Institutional mapping as a tool for resource consultation

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Underwood ◽  
Alison Smith ◽  
Julia Martin
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Service Work ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Community Mapping ◽  
Social Service Work ◽  
Mapping Techniques ◽  
System Project ◽  
Institutional Mapping ◽  
Inclusive Early Childhood

This article explores how mapping is currently being used in social services research as well as practice, and discusses the potential for mapping to be a useful tool for resource consultants in the field. This article will review different mapping techniques, including community mapping, eco-mapping, journey mapping and institutional mapping, and discuss their purpose within research and professional practice. Using examples from the Inclusive Early Childhood Service System project, we describe the application of mapping in social service work, and how resource consultants can use these techniques in their own practice.

Filling the gaps: Unpaid (and precarious) work in the nonprofit social services

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Baines ◽  
Ian Cunningham ◽  
John Shields
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Unpaid Work ◽  
Service Work ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Precarious Work ◽  
Social Service Work

Unpaid work has long been used in nonprofit/voluntary social services to extend paid work. Drawing on three case studies of nonprofit social services in Canada, this article argues that due to austerity policies, the conditions for ‘pure’ gift relationships in unpaid social service work are increasingly rare. Instead, employers have found various ways to ‘fill the gaps’ in funding through the extraction of unpaid work in various forms. Precarious workers are highly vulnerable to expectations that they will ‘volunteer’ at their places of employment, while expectations that students will undertake unpaid internships is increasing the norm for degree completion and procurement of employment, and full-time workers often use unpaid work as a form of resistance. This article contributes to theory by advancing a spectrum of unpaid nonprofit social service work as compelled and coerced to varying degrees in the context of austerity policies and funding cutbacks.

scholarly journals Empirical Evidence for Professional Practice and Public Policies: An Exploratory Study on Social Exclusion in Users of Primary Care Social Services in Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (23) ◽  
pp. 4600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giménez‐Bertomeu ◽  
Domenech‐López ◽  
Mateo‐Pérez ◽  
de‐Alfonseti‐Hartmann
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Life Trajectories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The University

This study examines the social exclusion characteristics of a sample of users of primary care social services in two local entities in Spain. The objective of this study was to identify the intensity and scope of social exclusion in an exploratory way and to look at the typology of existing exclusionary situations to inform policy making and professional practice. Data from 1009 users were collected by primary care social services professionals, completing the Social Exclusion Scale of the University of Alicante (SES-UA). The dimensions with the greatest levels of social exclusion in the study population were those related to work/employment, income and education and training. The dimensions with an intermediate level of exclusion were those related to housing and social isolation. Social acceptance, family and social conflict and health were the dimensions with the lowest levels of exclusion. The analysis also showed the existence of five significantly different groups, that showed five different life trajectories along the continuum between social exclusion and social inclusion. The results show the importance and utility of developing professional and policy intervention protocols based on research evidence, with the objective of improving the quality of life of the users.

Careers in Psychology: Or What Can I Do with a Bachelor's Degree

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1151-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Carroll ◽  
Jerry L. Shmidt ◽  
Rena Sorensen
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Sales Management ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Service Work ◽  
Retail Sales ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Job Titles ◽  
Social Service Work ◽  
Psychology Major

Employment opportunities exist for the psychology major who is flexible and diligent. The authors present at least 27 specific job titles and 22 different areas of potential employment. Job possibilities range from social service work to retail sales management. Suggestions are given to enhance employability.

scholarly journals Advancing Discussion of Federal Faith-based Social Service Policies through Overview and Application of Established Health Services Research Models

10.18060/1952 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 484-509
Author(s):  
Michelle D. Garner
Keyword(s):  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Federal Policies ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Narrow Scope ◽  
Equity Policy ◽  
Service Policies

Since the 1990s, federal policies have allowed public funds to support social services provided through pervasively faith-based organizations (FBOs). Public and academic discourse on these policies tends to be marked by limited data, narrow scope, and the lack of an appropriate analytic framework to adequately consider and critique the merits of the policies, as social workers are compelled to do. The goals of this study are to identify, and preliminarily apply, an established policy analysis model appropriate for use with FBO policy in order to progress discussion. Health service researchers Aday, Begley, Lairson, and Balkrishnan (2004) provide a theoretically based policy analysis framework, which is appropriate for this task and for use by social workers. Their effectiveness, efficiency, and equity policy analysis model is presented along with data and analysis intended to help frame and progress productive discussions on FBO policies within and beyond the profession.

27 Understanding public attitudes: a crucial component for developing palliative care services

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 370.1-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishrat Islam ◽  
Anthony Byrne ◽  
Annmarie Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Social Services ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
List Type ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Survey Tool

IntroductionA major challenge in developing new models of palliative care is to identify the current needs of the public patients and carer (Dixon 2015). There is a lack of evidence on people’s attitudes towards end of life care (EoLC) in Wales.AimTo increase understanding of people’s feelings views knowledge and preferences around EoLC.MethodAn online survey was conducted using an electronic survey tool. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to perform data analysis.Results2210 people (Age: Mean +SD; 55+14 years) participated in the survey 43% of those were members of the general public 29% were patients/carers and 23% were health professionals. 49% of respondents thought that available palliative care was inadequate and 92% believed that end of life care for dying people should have equal priority for the NHS. 95% of respondents thought that expressing preferences around EoLC in advance was important but only 13% had done this in practice and 60% did not know how to plan their EoLC. However the top three needs in EoLC were identified as having a trained carer (84%) access to other professionals (59%) and emergency care (44%). The top three preferences for EoLC were being surrounded by loved ones (62%) maintaining dignity (55%) and a feeling of peace (40%). Just 24% respondents would chose to be at home while receiving EoLC.ConclusionsUnderstanding public attitudes is essential to understanding changing contexts of care. Developing a need-based palliative care model enhances an effective service delivery.Reference. Dixon J, et al. Equity in the provision of palliative care in the UK: Review of evidence2015;pg. 1–145. London: Personal Social Services Research Unit. Available at: https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/globalassets/media/documents/policy/campaigns/equity-palliative-care-uk-report-full-lse.pdf

scholarly journals Mirrored Social Representations of Canadian Caseworkers with Migratory Paths Intervening with Refugees in the Host Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8648
Author(s):  
Lilian Negura ◽  
Corinna Buhay ◽  
Annamaria Silvana de Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Inductive Reasoning ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Representation Theory

In 2015, the resettlement of 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada placed a strain on social services. Caseworkers employed in these agencies often come from similar migratory trajectories to those of the refugees. This experiential proximity requires an understanding of the subjective perspectives that caseworkers with migratory paths have of refugees in the context of their professional practice. We analyzed fifteen individual interviews with Canadian caseworkers and conducted field observations of resettlement activities in the Ottawa-Gatineau region using inductive reasoning inspired by grounded theory. Adopting a sociogenetic approach to social representation theory, this qualitative study illustrates how the social representation of refugees among foreign-born caseworkers is highly informed by their migratory past experience, as well as by the social identity and social context from which that representation was socio-generated. Our analysis reveals the mirror effect of the caseworkers as a fruitful concept for understanding the identity-otherness dynamics in the encounter between the distant other (refugee) and the self.

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