Michal Segal
Biographic Data
| ID | 4159608 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michal Segal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michal |
| FAMILY NAME | Segal |
| SIGNATURE | SEGAL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tel Hai Academic College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8234-1439 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Technology use among Israeli social workers: A brief report on patterns, sense of safety, and training
This study investigated the frequency and patterns of technology use among 200 Israeli social workers in their practice with service users, colleagues, and other professionals. The study employed a cross-sectional descriptive quantitative design and an online survey to gather data on social workers’ use of technology, their sense of safety, and the training they received on technological and information security issues. Findings The results showe…
Social workers’ evaluation of ChatGPT for solving ethical dilemmas within the limits of confidentiality
This study examined how social workers evaluate the use of ChatGPT in solving ethical dilemmas related to confidentiality in social work. The study employed qualitative document analysis based on a phenomenological approach, analysing assignments of 70 master’s degree students in social work. Participants compared their own solutions to ethical dilemmas with those proposed by ChatGPT. The analysis revealed three main issues: disparities in analys…
Child Neglect in the Legal System: A 50-Year Review of Israeli Court Rulings
Child neglect is the most prevalent form of child maltreatment reported to child protection services in many countries, yet research in this area remains underdeveloped. This study examined how Israeli courts define and interpret child neglect in practice, addressing the significant gap between theoretical definitions and legal operationalization. A systematic analysis of 68 Israeli court judgments spanning 50 years was conducted using thematic a…
Re-imagining Social Work Ethics: Variations on a Theme
This article comprises a series of discrete reflections by different authors on the theme of ‘re-imagining social work ethics’. It takes its inspiration from a workshop hosted by the Social Work Ethics Research Group (SWERG) in partnership with the Ethics and Social Welfare journal. The authors consider the meaning and motivation of calls to ‘re-imagine’ social work ethics in the light of current practical, political and philosophical challenges …
The tensions between parenthood rights and child's interests: Israeli court analysis of parents with disabilities
Background The Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities establishes the fundamental right to parenthood, yet these rights are frequently violated. Parents with disabilities face disproportionate involvement with child protective services and higher rates of custody loss. Methods This qualitative study employed systematic case law analysis. Court decisions were located through Israel's legal database. After applying inclusion criteria…
Support Systems for Parents with Disabilities as Emerging from Analysis of Israeli Court Decisions
Social workers’ views on neglect of people with disabilities: From perspectives to practices
This research explores the neglect of people with disabilities from the perspective of social workers in Israel, delving into the key issues and dilemmas surrounding their treatment. A qualitative approach was employed for this research. The study involved 40 social workers, with 25 completing an online qualitative survey and 15 participating in in-depth interviews. Thematic analysis was used to identify major themes related to the studied issue.…
Reflections on the implications of proposed legal reform in Israel on ethical dilemmas in social work
Social work ethics are outlined in the Union of Social Workers in Israel Code of Ethics. Israel's current Justice Minister has submitted a bill as part of legal reform, which states that even if the Supreme Court rules that a law enacted by the Knesset violates human dignity and liberty, a Knesset majority can still overturn the Supreme Court ruling. Should this legal reform endeavor succeed, social workers may be faced with complex ethical and l…
An Innovative Simulator for Practicing Ethical Dilemmas on the Boundaries of Confidentiality in Social Work
Slow Ethics in an Age of Fast Technology: The Ethical Implications of Industry 4.0 for Social Work
Perspectives on Social Work in the Digital Age
The Legal Landscape of Parenting with Disabilities: A Study of Court Judgments Involving Parents with Disabilities in Israel
In this article, we present a study investigating Israeli courts’ conduct towards parents with disabilities by analyzing 78 court judgments. A systematic case coding method was employed to analyze the content of legal documents, aiming to identify patterns and trends in judicial decision-making. This is particularly significant given showed a significant increase in judgments over time, with minor adoption petitions (32.9%) and cancellation of ad…
Confronting and managing ethical dilemmas in social work using ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly proving to be capable of assisting humans in complex decision-making processes. ChatGPT has become a crucial tool for assessing mental health and emotional awareness and helping to predict outcomes. Social workers' use of ChatGPT in navigating ethical dilemmas remains relatively unexplored. In this study, ChatGPT is compared to the Israeli Ethics Committee's responses to assess its utility in aiding so…
Ethical and legal dilemmas experienced by Israeli social workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic (Coronavirus) has created complex challenges for recipients of social services worldwide and for the social workers entrusted with assisting them. This article presents a study of the decision-making process of Israeli social workers when coping with ethical and legal dilemmas arising during the pandemic. Method: A qualitative self-administered survey was completed by 478 social workers who worked during the Covid-19 pandemi…
The conflict between maintaining confidentiality in social work and protecting a minor from harm
Social workers often face dilemmas involving their duty of confidentiality when dealing with multiple members of a family, school or other system. These dilemmasare challenging for social workers worldwide given their need to overcome the tense relationship between representatives of the legal and social welfare systems and their lack of training in the relevant law. I illustrate this dilemma using the case study of an Israeli social worker who r…
Ethical Dilemmas in the Fieldwork Training of Social Work Students
The complex encounter of Israeli social workers with the legal arena on the issue of confidentiality
Social workers are bound to maintaining confidentiality of information provided by service users. The client provides information on the assumption that the social worker will maintain his privacy even in legal proceedings. However, sometimes social workers are forced to break the boundaries of confidentiality in accordance with legislation, such as in reporting harm or injury to a minor by his/her guardian, even if the latter is the social worke…
The Judicial Construction of Older Consumers’ Rights: A Qualitative Case-Law Analysis
Courts conceptualize and construct the phenomenon of consumer rights violations against older people in different ways. This qualitative analysis of court decisions explores the meanings that Israeli courts have attributed to the fact that the victim was an older consumer. Specific objectives include determining whether existing consumer protections for older consumers are effective, how the relevant provisions of consumer protection law are expr…
Embedding preventive lawyering principles in preventive social work as a response to clients with complex problems in the post-Covid-19 era: An opinion piece
Social workers are facing complex requests from clients coping with multi-system life problems resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Such requests require broad knowledge and innovative approaches. Macro-level Preventive Social Work, a new model based on preventive lawyering and social working, focuses intervention to minimize future problems created by the pandemic
The C-Test in Hebrew
Slow Ethics in an Age of Fast Technology: The Ethical Implications of Industry 4.0 for Social Work
Confronting and managing ethical dilemmas in social work using ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly proving to be capable of assisting humans in complex decision-making processes. ChatGPT has become a crucial tool for assessing mental health and emotional awareness and helping to predict outcomes. Social workers' use of ChatGPT in navigating ethical dilemmas remains relatively unexplored. In this study, ChatGPT is compared to the Israeli Ethics Committee's responses to assess its utility in aiding so…
Perspectives on Social Work in the Digital Age
The Judicial Construction of Older Consumers’ Rights: A Qualitative Case-Law Analysis
Courts conceptualize and construct the phenomenon of consumer rights violations against older people in different ways. This qualitative analysis of court decisions explores the meanings that Israeli courts have attributed to the fact that the victim was an older consumer. Specific objectives include determining whether existing consumer protections for older consumers are effective, how the relevant provisions of consumer protection law are expr…
The C-Test in Hebrew
The Judicial Construction of Older Consumers’ Rights: A Qualitative Case-Law Analysis
Courts conceptualize and construct the phenomenon of consumer rights violations against older people in different ways. This qualitative analysis of court decisions explores the meanings that Israeli courts have attributed to the fact that the victim was an older consumer. Specific objectives include determining whether existing consumer protections for older consumers are effective, how the relevant provisions of consumer protection law are expr…
Embedding preventive lawyering principles in preventive social work as a response to clients with complex problems in the post-Covid-19 era: An opinion piece
Social workers are facing complex requests from clients coping with multi-system life problems resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Such requests require broad knowledge and innovative approaches. Macro-level Preventive Social Work, a new model based on preventive lawyering and social working, focuses intervention to minimize future problems created by the pandemic
The complex encounter of Israeli social workers with the legal arena on the issue of confidentiality
Social workers are bound to maintaining confidentiality of information provided by service users. The client provides information on the assumption that the social worker will maintain his privacy even in legal proceedings. However, sometimes social workers are forced to break the boundaries of confidentiality in accordance with legislation, such as in reporting harm or injury to a minor by his/her guardian, even if the latter is the social worke…
Ethical and legal dilemmas experienced by Israeli social workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic (Coronavirus) has created complex challenges for recipients of social services worldwide and for the social workers entrusted with assisting them. This article presents a study of the decision-making process of Israeli social workers when coping with ethical and legal dilemmas arising during the pandemic. Method: A qualitative self-administered survey was completed by 478 social workers who worked during the Covid-19 pandemi…
The conflict between maintaining confidentiality in social work and protecting a minor from harm
Social workers often face dilemmas involving their duty of confidentiality when dealing with multiple members of a family, school or other system. These dilemmasare challenging for social workers worldwide given their need to overcome the tense relationship between representatives of the legal and social welfare systems and their lack of training in the relevant law. I illustrate this dilemma using the case study of an Israeli social worker who r…
Ethical Dilemmas in the Fieldwork Training of Social Work Students
Confronting and managing ethical dilemmas in social work using ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly proving to be capable of assisting humans in complex decision-making processes. ChatGPT has become a crucial tool for assessing mental health and emotional awareness and helping to predict outcomes. Social workers' use of ChatGPT in navigating ethical dilemmas remains relatively unexplored. In this study, ChatGPT is compared to the Israeli Ethics Committee's responses to assess its utility in aiding so…
Social workers’ views on neglect of people with disabilities: From perspectives to practices
This research explores the neglect of people with disabilities from the perspective of social workers in Israel, delving into the key issues and dilemmas surrounding their treatment. A qualitative approach was employed for this research. The study involved 40 social workers, with 25 completing an online qualitative survey and 15 participating in in-depth interviews. Thematic analysis was used to identify major themes related to the studied issue.…
Reflections on the implications of proposed legal reform in Israel on ethical dilemmas in social work
Social work ethics are outlined in the Union of Social Workers in Israel Code of Ethics. Israel's current Justice Minister has submitted a bill as part of legal reform, which states that even if the Supreme Court rules that a law enacted by the Knesset violates human dignity and liberty, a Knesset majority can still overturn the Supreme Court ruling. Should this legal reform endeavor succeed, social workers may be faced with complex ethical and l…
An Innovative Simulator for Practicing Ethical Dilemmas on the Boundaries of Confidentiality in Social Work
Slow Ethics in an Age of Fast Technology: The Ethical Implications of Industry 4.0 for Social Work
Perspectives on Social Work in the Digital Age
The Legal Landscape of Parenting with Disabilities: A Study of Court Judgments Involving Parents with Disabilities in Israel
In this article, we present a study investigating Israeli courts’ conduct towards parents with disabilities by analyzing 78 court judgments. A systematic case coding method was employed to analyze the content of legal documents, aiming to identify patterns and trends in judicial decision-making. This is particularly significant given showed a significant increase in judgments over time, with minor adoption petitions (32.9%) and cancellation of ad…
Technology use among Israeli social workers: A brief report on patterns, sense of safety, and training
This study investigated the frequency and patterns of technology use among 200 Israeli social workers in their practice with service users, colleagues, and other professionals. The study employed a cross-sectional descriptive quantitative design and an online survey to gather data on social workers’ use of technology, their sense of safety, and the training they received on technological and information security issues. Findings The results showe…
Social workers’ evaluation of ChatGPT for solving ethical dilemmas within the limits of confidentiality
This study examined how social workers evaluate the use of ChatGPT in solving ethical dilemmas related to confidentiality in social work. The study employed qualitative document analysis based on a phenomenological approach, analysing assignments of 70 master’s degree students in social work. Participants compared their own solutions to ethical dilemmas with those proposed by ChatGPT. The analysis revealed three main issues: disparities in analys…
Child Neglect in the Legal System: A 50-Year Review of Israeli Court Rulings
Child neglect is the most prevalent form of child maltreatment reported to child protection services in many countries, yet research in this area remains underdeveloped. This study examined how Israeli courts define and interpret child neglect in practice, addressing the significant gap between theoretical definitions and legal operationalization. A systematic analysis of 68 Israeli court judgments spanning 50 years was conducted using thematic a…
Re-imagining Social Work Ethics: Variations on a Theme
This article comprises a series of discrete reflections by different authors on the theme of ‘re-imagining social work ethics’. It takes its inspiration from a workshop hosted by the Social Work Ethics Research Group (SWERG) in partnership with the Ethics and Social Welfare journal. The authors consider the meaning and motivation of calls to ‘re-imagine’ social work ethics in the light of current practical, political and philosophical challenges …
The tensions between parenthood rights and child's interests: Israeli court analysis of parents with disabilities
Background The Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities establishes the fundamental right to parenthood, yet these rights are frequently violated. Parents with disabilities face disproportionate involvement with child protective services and higher rates of custody loss. Methods This qualitative study employed systematic case law analysis. Court decisions were located through Israel's legal database. After applying inclusion criteria…
Support Systems for Parents with Disabilities as Emerging from Analysis of Israeli Court Decisions
Social Work (14 works) · Political science (13 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (9 works) · Engineering (7 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Confidentiality (5 works)