Macao’s welfare model: An extreme world of welfare capitalism?

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 676-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dicky Wai Leung Lai
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Welfare Capitalism ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Welfare Model

This study compared the modification impact of Macao’s social policy on its capitalist social structure with the modification impact of six welfare states’ social policies on each of their capitalist social structures. It found that Macao’s social policy had the lowest modification impact of all states considered, and that it did not appear to fit with the dominant welfare models used in the other six states. We suggest a new model for the case of Macao, and we discuss the implications of the research findings for social work practice.

scholarly journals The Use of Metaphor as an Important Tool for Understanding Oppression

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Hillock
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Written Assignments ◽  
Systems Of Domination

Using an anti-oppressive practice (AOP) theoretical framework and an exploratory qualitative research design, featuring semi-structured interviews and written assignments, a group of ten social workers were asked to describe their understandings of the concept of oppression. The study found that, in the case of these particular social workers, they used metaphor as a key conceptualization process to more vividly describe and understand the concept of oppression within their social work practice. This article analyzes eight categories of metaphor themes the participants used to explain their understanding of oppression: (a) pressure; (b) earth; (c) quest; (d) nature of society;  (e) seeing; (f) building; (g) dancing; and (h) water. The research findings are intended to open up dialogue and thinking about the concept of oppression, increase our knowledge base and understandings of oppression within social work practice, and assist the social work profession to build a stronger conceptual framework for understanding and naming oppression with the end goal of assisting social workers to better respond to and resist systems of domination.

Pride and shame in the creation of the ‘appropriate’ organisation

2019 ◽  
pp. 77-102
Author(s):  
Matthew Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Emotion Work ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Emotional Safety ◽  
The One

This chapter outlines how the different representations for social work practice provide conflicting sets of standards, ideals and goals for social work organisations. Some ‘institutional logics’ are imposed on social work services by politicians and through the media, which set the boundaries for public praise and shame for an organisation, thereby directing and shaping its identity. Within this context, this chapter introduces the idea of organisational emotional safety, in which organisations are constructed to avoid organisational shaming and rejection, on the one hand, and attract pride and acceptance, on the other. In an attempt to manage its image and reputation, organisational leaders engage in this form of emotion work to create and maintain a consistent set of organisational actions which ensures that it is safe from episodic shaming, while evoking pride within the organisation and acceptance without. A case example is provided to illustrate this argument that pride and shame are strategically used to create ‘appropriate’ organisations as defined by those with the power of definition.

Reflecting on a second-migration experience: Issues and implications for social work practice

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087282096218
Author(s):  
Wook-Mo Kang ◽  
Jeongmi Lim ◽  
Hong-Jae Park
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Fluid Migration ◽  
Soft Landing ◽  
Migration Experience ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this article is to present the research findings from a qualitative study on a type of second migration experienced by Korean-New Zealand immigrants in Australia. Data were collected from 16 in-depth interviews with those people who initially moved from South Korea to New Zealand, and then migrated to Australia. The study findings show that the participants were likely to experience ‘soft-landing’ relocation, ethnically internal belonging and identity flexibility. A critical reflection on this second-migration phenomenon is presented in order to help social work professionals broaden their perspectives on today’s fluid migration and its implications for practice.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING IN SOCIAL WORKERS` EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovana Škorić ◽  
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Marko Škorić ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
History Of

In this paper, the authors discuss about the importance of critical thinking in the education of social workers, as well as its implications in the practice of this profession. Namely, the authors start from the assumption that students largely uncritically accept knowledge as true, reliable and accurate. On the other hand, the paper shows how critical thinking can be encouraged in the classroom. In the light of this, the authors analyze the components of critical thinking, a brief history of it (in context of social work practice), as well as various contemporary paradigms in this context. At the end of paper, there is a room for potential challenges, as well as barriers in the implementation of the above-mentioned paradigms in the educational system.

scholarly journals Lessons From Whakapapa and Filial Piety: Can Social Work Capitalize on the Connection That Survives Death?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 419-419
Author(s):  
Hong-Jae Park
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Ancestor Veneration ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Potential Area

Abstract Ageing is part of life, and so is death. Although death will involve all of us over time, it is often regarded as a taboo topic, and bonds with the dead are seldom acknowledged in contemporary times. The paper presents selected insights on the connection that survives death, learned from a qualitative study on two indigenous knowledges—whakapapa (genealogical connections in Maori) and filial piety (respect/care for ancestors). Data were collected from interviews with 49 key informants (Maori=25; Korean=24) in 2018/19 in New Zealand and South Korea. The research findings indicate that the connectedness with ancestors or deceased loved ones is a significant part of the participants’ mental and social lives. Māori (the first nation people of New Zealand) have established the unwritten convention of whakapapa as the core value that places whānau (family) at the centre of social relationships. In Korean culture, its filial piety/ancestor veneration tradition has emphasised the connection between deceased and living family members. Criticism about the traditions of whakapapa and filial piety was also raised by a few participants. The significance of this study is situated in the innovative perspective that the post-mortem relationship can be embodied, not only by the living who practise memorial respect for the dead, but also by those older people who establish after-life legacy before death. To help capitalise on this whakapapa connection, the so-called concept of “memorial social work” is presented as a potential area of social work practice, which has critical implications in the ageing/end-of-life related fields.

Searching for Poverty-aware Social Work: Discourse Analysis of Job Descriptions

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAL KRUMER-NEVO ◽  
IDIT WEISS-GAL ◽  
LIA LEVIN
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Professional Discourse ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Political Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Textual Silence

AbstractThis article aims to enrich the current limited body of knowledge regarding social work professional discourse. More specifically, it seeks to examine the extent and ways in which the social work intra-profession discourse, as it is manifested in formal job descriptions of social workers in Israel, reflects the commitment to working with people living in poverty and to confronting poverty. We provide a brief review of the concept of professional discourse and the role of formal job descriptions in this discourse in general, and in Israel in particular. ‘Poverty-aware social work’ is then conceptualised. Against this background, we analysed 75 job descriptions in order to ascertain whether, and in what ways, references to poverty appear in defining client populations, in directions for assessing their situation, and in defining the goals and methods of professional intervention. The research findings reflect a textual silence in relation to poverty issues in job descriptions. The analysis of poverty-related sub-topics in these documents suggests that job descriptions offer, and simultaneously reproduce a conservative and a-political perspective on poverty and on social work practice with people living in poverty.

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