scholarly journals Finding Strengths out of Problems: A Qualitative Study of the Social Workers Experience in Family Initial Assessment for High-Risk Family

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Hui Hung
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Risk Family

scholarly journals Conceptualization of Culture and Ethnicity within Social Work in Two Indigenous Communities

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-30
Author(s):  
Reidunn Håøy Nygård ◽  
Merete Saus ◽  
Shanley Swanson Nicolai
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Us

This qualitative study compares social work in Sami communities within Norway and Native American communities in Montana in the US. A total of 39 social workers were interviewed. We investigated the conceptualization of culture and ethnicity, as well as the implications of these constructions for a culturally adequate social work practice. We find that social workers in Sápmi conceptualize culture and ethnicity as hybrid and fluid, while the social workers in Native American communities have a more fixed and static conceptualization. When working in Native American communities, social workers’ theme of inequality among groups, and the continuing effect of assimilation on family life. Among social workers in Sami communities in Norway, little attention is given to power relations among ethnic groups. These differences in construction affect both the framing and the legitimacy of culturally adequate social work within these two contexts.

scholarly journals Höga förväntningar på kontaktpersoner?

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Franséhn ◽  
Helena Johansson ◽  
Therése Wissö
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
Parental Practices ◽  
Contact Person ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
The Social ◽  
Positive Intervention

High expectations of contact persons? A study of parental practices and the contact person intervention for young people in social servicesA contact person for teenagers, an intervention offered by the social services, is discussed in this article on the basis of a qualitative study accomplished in 2010–2014. It is based on focus groups, documents and interviews with teenagers, parents, contact persons and social workers. Research dealing with the contact person intervention takes partly contradictory views. In qualitative studies the contact person system has been described as a positive intervention of all categories involved. During the last few years it has been questioned, especially in a comprehensive quantitative study, indicating that the intervention even seemed to increase the risk of being placed in out-of-home care in the future. In this article we present a deepened picture of the teenagers in the study with a focus on their backgrounds and life situations. The background factors we have discovered, often invisible in a register study, point to the very complex situations the social services have to handle. Another part deals with how the intervention can be understood in relation to parenting and specifically which dimensions of parenting the social services judge as inadequate. In the analysis of the contact persons’ assignments it is obvious that the social services plan the intervention based on the parents inabilities to guide and support their teenagers. The contact person is often supposed to act as a ”compensating” parent.

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.

Being a social worker in the unrecognized villages in Israel

2020 ◽  
pp. 146801732095856
Author(s):  
Nuzha Allassad Alhuzail ◽  
Mahajne Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Professional Role ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Institutional Aggression

Summary This qualitative study presents the experiences of social workers whose clients are the inhabitants of unrecognized Bedouin Arab villages in Israel. Bedouin Arabs are an indigenous people, a minority population residing throughout Israel. Half of those in the south of the country inhabit villages that are not recognized by the authorities. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted over two years by both researchers with 25 social workers, recruited by the snowball method. The interview guidelines included one open-ended question and 10 more-specific questions. Findings The findings provide perspectives on postcolonial social work and social work with indigenous peoples. The social workers report that they are caught between their personal values and professional values, between Israeli law and the institutional aggression against their clients –which greatly limits their ability to fulfil their professional role. They say they are working in a “grey area” in which the policy is unclear. This adds another layer of complexity to their work but also allows for freedom and creativity. The findings point to a lack of suitable intervention programs. Applications Learning about the experience of social workers in conflict areas Learning about the experience of social workers in a clash of values Learning about the significance of unclear policy and its implications for the functioning of social workers in conflict areas.

Narratives of West Bank women settlers in “multi-problem families”

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 405-420
Author(s):  
Chaya Possick
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
The West ◽  
Master Narratives ◽  
Experiences Of Women

This article presents part of the findings of a qualitative study conducted from January-July 2003, of the experiences of women in “multi-problem families” who live in a “high-risk” settlement on the West Bank. The impetus for the project was a dilemma that arose among social workers who were providing services to West Bank communities during this period. The article presents a narrative analysis of three of the interviews in order to illustrate a process of corroboration and subversion of master narratives in the construction of personal narratives.

scholarly journals Assessment of Social Vulnerability to Kiematubu Volcano in Tidore Island, North Maluku

2021 ◽  
Vol 325 ◽  
pp. 03011
Author(s):  
Widiyana Riasasi ◽  
Muh Aris Marfai ◽  
Bachtiar W Mutaqin ◽  
Danang Sri Hadmoko ◽  
Franck Lavigne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
High Population Density ◽  
Disaster Impacts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Volcanic Islands ◽  
Demographic Condition ◽  
Very High

Kiematubu volcano is often considered as non-volcanic, even though it consists of basalt material, since it has never erupted before. In fact, that small volcanic islands have a high risk due to their restriction on means and resources. The study aims to assess the social vulnerability of the community in Tidore Island that may be exposed to the eruption of the Kiematubu volcano. There has not been previous research in Tidore Island regarding volcanic vulnerability yet. The social vulnerability is an initial assessment of disaster management, which will affect in optimizing community’s capacity then minimizing the disaster impacts. Social parameter of demographic condition, health facilities, and education facilities was weighted to assess social vulnerability. The result shows that the social vulnerability class of Tidore Island is dominantly low, approximately 80%, the rest is middle and high, with a percentage of 13% and 7%, respectively. Mostly, the low vulnerable villages are due to less population density. However, the highly vulnerable villages, Gamtufkange and Indonesiana, consist of very high and high population density. The southeast part of Tidore Island, where both villages are situated, is the center of human activities, such as governmental, trades, and education.

scholarly journals The Response of Pakistani Social Workers amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of the Main Challenges

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Abbas ◽  
Muhammad Inam Ul Haq ◽  
Wareesha Afaq Zaidi ◽  
Ahmed Kaleem ◽  
Hamza Sohail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Mean

AbstractThe study aimed to highlight the main challenges faced by the social workers amid the pandemic. A qualitative study was conducted between March 2020 to May 2020 in Karachi, Pakistan. All participants who belonged to a non-profit organization were eligible to participate. Open-ended questions were asked by the participants. The mean age of the participants was 24.8 ± 5.9 years. The main challenges faced by the social workers were: i) resistance from the family and friends, ii) lack of personal protective equipment, iii) mistrust from public, iv) uncooperative government/authorities.

scholarly journals The effects of an exclusionary bursary policy on student social workers: an exploratory qualitative study on the effects of the 2013 policy to cap the allocation of bursaries in England

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-110
Author(s):  
Thomas Considine ◽  
Kim Heanue ◽  
Paul Hollingdale
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Work Education

The social work bursary for England was introduced in 2003 for all students on qualifying degrees. Following a review of social work education funding, the bursary was capped in 2013. This meant that higher education institutions have had to develop policies for the allocation of bursaries and that student cohorts included students with a bursary and others who did not receive this financial support, thus creating an exclusionary system. This article presents the findings from an exploratory qualitative study that investigated the experiences of students who completed their placement under these new arrangements. The findings indicate that students who did not receive a bursary experienced additional stressors that had an adverse impact on their well-being. These findings may have significance for future research in light of considerations to abolish the bursary for all social work students.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Study: Who are the Social Workers?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Tuğba CANBULUT
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
The Social

Bu çalışma, sosyal hizmet uzmanlarının devlet tarafından algılanmasına dayalı bir sosyal politika eleştirisidir. Sosyal hizmet uzmanlarının, sosyal politikaların uygulanmasında önemli bir rol ve yetkiye sahip olduğu görülmektedir. Çalışmada, Türkiye'de çalışan 21 sosyal hizmet uzmanıyla yapılan görüşmeler sonucunda, rolleri ve yetkileri hakkında veri toplanmıştır. Görüşmeler, derinlemesine görüşmeler şeklinde yapılmıştır. Çalışma, İstanbul Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırmalar Proje Birimi tarafından desteklenen yüksek lisans tezinin bir parçasıdır. Çalışma boyunca devletin sosyal hizmet uzmanlarını nasıl gördüğüne dair anlatılar tartışılmıştır. Sosyal hizmet uzmanları, devletin kendisini bir arabulucu, pasif politika uygulayıcısı ve muhalif olarak gördüğüne dair anlatıları paylaştı. Ancak sosyal hizmet uzmanları mesleki oluşumları nedeniyle uygulanacak politikalara yön verecek donanıma sahiptir. Siyasette aktif olmaları gerektiğini iddia etmelerinin yanı sıra sosyal refahı artırmayı hedefledikleri bu çalışmanın önemli bir sonucudur. Bu bağlamda, Türkiye'deki sosyal hizmet uzmanlarını ortaya çıkaran sıçan yarışını ortaya koyan bu çalışma, sosyal refah politikalarının revize edilmesi gerektiğini savunmaktadır.

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