The Role of an Intermediary Organization in Promoting Research in Schools of Social Work: The Case of the Bay Area Social Services Consortium

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. K. Anthony ◽  
M. J. Austin
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Intermediary Organization ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Schools Of Social Work

Social Work's Evolution in the United Kingdom: A Study of Community Care and Social Control

2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. David Harrison
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Model Of Practice

Community social work was a model of practice that was advocated by many roughly from the late 1970s through the 1980s, in the United Kingdom. The approach faded as the field of social work and social services changed drastically in subsequent years. This study conducted in 2006 and 2007, follows up a 1984 study of community social work advocates to learn how the same people understood the changes that occurred over more than 20 years. A total of 9 of the original 30 participants discussed the important role of social policy and social changes that appear to have led toward more individualized, mechanistic, and often control-oriented services.

Social work academia and social policy in Israel: on the role of social work academics in the policy process

2019 ◽  
pp. 89-104
Author(s):  
Idit Weiss-Gal ◽  
John Gal
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Work Faculty ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
Schools Of Social Work ◽  
Policy Engagement

This study contributes to research on policy practice by enriching our knowledge about the forms that the policy engagement of social work academics takes, the dynamics of this engagement, and the factors associated with it. The study is based on structured interviews with 24 faculty members from schools of social work in Israel, all of whom are actively involved in policy formulation. The findings of the study reveal that participants are motivated by ideology and values to engage in policy and that they do so despite their perception that there is a lack of institutional support for this type of activity. The participants report that they successfully manage to combine their policy-related activities with teaching and research. The study also indicates that the social policy formulation process in Israel offers specific opportunities for the policy engagement of social work faculty.

The Role of Discretion in the Legal and Social Service Systems

1981 ◽  
Vol 62 (7) ◽  
pp. 387-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Gaskins
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Due Process ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Service Systems

New legislation regulating social services is based on judicial models of fairness and due process. These models are, however, inadequate because they are founded on a misleading analogy between discretion in the judicial system—where cure may be procedural—and the more complex discretion found in social work.

scholarly journals Social Work International Conference (SWIC) 2019 “The place and role of social work in the 2020s and beyond”, The fourth edition, Bucharest, November 7TH-8TH, 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-208
Author(s):  
Daniela Gaba ◽  
Anca Mihai
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Fourth Edition ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Social Work Faculty ◽  
The Social ◽  
Schools Of Social Work

The 4th edition of the Social Work International Conference (SWIC) took place in Bucharest between the 7th and 8th of November 2019. The conference is organised by the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest, in collaboration with the Association of Schools of Social Work in Romania (ASSWR). We present the main activities of the conference, namely the workshops, the keynote speeches, and the presentation of papers in the field of social work.

scholarly journals The internal/external debate: The tensions within social work supervision

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-45
Author(s):  
Matt Rankine
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Response Alternative ◽  
Supervisory Relationship ◽  
External Debate ◽  
Internal Supervision ◽  
Practice Development

INTRODUCTION: Supervision is crucial to social workers’ practice. Within the current managerial social services environment, the supervisor juggles organisational and professional accountabilities—organisational agendas often dominate practitioners’ reflection. In response, alternative types of supervision have emerged, one of which is external supervision.METHODS: This paper analyses qualitative discussions with key informants and supervisory dyads in community-based child welfare services regarding reflective practices in supervision. Internal and external supervision arrangements were discussed in depth relative to their impact on social work practice.FINDINGS: Analysis of discussions identified four themes: the significance of external supervision for building capacity, resilience and confidential reflective space; the role of internal supervision for managerial and organisational agendas; tensions associated with external supervision regarding funding and accountability; and important attributes of the supervisor in successful working relationships.CONCLUSIONS: External supervision is essential for professional competence but considerable inter-organisational variation exists in how this is utilised. Three key considerations emerged: accountabilities of external supervisor, supervisee and internal supervisor towards collaborative practice, evaluation and feedback; purchasing of external supervision; and the professional development of external supervisors. Further education connecting the importance of the supervisory relationship to realise critical thinking and practice development is essential for the future of social work.

scholarly journals PRUŽANJE SOCIJALNIH USLUGA DJECI S TEŠKOĆAMA U RAZVOJU: ULOGA SOCIJALNOG RADNIKA ZAPOSLENOG U USTANOVI SOCIJALNE SKRBI

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 257-271
Author(s):  
Ada Filipaj ◽  
Marko Buljevac
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Support Providers ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Common Problems ◽  
Welfare Institution ◽  
Children With Developmental Disabilities

PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: THE ROLE OF A SOCIAL WORKER EMPLOYED IN A SOCIAL WELFARE INSTITUTION The aim of this paper is to present social worker’s job in social facility for children with developmental disabilities. The work of a social worker is described through its parts: work with users, work with user’s families, cooperation with various formal support providers, counselling, and finally social worker as a member of the professional team. These parts of the work are described and problematized. In the last part of this paper, the most common problems faced by social worker in his daily work are problematized. Key words: social work with families of children with developmental disabilities; social work in social facilities; social worker job description

Cannon, Mary Antoinette

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean K. Quam
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
The Social ◽  
Schools Of Social Work

Mary Antoinette Cannon (1884–1962) was a social worker and educator who helped develop medical social work. She created courses in psychiatry and medicine in schools of social work and helped establish the Social Services Employees Union.

Older people, pensions and poverty: An issue for social workers?

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liam Foster
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

Poverty is encountered by the majority of users of social services but is often overlooked in social work practice. This article explores the relationship between poverty in older age, pension receipt and the role of social policy formulation in the UK with particular reference to New Labour governance. It also briefly explores the EU context before considering the implications for social work.

scholarly journals Role of Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning in Deepening the Internet Plus Social Work Service

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Hexiao Yin
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Volunteer Management ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Improvement Effect ◽  
Good Improvement ◽  
Service Mode ◽  
Information Circulation

The traditional social work services are mainly visits which have some problems such as inconvenient information circulation, unreasonable resource allocation, and low service efficiency. To improve these problems, Internet plus is used to reform social work services and form an Internet plus social work service mode. Although this model has a very good improvement effect on social work service, with the rapid increase of the number of social work services and the rapid growth of the number of volunteers, this model has limitations in the arrangement of social work services and volunteer management. Therefore, based on this model, with the help of machine learning, the Internet plus social work service mode can be deepened by using machine learning to manage social services and volunteers. Internet plus social work service is the main problem in this paper. The Internet plus social work service mode is formed. Then, the deepening role of machine learning in Internet + social work service is discussed, and some problems in Internet plus social work service mode are improved. Internet plus social work service mode can better improve the problems in traditional social work service. The paper also uses machine learning to further optimize the mode of Internet plus social work service, which has a good application in social work service prospects.

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