scholarly journals The forgotten example of 'settlement sociology': Gender, research, communities, universities and policymaking in Britain and the USA, 1880–1920

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Oakley
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Theory Of Knowledge ◽  
Social Settlements ◽  
Gender Research ◽  
Research Communities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Usa

Many of the social investigations carried out in social settlements established in Britain and the USA in the period from the 1880s to the 1920s are early examples of participatory research based on a theory of knowledge with 'citizen experience' at its centre. This research, much of it done by women, was often methodologically innovative and enormously influential in shaping public policy. Its history is bound up with that of disciplinary specialization, in which women's research and reform work have been classified, and thus hidden, as 'social work'.

scholarly journals Regulation, Registration and Social Work: An International Comparison

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidan Worsley ◽  
Liz Beddoe ◽  
Ken McLaughlin ◽  
Barbra Teater
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

Abstract The anticipated change of social work regulator in England from the Health and Care Professions Council to Social Work England in 2019 will herald the third, national regulator in seven years for the social work profession. Social Work England will be a new, bespoke, professionally specific regulator established as a non-departmental public body with a primary objective to protect the public. Looking globally, we can observe different approaches to the regulation of the social work profession—and many different stages of the profession’s regulatory journey between countries. Using a comparative policy analysis approach and case studies, this article looks more closely at three countries’ arrangements and attempts to understand why regulation might take the shape it does in each country. The case studies examine England, the USA (as this has a state approach, we focus on New York) and New Zealand, with contributions from qualified social work authors located within each country. We consider that there are three key elements to apply to analysis: definition of role and function, the construction of the public interest and the attitude to risk.

Mechanisms of Gatekeeping in the Social Work Profession: Lessons Learned from Canada, Hong Kong and South Korea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miu Chung Yan ◽  
Jinah Lee ◽  
Edward Ko Ling Chan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Work ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Registration System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Usa

Abstract Striving to be a full-fledged profession with statutorily delegated self-regulatory authority has been a goal of the social work profession in many countries since Abraham Flexner’s (1915 ‘Is social work a profession?’, Paper presented at the Forty-Second Annual Session of The National Conference of Charities and Correction, Baltimore, MD, pp. 581, 584–8, 590. denial of its professional status in the USA. A full self-regulation requires two gatekeeping mechanisms: professional education and registration. Whereas professional social work education has been in place in many parts of the world, the establishment of a mandatory registration system is still limited to a few countries. Although two mechanisms share the same mandate and function as self-regulation, they tend to be discussed separately in the literature. How they connect and work with each other is seldom explored. In this article, by examining the development of these two mechanisms in Canada, Hong Kong and South Korea, we present three different ways of how these mechanisms are connected and discuss observations of those connections.

scholarly journals Queering Cultural Competence for Planning and Public Policy

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Public University ◽  
Queer Identity ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
The Social

The authors teach at a public university in the southeastern United States and, between them, have taught for more than 30 years in the social sciences and social work. They each identify as openly LGBTQ and have worked to incorporate their identities into their teaching about queer cultural competence. In this article, they reflect on their respective experiences and share key insights, including the need to create open and affirming classrooms, the importance of opening spaces for discussions with students about naming and pronouns, and the usefulness of course-specific LGBTQ materials in reinforcing the understanding that queer identity often intersects with racial and class positions to exacerbate a wide variety of planning and public policy issues.

Herman D. Stein, 1994

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurid Aga Askeland ◽  
Malcolm Payne
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
International Association ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Organizational Issues ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Schools Of Social Work

This chapter contains a biography of Herman D. Stein, a leader in American social work education, who was awarded the Katherine Kendall Award of the International Association of Schools of Social Work in 1994, for his contribution to international social work education. He fulfilled senior academic roles in Columbia and Case Western Reserve Universities in the USA, and worked with displaced persons and victims of the Holocaust in Europe after World War II, and in social development work with UNICEF in Africa (particularly Tanzania). He was involved in major developments in the social work curriculum and on programmes to meet minority concerns in the US, incorporating a strong social justice perspective. He accepted leadership roles in the Council for Social Work Education (US) and the International Association of Schools of Social Work, demonstrating considerable qualities of diplomacy. His publications on behavioural and organizational issues in social work and on social work education were influential.

Research and the Social Work Picture

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Usa

There's a growing pressure for social workers to engage with research and draw on this in practice. But why is this research important? This book provides an accessible way to think about this question. Drawing on evidence from across Europe, Asia, and the USA, it covers how research is conducted, used, and perceived. It is perfect for social work students, researchers, and practitioners, providing a detailed sketch of how research finds a place in the wider social work picture and offering opportunities and exercises that highlight how social work research is relevant in day-to-day course programmes and practice. The book will embolden a kind of scepticism, while at the same time providing the ground work for social workers to become more thoughtfully practical and practically thoughtful.

scholarly journals Social workers of the world unite! A call to unionize the social work profession

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087282094894
Author(s):  
Paddy Farr
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Labor Activism ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

Across industries, labor activism and unionism has emerged as a powerful force from the crisis of COVID-19 to advocate for job security, workplace safety, and public policy. However, social workers have largely not participated in this movement. In order to better represent social worker interests, unionizing the social work labor force is essential.

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