scholarly journals Non-European Immigration, socio-economic benefits and dynamics of inclusion in Spain. Do immigrants consume a disproportionate share of Social Service benefits?

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 331
Author(s):  
Germán Jaraíz Arroyo ◽  
Francisco Caravaca Sánchez ◽  
Auxiliadora González Portillo

The problematisation of migration has intensified in Europe over the last decade, as the Financial Crisis of 2008 dealt a major blow to social welfare instruments. This context has reinforced the idea that immigrants would consume a disproportionate share of socio-economic resources available through social services, thus displacing the local population. This article examines the case of Spain, analysing the dynamics of accessing socioeconomic inclusion policies developed by public Social Services among immigrants and non-immigrants at risk of social exclusion, based on different secondary sources. The paper shows that is there no evidence that social services resources are being displaced for the socio-economic inclusion of the immigrant population.

Author(s):  
Leonard Rogoff

World War I deferred women's progress toward suffrage and social welfare. Like other women, Weil worked for the Red Cross and was appointed to civic boards that sought to ensure social services maintained their vitality in war time. War service demonstrated women's qualifications for citizenship. As a volunteer nurse, she served the poor during the influenza epidemic, later suffering a bout herself. Weil joined organizations like the North Carolina Conference for Social Service which advocated for reform legislation. At war's end she committed to women's international peace organizations in support of disarmament, a World Court, and the League of Nations.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 538
Author(s):  
Aristiana Prihatining Rahayu ◽  
Agoes Poerwanto ◽  
Ngatmain Ngatmain

Pesatnya jumlah dan sebaran permasalahan sosial kota Surabaya, belum sebanding dengan daya jangkau, kapasitas, dan, kemampuan pelayanan sosial yang dilakukan pemerintah. Kewajiban pemerintah dalam memenuhi hak-hak dasar warganya belum dapat terlaksanakan secara maksimal, termasuk dalam persoalan pendidikan. Untuk itu, pemerintah kota Surabaya melalui Dinas Sosial bekerja sama dengan perguruan tinggi negeri dan swasta yang ada di kota Surabaya untuk memberikan pendampingan pendidikan kepada anak dari keluarga penyandang masalah kesejahteraan sosial (miskin), yang rentan atau putus sekolah melalui program Campus Social Responsibility (CSR) One to One.  Dalam proses pelaksanaannya, mahasiswa diterjunkan untuk melakukan berbagai program pendampingan yang mengarah pada tujuan besar yakni menekan angka anak rawan dan putus sekolah. Sasaran dari program adalah anak dari keluarga penyandang masalah kesejahteraan sosial (PMKS) yang putus atau rentan putus sekolah, yang terdata Dinas Sosial Kota Surabaya.  Luarannya adalah  terbangunnya motivasi adik damping untuk tetap semangat sekolah, dan mengembalikan mereka yang putus sekolah untuk kembali ke bangku sekolah. Metode pelaksanaannya_ koordinasi antara dinas sosial dan PTN/PTS di Kota Surabaya , sosialisasi program ke mahasiswa, perekrutan tim CSR, pelaksanaan pendampingan dan evaluasi. Indikator program CSR ini adalah mahasiswa mampu mengembalikan adik damping mereka yang rentan maupun putus sekolah, untuk kembali dan makin termotivasi bersekolah.  kata kunci : campus social responsibility , dinas sosial, mahasiswa  One To One UM Surabaya Campus Social Responsibility (CSR) Program as an Effort to Reduce the Number of Children Dropping Out of School in the City of SurabayaABSTRACTThe rapid number and distribution of social problems in the city of Surabaya is not yet comparable to the reach, capacity and ability of social services provided by the government. The government's obligation to fulfill the basic rights of its citizens has not been maximally implemented, including in matters of education. For this reason, the Surabaya city government through the Social Service collaborates with public and private universities in the city of Surabaya to provide educational assistance to children from families with social welfare problems (poor), who are vulnerable or drop out of school through the One to One Campus Social Responsibility (CSR) program. In the implementation process, students are deployed to carry out various mentoring programs that aim at the big goal of reducing the number of vulnerable children and dropping out of school. The target of the program is children from families with social welfare problems (PMKS) who drop out or are prone to dropping out of school, which is recorded by the Surabaya City Social Service. The result is the awakening of the motivation of the assistants to keep up the spirit of school, and to return those who drop out of school to return to school. The method of implementation is coordination between social services and PTN / PTS in the city of Surabaya, socialization of the program to students, recruitment of CSR teams, implementation of mentoring and evaluation. The indicator of this CSR program is that students are able to return their siblings who are vulnerable or drop out of school, to return and be more motivated to go to school.keywords: campus social responsibility, social service, student 


2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-43
Author(s):  
Sergo Kuruliszwili

The article is describing the use of ICT tools in social welfare, equally in area of social work, vocational training for social service and shaping the social policy. Based on the desk research the author explains the basic issues related to the implementation of new media tools into the practice of social work – case studies – and characterizes the potency of digitalization in the process of modelling the social welfare, innovative preventions measures and the improving the qualifications of social services.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-43
Author(s):  
Fikri Emsa ◽  
Zaenuri Khairul Anwar

This research is motivated by not achieving the performance targets of the City Social Services so that this study aims to analyze the performance of social welfare services and rehabilitation programs in the Bekasi City Social Service. The research method used in this study is a qualitative approach to the type of descriptive research. In conducting data collection, this study uses interview, observation, and documentation techniques. Then for the data analysis technique that is done is with three different types of activities consisting of reduction, data models, and drawing conclusions. Based on the results of the study, it shows that the performance of the Bekasi City Social Service is quite good but it is still considered to be less than optimal and must be improved again. There are several factors that affect the sub-optimal performance of the Bekasi City Social Service in carrying out social welfare rehabilitation and service programs. To achieve optimal results, it is necessary to have a review of the readiness of the resources (budget, professional workforce, and other materials) in the Bekasi City Social Service.


2021 ◽  
Vol specjalny (XXI) ◽  
pp. 755-765
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Ura

Social services related to activities aimed at meeting the basic needs of society are an important factor activating local communities. Commune self-governments undertook such projects on the basis of general provisions of the Act on Public Finance and commune self-government. On January 1, 2020, the Act on the provision of social services by social service centers, adopted on July 19, 2019, entered into force, specifying the scope of social services, the method of creating social service centers and their organizational structure. The study presents the basic issues concerning the definition of social services in the doctrine and in the aforementioned Act, and moreover, attention was paid to the method of establishing centers provided for by law: either as new organizational units of the commune or transforming the existing social welfare centers. Tasks in the field of social services were defined as own, non-obligatory tasks, therefore communes were left to assess the need to create such centers. The organizational structure of the center is also briefly presented, with attention being paid to the legal position of the director of the social services center


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
Muahammed Muazzam Muazzam Hussain

This paper is an outcome of reviewing different dimensions of social exclusion and challenges faced by people with disabilities (PWD) in Bangladesh and suggest some policy guidelines to promote inclusion of PWD into the development process. This paper is based on secondary sources of data and therefore, government, non-government organization’s study report, policy documents, journal articles, statistical report, research findings etc. were consulted to collect data and construct the paper. The paper describes the social exclusion of Bangladeshi PWD in the six broad areas e.g. income and assets, employment, education, health and social security, social relationship and recreation. Therefore, some key areas of policy implications are outlined for inclusion of PWD in Bangladesh which include the prospective way to address poverty, adopt active labor market policy, promoting social services and encouraging community based rehabilitation, providing counseling and other support services and utilizing the vision of user involvement etc.


Author(s):  
J. Curtis McMillen ◽  
Danielle R. Adams

Social service settings offer numerous complexities in their staffing, consumers, and payer mix that require careful consideration in designing dissemination and implementation efforts. However, social services’ unique access to vulnerable populations with health problems may prove vital in efforts to improve the health status of many of our citizens and reduce health disparities. While a number of well-developed, blended dissemination and implementation models are being used in social service settings, they all require additional documentation, research, and field experience. Nonetheless, the lessons learned in the social services may help organizations in other sectors better implement health interventions with complex consumers in complex settings.


Author(s):  
Giménez‐Bertomeu ◽  
Domenech‐López ◽  
Mateo‐Pérez ◽  
de‐Alfonseti‐Hartmann

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.


Author(s):  
Shamim Ferdous ◽  
Mohammad Deloar Hossain

Children with disabilities (CWDs) are one of the most marginalised and excluded groups in the society. Facing daily discrimination in the form of negative attitudes, lack of adequate policies and legislation, they are effectively barred from realising their rights to healthcare, education and even survival. It has been estimated that exposure towards all forms of violence against CWDs is four-time greater than that of children without disabilities. Bangladesh has an estimated 7–10 million CWDs (out of a total of 72 million children, World Health Organisation Report). Most of the time, these children are treated as a burden to their families or the community and thus become subject to violence. There are very few specialised institutions with residential facility to take care of them. So, they are institutionalised in general residential institutions at a significantly higher rate than other children. But both the special and general residential institutions have lack of skilled human resources and knowledge of the special situation and needs of CWDs. Peer groups of the CWDs are also less sensitised, which result in further stigma and discrimination of CWDs. A 2010 study was done by the Ministry of Women and children Affairs. The findings from interviews with adolescents’ aged 13–16 in 12 locations of Dhaka City revealed their extreme vulnerability. In 2010, a study by Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation that conducted a survey supported by the Save the Children Sweden–Denmark found that 51.4% of CWDs are either at risk of sexual abuse (12.5%) or have been sexually abused (38.9%).The government of Bangladesh has taken a number of legislative and policy steps that indicate commitment to advancing the rights of persons with disabilities. In terms of international instruments, Department of Social Services under Ministry of Social Welfare operates various types of institutions for the children and also CWDs. The study will adopt qualitative and quantitative methods to collect information from both primary and secondary sources and also assess the situation of government non-government organisations/religious institutions where CWDs have residential facilities in order to understand which factors contribute to increased vulnerability of these children.


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