Social Work, Human Services and Basic Income

Professional social work is a discipline in which practitioners often find themselves engaged in addressing issues related to illness, crises, and loss. Professional social work is also a discipline with links to many associated disciplines, especially those in the social sciences such as psychology, sociology, and gerontology, as well as provision of care in such fields as hospice/palliative care, bereavement support, and counseling. Exploring some aspects of educational programs for professional social workers may help illuminate how professionals are prepared to function in many of these disciplines and areas of human services. This article offers a critical analysis of one limited but important aspect of the education offered to social work students, namely how the work of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and her five stages model are presented in five recent social work textbooks. In each case, there is a description and critical analysis of what authors of these five books write about these subjects. These analyses lead to suggestions concerning how these subjects should or should not be presented in educational programs for students and as guidelines for practice in social work, associated disciplines, and related areas of human services.

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Working with Restrictions: A Scoping Review of Social Work and Human Service Practice with People Seeking Asylum in the Global North

The British Journal of Social Work ◽

10.1093/bjsw/bcaa006 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rebecca Soraya Field ◽

Donna Chung ◽

Caroline Fleay

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Social Work ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Human Service ◽

Human Services ◽

Future Research ◽

Refugee Status ◽

Strength Based ◽

Global North ◽

Restrictive Policy

Abstract With a record number of people reported to be forcibly displaced worldwide and an increasingly anti-asylum policy environment in Global North host nations, it is critical to examine social work and human services with people seeking asylum and people with refugee status. This scoping review sought to identify and review the existing qualitative research on such practice from the perspectives of social work and human service practitioners, people seeking asylum and people with refugee status and clients in Global North host nations. The review presents the key findings and trends emerging from twenty publications and identifies areas for future research to further develop knowledge of this field of practice as there is a dearth of research on this topic. Through thematic analysis of very different publications, it was found that Global North host nations have varying forms of restrictive policy and dominant anti-asylum discourses. This and other factors result in many potential areas for improvement of social work and human services. The findings include recommendations for more inclusive and compassionate policy, person-centred and strength-based practice approaches, and further qualitative research with people seeking asylum.

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Human Services Management: Organisational Leadership in Social Work Practice, David M. Austin, New York, Columbia University Press, 2002, pp. ix + 513, ISBN 0231108362, 42.50 hbk

The British Journal of Social Work ◽

10.1093/bjsw/33.6.841 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 33 (6) ◽

pp. 841-842

Author(s):

P. Gilbert

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Social Work ◽

Human Services ◽

Work Practice ◽

Social Work Practice ◽

Columbia University

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FAITH-BASED SOCIAL WORK SERVICES: THE ANALYSIS OF THE MOSQUE CONTRIBUTION IN SRI LANKA

Addaiyan Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Volume-1: Issue-10 (December, 2019) ◽

10.36099/ajahss.3.3.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 17-27

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Community Development ◽

Social Services ◽

Social Service ◽

Field Observation ◽

Human Services ◽

Faith Based ◽

Difficult Time ◽

The Social ◽

Interview Survey

The mosque is a prime Islamic institution to articulate its vision and carry the engagement in the holistic development of the community as a community development Centre. The social service works are much highlighted and encouraged in Islam. The purpose of the study to investigate the mosque engagement in social works in two areas namely the welfare programmes and human services. This paper is mainly relied on the analysis of the data collected from the interview survey administered among the randomly selected mosque island-wide and field observation along with the review of the records and documents. The findings reveal that the mosque engagement in social services is up to the mark in both areas under the investigation. Moreover, the mosque people most likely pay attention to the social activities specially during the difficult time caused by the natural or communal disasters. This paper may provide the concerned people the idea and information to design the mosque programme in social works.

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