Early Social Workers’ Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

People with chronic widespread pain (CWP) are often unfit for work, and consequently they are dependent on the municipality job center to receive social support and sickness benefits. The job center’s case management is based on a social worker’s assessment of the citizen’s health condition. This qualitative study investigates social workers’ understandings of CWP. Interviews were carried out with 12 social workers. The results showed that the participants predominantly experienced the citizens’ illnesses as psychosocially mediated—referring to trauma, or a lack of meaning in the citizens’ lives. Only a few participants mentioned possibilities for somatic explanations of CWP.

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Social work responses to terrorism: Balancing ethics and responsibility

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/0020872809360036 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 53 (6) ◽

pp. 822-835 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jay Sweifach ◽

Heidi Heft LaPorte ◽

Norman Linzer

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Social Workers ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Terrorist Attack

This article presents a qualitative study that examined how Israeli social workers contend with ethical issues regarding confidentiality and disclosure in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. Respondents of this study shared examples from their own experiences of how ethical issues emerged as a result of confidentiality obligations.

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Continuity of care for drug users in prison and beyond: A qualitative insight

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/00208728211048926 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 002087282110489

Author(s):

Heino Stöver ◽

Daniela Jamin ◽

Marie Jauffret-Roustide ◽

Laurent Michel ◽

Vânia Mendes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Social Workers ◽

Continuity Of Care ◽

Drug Users ◽

Good Practice ◽

The People ◽

Set Up ◽

Opioid Users

Social work in prisons is linked to specific tasks regarding the care for the people who are incarcerated. A multi-country qualitative study was set up to explore drug users’ and professionals’ perceptions of continuity of care in prison and beyond. It has been pointed out that continuity of care is associated with different barriers, especially regarding social work. Nevertheless, good practice examples do exist and could be implemented by social workers. Social workers and opioid users face challenges in the context of imprisonment, so different measures need to be implemented to support opioid users and for social workers to support them.

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Key Determinants of a Mother's Decision to File for Child Support

Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services ◽

10.1606/1044-3894.33 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 83 (2) ◽

pp. 153-162 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Janice Hassebrock Laakso

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Social Workers ◽

Child Support ◽

Family Influence ◽

Significant Source ◽

The Relationship ◽

Decision To File

About one-third of custodial mothers choose not to pursue a child support award even though it can be a significant source of income. A qualitative study was conducted with 43 mothers who have each had at least one child in a nonmarital relationship, to learn more about how mothers make the decision to file or not file for child support. The findings indicate that a key determinant in a mother's decision is the quality of her relationship with the father: a mother is less likely to file when the relationship is good and more likely to file when the relationship is poor or has ended. Other key determinants are family influence and availability of information about filing. Visitation was not found to influence these decisions. Unfortunately, mothers are often making their decisions without access to accurate and timely information. Social workers frequently are employed in settings that serve families faced with decisions about child support, and have numerous opportunities for intervention by providing both information and guidance about the decision.

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MOTHERS CARING FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: SUGGESTIONS FOR PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk ◽

10.15270/57-3-952 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 57 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Phumudzo Raphulu ◽

Modjadji Linda Shirindi ◽

Mankwane Daisy Makofane

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Social Workers ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽

Thematic Data

Caring for children with cerebral palsy presents numerous circumstances which may contribute to mothers’ inability to cope with the demands of meeting their children’s needs. A qualitative study supported by explorative, descriptive and contextual designs was undertaken. Purposive and snowball sampling facilitated the identification of twelve participants who were interviewed through semi-structured interviews. The enquiry was based on the ecosystems approach. Thematic data analysis was followed through Tesch’s eight steps and Guba’s model was used for data verification. The findings highlighted the necessity to enhance the psycho-social functioning of mothers through collaboration of social workers, health professionals and various organisations.

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Gauging the interests of birth mother and child: a qualitative study of Swedish social workers’ experiences of transnational gestational surrogacy

European Journal of Social Work ◽

10.1080/13691457.2016.1256869 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 86-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Anna Arvidsson ◽

Sara Johnsdotter ◽

Maria Emmelin ◽

Birgitta Essén

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Social Workers ◽

Birth Mother ◽

Mother And Child ◽

Gestational Surrogacy

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Becoming a Social Worker: BSW Social Workers' Educational Experiences

Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work ◽

10.18084/basw.18.1.lv0g0h687704211t ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 19-35

Author(s):

Sarah Hessenauer ◽

Charles Zastrow

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Social Workers ◽

Social Worker ◽

Educational Experiences ◽

Self Awareness ◽

Work Programs ◽

Social Work Programs ◽

Learning From Others

In this exploratory qualitative study, researchers examined key educational experiences bachelor- level social workers identified as being most helpful in transitioning to current social work careers. Twenty students from CSWE- accredited social work programs, having worked in a social work agency for a minimum of 4 months, voluntarily participated. The researchers conducted one- on- one interviews in which social workers were asked to describe educational experiences and beliefs that supported their transition to careers in social work. The data from these interviews were coded to identify themes to aid educators in examining variables significant in the education of future social workers. These themes include learning occurring in social work courses, self- awareness, learning in the field, and learning from others.

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Destructive Divorce in the Family Life Cycle and its Implications: Criticisms of Parental Alienation

Psicologia Teoria e Pesquisa ◽

10.1590/0102.3772e33423 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 33 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Josimar Antônio de Alcântara Mendes ◽

Julia Sursis Nobre Ferro Bucher-Maluschke

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Social Workers ◽

Family Life ◽

Family Life Cycle ◽

Parental Alienation ◽

The Family ◽

History Of

ABSTRACT Some difficulties may arise during the divorce process, taking the family into “destructive divorce”. In such cases, some authors can see the rising of Parental Alienation (PA). This article aims to criticize PA, reflecting about the Family Life Cycle and divorce. Regarding this, a qualitative study was conducted with legal actors (judges, prosecutors, psychologists, social workers, lawyers) on the issues of divorce and PA and the results were built using the conceptions of Zones of Sense by Gonzalez Rey. The summary results are: (a) PA does not contextualize the conflict; (b) it does not consider the history of the relationships; (c) it pathologizes, medicates and criminalizes the phenomena of post-divorce and (d) PA underestimates the child in the conflict.

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