Changing Role Perceptions for Parents of Handicapped Children

1971 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn P. Meadow ◽  
Lloyd Meadow
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Handicapped Child ◽  
Role Perception ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Role Change ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Changing Role

Socialization to the role of parent of a handicapped child is usually a traumatic and conflict producing experience. There are both instrumental (technical) and expressive (emotional) aspects of this role change which need resolution. The agents of socialization, such as doctors, teachers, social workers, and handicapped adults, play an important role in the socialization process. The transition in role perception is also influenced by the socioeconomic status, age, religion, and physical characteristics of the parents and by the sex and birth order of the child. An understanding of the influence of these factors should assist the agents of socialization in helping parents and in turn be beneficial to the handicapped child in making an effective adjustment to his handicap.

scholarly journals Emotional intelligence as a part of critical reflection in social work practice and research

2021 ◽  
pp. 147332502110247
Author(s):  
Mari D Herland
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
Emotional Aspects

Social workers often experience higher levels of burnout compared with other healthcare professionals. The capacity to manage one’s own emotional reactions efficiently, frequently in complex care settings, is central to the role of social workers. This article highlights the complexity of emotions in social work research and practice by exploring the perspective of emotional intelligence. The article is both theoretical and empirical, based on reflections from a qualitative longitudinal study interviewing fathers with behavioural and criminal backgrounds, all in their 40 s. The analysis contains an exploration of the researcher position that illuminates the reflective, emotional aspects that took place within this interview process. Three overall themes emerged – first: Recognising emotional complexity; second: Reflecting on emotional themes; and third: Exploring my own prejudices and preconceptions. The findings apply to both theoretical and practical social work, addressing the need to understand emotions as a central part of critical reflection and reflexivity. The argument is that emotions have the potential to expand awareness of one’s own preconceptions, related to normative societal views. This form of analytical awareness entails identifying and paying attention to one’s own, sometimes embodied, emotional triggers.

The Changing Role of the School Psychologist

1984 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Lord ◽  
Vicki McKenzie ◽  
Sue O'Brien ◽  
Cheryl Semmens
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Student Services ◽  
School Psychologist ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Psychological Services ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
Speech Therapists

School psychological services in Victoria are provided by Student Services, which is not a school based service. The staff includes Guidance Officers, Psychology Officers, Social Workers, Welfare Officers, Interpreters and Speech Therapists. Services are provided to pre-schools, special facilities, government and registered schools. This paper focuses on the psychological services provided.

The Changing Role of Social Workers

1995 ◽  
pp. 235-254
Author(s):  
Nancy R. Weiss ◽  
Audrey N. Leviton ◽  
Mary H. Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Changing Role

Feminine Role Perception and Family Purchasing Decisions

1975 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert T. Green ◽  
Isabella C. M. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Role Perception ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Female Behavior ◽  
Female Role ◽  
Family Decision ◽  
Family Decision Making ◽  
Feminine Role ◽  
Changing Role

The changing role of women in U.S. society will be manifested in several aspects of male-female behavior. This study compares family decision-making patterns under different conditions of female role perception. The findings suggest differences between contemporary and traditional families, particularly within age and income categories.

Home Environment and Adjustment in Families with Handicapped Children: A Canonical Correlation Study

1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-82
Author(s):  
Paul Petersen ◽  
Richard L. Wikoff
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Canonical Correlation ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Handicapped Child ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Canonical Correlations ◽  
Environment Variables ◽  
The Family

The hypothesis that adjustment within the family of a handicapped child is due to more than just the presence of the child was investigated using canonical correlation. Five borne environment variables—handicapped-related events, resources available, severity of symptoms, other sources of stress, and socioeconomic status—and three adjustment variables—subjective assessment of the child's presence, marital adjustment, and maternal health—were used. Data were collected from 105 mothers of handicapped children. Two significant variates emerged with canonical correlations of .776 and .447. The total redundancy for the adjustment variables across both variates was .346. For the environment variables, the total redundancy was .251. The resources available and the number of handicapped-related events were the most important environment variables, and socioeconomic status was the least important.

scholarly journals Role Change of Postgraduates in China's Education System

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaoyang Lu ◽  
Zhiping Zhang ◽  
Danping Jiang ◽  
Yanyan Jing ◽  
Yameng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Role Change ◽  
Changing Role

With the rapid development of Chinese higher education, postgraduate education has gradually gained public attention. As senior professional and technical talents, postgraduates are the main force of the country's cutting edge technological development. Compared to undergraduates, the study objectives of postgraduates have changed considerably, it is thus important that the learning method should also change correspondingly. Higher postgraduate education should therefore guide postgraduates to change their roles successfully. This study elaborates on why and how postgraduates can change their role, what postgraduates should do, future opportunities, and so on. The result of the study has great significance for the changing role of postgraduates in China's educational system.

scholarly journals Handicapped children: Emotional development and role of the therapist

1979 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 91-93
Author(s):  
R. S. Jacobson ◽  
G. Straker
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Development ◽  
Handicapped Child ◽  
The Self ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Self Knowledge

The development of trust, pride and autonomy, initiative and industry in the first ten years of childhood is described. The problems encountered by the handicapped child and his parents are pointed out. The role the therapist can play and the self knowledge necessary for this role are briefly discussed.

Role perception among social workers living in politically uncertain areas

1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Lev-Wiesel ◽  
Dov Friedlander
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Role Perception ◽  
Role Performance ◽  
Political Uncertainty ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Local Leadership ◽  
The Social ◽  
Team Model

Social workers and residents in areas of political uncertainty are exposed to special demands which derive from three sources, residence in the area, exposure to the anxieties and conflicts of neighbors as clients, and being representatives of the establishment. The results of a survey in 1995 of social workers in Judea/Samaria and the Golan Heights show a positive correlation between feelings of surfeit of political issues and difficulty of coping with the role of social worker and state anxiety. Most of the social workers reported difficulties in role performance resulting from political positions held by themselves, their clients and the local leadership. We conclude with a suggestion for a debriefing team model.

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