scholarly journals A discursive approach to bullying from the perspective of Social Work

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Laura Domínguez ◽  
Mario Millán-Franco
Keyword(s):  
Social Issue ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Strategies

The objective of this study was to explore the social framework of bullying using the discourse of the different agents involved. A qualitative method was used (i.e. thematic analysis). We collected information from 25 semi-structured interviews. Four themes were identified: “Descriptive elements of bullying”; “Bullying is a social issue”; “Normalizing bullying hidden behind other types of violence”, and “An integrated struggle against bullying”. This study shows that bullying is a social problem associated with other types of violence. Bullying should also be studied from the perspective of Social Work to generate new strategies and effective social intervention and prevention programs.

scholarly journals Researching home in social work

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1095-1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole Zufferey ◽  
Nilan Yu ◽  
Tammy Hand
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Supportive Family ◽  
Cultural Self ◽  
Sense Of Home

Home and belonging are emerging areas of social work research. Very few studies in the social work discipline critically examine how home is broadly experienced or understood. Whilst the notion of home is contested, social work researchers can explore meanings of home in their quest to understand how social workers can contribute to developing a sense of community and belonging. This article presents the findings of an intersectional qualitative study that explored meanings of home in a capital city of Australia, drawing implications for social work. A thematic analysis of 13 semi-structured interviews found that home was experienced as both a material and emotional place. Home was associated with (1) the material security of housing, including homeownership and the safety of suburbs and neighbourhoods; (2) a connection to multiple homes and the making of home in migration, such as when re-settling in a new country; (3) belonging to a family, including emotional connections to lost family members or acknowledging a supportive family and (4) religious, ethnic and cultural self-expression. This paper argues that researching meanings of home is relevant to social work as a discipline that espouses human rights and social justice because a sense of home is central to the politics of belonging to a safe community and society.

Social Work, Inter-Disciplinary Cooperation and Self-Neglect: Exploring Logics of Appropriateness

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 664-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Mason ◽  
Tony Evans
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Complex Dynamics ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social

Abstract Working in a cooperative manner with other disciplines or agencies is often cited as an essential element of social work with adults who self-neglect. Cooperative working is now a legal requirement for agencies involved in adult social care in England. However, little is known about how social workers engage cooperatively with other disciplines in practice. This study sets out to explore this issue, employing the ‘Logic of Appropriateness’ perspective to theorise the ways in which social workers talked about working with other disciplines in self-neglect casework. The article presents a qualitative study, which was undertaken through semi-structured interviews with eleven social workers in an urban, adult social care team in an English local authority. Thematic analysis was not only used to draw out four key logics used by the social workers—leadership, joint-working, conflict and proxy—but also highlighted the ways in which social workers moved between different logics when talking about inter-disciplinary cooperation and working with adults who self-neglect. The results highlight the complex dynamics of cooperation and suggest that these dynamics need to be understood in assessing the implementation of integrated policies for social care in this area.

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.

scholarly journals The Impacts of Socioeconomic Crisis in Portugal on Social Protection and Social Work Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13198
Author(s):  
Inês Casquilho-Martins
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Structured Interviews

The effects of the international crisis brought economic and financial risks, as well as consequences for human, social and sustainable development. This study aims to analyse the effects of social intervention with families since the 2008 crisis in Portugal. Through a qualitative approach, we conducted semi-structured interviews with social workers (23), to identify the main impacts of the crisis and the adopted social intervention practices. We highlight a new increase in social problems and the growth of vulnerable groups facing an unprepared social protection system. The Portuguese case reveals that the effects of austerity have shown a decline in the welfare and benefits system, leading to worsened social problems, such as increased poverty and unemployment, as well as social inequalities. Social Work was required to respond to these consequences, although organisational contexts and austerity measures constrained practitioners’ autonomy. By reflecting on this critical period, we seek to contribute to better social protection and assistance models in the face of the current and future crisis. In this sense, Social Work practice ensures a means to guarantee fundamental rights and social justice, preparing social workers and social intervention for new challenges in crisis contexts.

scholarly journals Esports Governance: Exploring Stakeholder Dynamics

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8270
Author(s):  
Qi Peng ◽  
Geoff Dickson ◽  
Nicolas Scelles ◽  
Jonathan Grix ◽  
Paul Michael Brannagan
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Governance Framework ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
Network Administration ◽  
Rising Power

Esports is a rapidly growing industry. However, the unidentifiable governance structure of the industry has contributed to a number of integrity-eroding activities. By exploring esports stakeholder dynamics, this paper answers the question, “Is the esports governance model sustainable?” Data were sourced from documentation, focus groups (N = 3) and semi-structured interviews (N = 6). Thematic analysis was conducted using Nvivo. The findings suggest that (1) the current esports governance framework features some attributes of the “lead organisation-governed network”, with the power residing mainly in game publishers; (2) the rising power of other stakeholders in the network seeking to address integrity issues has caused fragmentation of the esports governance framework; (3) esports governance is evolving towards a network administration organisation (NAO) model. Such evolution has a few challenges—most notably, the compliance of game publishers. Given the social impact of the integrity issues, governments should play a main role in facilitating a NAO model.

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.

Elder Abuse

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eloise Rathbone-McCuan
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Informal Care ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
National System ◽  
The Social ◽  
Victim Protection

Elder abuse is now recognized internationally as a social problem among the aging population. Intentional abuse, neglect, and exploitation among caregivers to frail and isolated elderly create serious risks across diverse formal and informal care settings. This field has expanded continuously since the early 1970s. Accurate prevalence and incidence rates have not been determined. There is a national system of elder victim protection operating within each state. The social work profession is legally mandated to report situations where an elderly person is suspected to be at risk of abuse. Social workers are involved in all aspects of elder abuse prevention and intervention services.

Social work interventions for human trafficking victims’ in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087281990116
Author(s):  
Solomon Amadasun
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Social ◽  
Trafficking Victims ◽  
Social Work Interventions

Human trafficking victims require holistic and long-term services if their social conditions are to be improved. This study aims to explore the nature of social work services for human trafficking survivors. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a cohort of social workers in a statutory anti-trafficking organization in southern Nigeria and the results were analyzed using thematic analysis. While the social workers reported providing services to trafficking survivors, these services were mainly rehabilitation-driven and short-term-focused. Although the research relates to a small-scale study, it has far-reaching implications for social work professionals and the Nigerian political leadership.

Factors African American Men Identify as Hindering Completion of a Graduate (MSW) Degree

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-250
Author(s):  
Quincy Dinnerson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Social Work ◽  
African American Males ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
African American Men ◽  
White Male ◽  
Additional Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Need For Support

Using semi-structured interviews, 15 African American men were interviewed with the goal of understanding factors that hinder African American males from completing a graduate social work degree (MSW). Afrocentricity theory, which gives authority to Black ideals and values, was used in this qualitative, exploratory study as a framework of organization. Important results fell under three major categories of isolation, racism, and social work curriculum. Statements from men such as “It's hard because people look at you as if you are speaking for everybody but you are speaking from your experience” describe isolation. The men also described racism in many scenarios, one in particular: “I was asked by one of my peers was I awarded advance standing because I was a minority.” In viewing the social work curriculum, some of the men thought, “The curriculum assumed I was female or white male.” Another obstacle shared by the men was financial hardships. Strengths emphasized in the men's statements were the need for support and mentorship. Implications of these findings coming from the respondents' comments suggest additional research and a more inclusive teaching as practice for the social work profession are needed.

scholarly journals ALIENAÇÃO, PAUPERISMO E “QUESTÃO SOCIAL”

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 316
Author(s):  
Maria Norma Alcântara Brandão de Holanda
Keyword(s):  
Social Issue ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Relative Poverty ◽  
The Social

O presente artigo expõe os nexos causais entre alienação, pauperismo e “questão social”, com vistas a demonstrar o sistema de causalidades entre esses fenômenos que se assentam sobre as mesmas bases materiais e humanas. Observa que, não obstante as forças produtivas terem atingido um grau de desenvolvimento nunca visto antes, os indivíduos humanos são submetidos à condição de pobreza absoluta e relativa. Compreende que o mesmo conjunto de causalidades que produz a superpopulação relativa produz igualmente o processo de pauperização dos trabalhadores e as bases sobre as quais se erguem diferentes expressões da “questão social”, bem como as mais diversas formas de alienação humana. Conclui que são fenômenos historicamente caros à humanidade e, particularmente, ao Serviço Social como profissão.ALIENATION, PAUPERISM AND “SOCIAL ISSUE”AbstractThe following article exposes the causal links that connects alienation, pauperism and the “social issue”, with the aim to demonstrate the system of causalities between these phenomenons that are founded on the same material and human bases. It is observed that, although the productive forces have reached a degree of development never seen before, human individuals are subjected to the condition of absolute and relative poverty. It is understood that the same set of causalities that produces the relative overpopulation also produces the process of workers’ impoverishment, and represents the foundations on which different expressions of the “social issue” arise, as well as the various forms of human alienation. These phenomena are historically costly to humanity and, particularly, to Social Work as a profession.Keywords: Alienation. Pauperism. “Social Issue”

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