiritual or moral lesson in it. They are simple and if powerful, I believe that in tandem with application of our our social work theories in practice, they can be effective.
The Stages of Change (Prochaska & DiClemente)
This handout makes a great addition to your digital Social Work Tool Box (also known as the Social Work Tool Kit). Along with this hand-out, a non-scholarly narrative follows to explain this important model 🙂 El Ciclo De Cambio
Happy 2012 (And Fare-thee-well 2011)
I have seen many people reflecting negatively on the year 2011 on the various social media sites that I frequent. Social Work Tech Blog has had an amazing year and I credit you, the faithful reader, follower, and colleague.
Meditation Apps by Meditation Oasis for Social Work Practice
I have been asked to share some of the apps that I use in Social Work Tech Practice. Meditation Oasis is a company that provides a variety of guided meditation services and products. I have bought a few of their iOS apps and would recommend them for your own mindfulness practice and for clients!
Howard Stern and How I Practice Social Work
I listen to Howard Stern, the infamous radio disc jockey that elicits a strong reaction from different people based on their perception of him. To admit liking Howard Stern is the kiss of death in this profession, inciting reactions and assumptions from fellow professionals about my own professionalism and commitment to issues of social justice –…
What is a Hack?
The Importance of Hacking To hack is to modify, improve, or circumvent something from it’s normal behaviors. Sometimes this can be very complicated and often means breaking pre-established rules, but the rewards can lead to increased efficiency, productivity, and have financial benefits (such as reduced costs). In essence, hacking is sort of a short-cut to…
Your Online Identity Scares Me: Social Work and Online Behaviors
Ah, Halloween. When I think of thee, I think of candle-scorched pumpkin-flesh smell, insulin shock, and the fun in being scared with fake blood and monsters. To celebrate Halloween, the Social Work Tech Guy wants to share one legitimately scary thing in relation to Social Work and Tech.
What is a Web App? A Guide for the Social Work Tech Practitioner
A web-app is a computer program that is run and coded into a website so that you do not have to install it on your computer. While a computer application (or program) that is installed on your computer (like Microsoft Word or Google Chrome) will use the resources on your computer to run, a web-app is run remotely.
Why This Social Worker Deleted Google Plus (as asked by @DorleeM)
DorleeM had asked the following question that was not posted on her article and that I thought would be very useful on the Social Work Tech Blog.
Not long ago, you were one of the early adopters of google plus. However, recently, you decided to pull the plug. Could you share with us what happened?
DorleeM Interviews the Social Work Tech Pro!
For your Sunday read, please check out DorleeM’s interview of me! In the interview, you get to know some (hopefully) interesting things about me and the work I do besides Social Work Tech Blog: How I became a Social Worker The origins of my interest in technology My 5 most useful tools for clinical work…