An Analysis of the Ethical Dilemma in the Relationship between Social Workers and Service Stakeholders—Taking the Practice of Shenzhen D Community Party and Mass Service Center as an Example

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (09) ◽  
pp. 2395-2400
Author(s):  
秋莲 黄
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Ethical Dilemma ◽  
Service Center ◽  
Mass Service ◽  
The Relationship

Social workers as state and citizen-agents. How social workers in a German, Dutch and Flemish public welfare organisation manage this dual responsibility in practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 146801732110097
Author(s):  
Michelle van der Tier ◽  
Koen Hermans ◽  
Marianne Potting
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
National Study ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Line Managers ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Line Manager ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
The Relationship

Summary Professional standards state that social workers in public welfare organisations should act as state and citizen-agents. However, the literature provides little insight into how social workers navigate this dual responsibility in their daily work. To address this gap, we used Maynard-Moody and Musheno’s theory on state and citizens-agent narratives to analyse street-level practices of social workers in three local welfare organisations in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. This article explores how three specific organisational mechanisms (decision-making authority; the role of the front-line manager and the degree of specialisation) affect the ways social workers navigate both agent narratives in public welfare organisations. The data were gathered by a mixed method design of in-depth interviews and focus groups. Findings Our study shows that social workers struggle with the tensions that intrude between the state and citizen-agent narrative. We found that the extent to which both narratives are adopted by social workers is affected by a complicated interaction between the beliefs of social workers about social justice and responsiveness and the selected organisational mechanisms. Moreover, we found that critical reflection and a supportive attitude of front-line managers can help social workers to manage their double responsibility in practice. Application Our cross-national study contributes to a deeper understanding of the relationship between organisational mechanisms and the moral deliberations of social workers regarding their dual responsibility. It provides in-depth insights into the tensions and conflicts social workers in different contexts face daily on account of their dual responsibility.

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

2002 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-162 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals The Relationship of Job Type to Burnout in Social Workers at Social Welfare Offices

2005 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumi Takeda ◽  
Naoko Ibaraki ◽  
Eise Yokoyama ◽  
Takeo Miyake ◽  
Takashi Ohida
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Job Type ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Das Verstehen des Pädagogischen Dialogs als Bedingung der Kriminalitätsbekämpfung

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdinand Potgieter ◽  
Hannes van der Walt ◽  
Charl Wolhuter
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The World ◽  
Language Communication ◽  
The Relationship

The authors of this article investigate the possibility that the absence of pedagogical dialogues between educators and students can explain aspects of the incidence of crime, in particular acts of crime committed by young people. Based on this thesis and on basic principles of education, the relationship between language, communication and dialogue, as well as on the etiology and essential meaning, of the concept of „dialogue“, the authors demonstrate that education is fundamentally an act of dialogue. The acknowledgement of this ontological fact will not only promote acceptable relationships and behaviour among the youth, but will also assist educators and social workers in their venture against the wave of criminality which is threatening to overpower the world.

Multiple-Influence Paradigms in Illness

1975 ◽  
Vol 56 (9) ◽  
pp. 531-537
Author(s):  
Robert A. Perkins ◽  
Jack B. Parker ◽  
Barry M. Daste
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Systematic Development ◽  
The Relationship

Social workers can contribute to a theory of disease and health care by a systematic development of the relationship between socioeconomic factors and morbidity

scholarly journals Social workers’ conceptions of the relationship between theory and practice in an organizational context

2004 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ko Ling Chan ◽  
Cecilia L.W. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Research Studies

The research studies the relationship between theory and practice in the context of an agency. Eight social workers from an agency were recruited for in-depth interviews. Results showed that the conception of theory and practice was influenced by the self, the client and the agency.

scholarly journals Relationship between Future Orientation and Pain Severity in Fibromyalgia Patients: Self-Compassion as a Coping Mechanism

Social Work ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-258
Author(s):  
Edward C Chang ◽  
Abigael G Lucas ◽  
Olivia D Chang ◽  
Harrison D Angoff ◽  
Mingqi Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Future Orientation ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Pain Severity ◽  
Coping Mechanism ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Social Support System ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The present study examined the relationship between future orientation and fibromyalgia-related pain severity in a sample of 287 adults with fibromyalgia. Specifically, authors examined dimensions of self-compassion (for example, self-kindness, isolation, mindfulness) as possible mechanisms through which future orientation might be associated with pain severity. Results of conducting a multiple mediator test with 10,000 bootstraps indicated that the significant negative association between future orientation and pain severity was mediated through one specific self-compassion dimension, namely, isolation. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of the present findings for working with fibromyalgia patients, specifically the potential value of social workers working with fibromyalgia patients to build future orientation as a resilience factor to combat pain severity. Also discussed is the value of working with patients to develop a sustainable social support system that can disrupt experiences of social isolation and disconnectedness from others, and which appear to contribute to greater pain severity.

Resilience and personality in social work students and social workers

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
María de las Olas Palma-García ◽  
Isabel Hombrados-Mendieta
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Subject Analysis ◽  
University Degree ◽  
The Relationship

The goal of the study was to explore the relationship between personality characteristics and the development of resilience in the context of social work. To do this, combining the transverse and longitudinal approaches, we investigated 479 students and professional social workers. For students, the within-subject analysis shows that this group, while pursuing a university degree, are reaching greater openness, accountability, extraversion and kindness and, by contrast, are reducing their levels of neuroticism, which is the personality trait that acquires smaller presence on the professional stage. The regression results also confirmed the influence and predictive ability of personality traits on the resilience of students and social workers.

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