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| Navigating Ethics in Rural Communities |
| Sitka by the Sea/Sheet K'Kwan lies on the Pacific coast of Baranof Island. With a population just over 8,000, all nestled like Petrushka dolls on 17 miles of road, it is almost entirely uninhabited by humans. Baranof Island also has two smaller communities - Port Alexander (pop. 100) on the southern tip and Baranof Warm Springs (pop. 10) on the east side of the island. |
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Employee Assistance Program: Social Work in Remote Practice Settings
Rural social work can be defined as social work practice in a setting where the population and resources may be scarce. Riebschleger (2007) defined rural settings as nonmetropolitan areas with fewer than 50,000 residents. The same study indicated that more than 25 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural settings and occupies more than 83 percent of the country's terrain (Riebschleger, 2007). Accordingly, rural social work may further be explained as a practice setting that is remote or geographically dispersed. In reality, rural social work practice is "social work without walls." That is, social workers practicing in rural settings may find themselves in the field more than in a traditional office atmosphere.
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