scholarly journals Training practice assessors

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21
Author(s):  
Pat Awcock ◽  
Carleton Edwards ◽  
Christine Knott
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
Graduate Level ◽  
Significant Aspect ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Work Training ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Level Training ◽  
Training Practice

In the UK, graduate level training for Social Workers became compulsory in 2003. Assessed practice had been a valued aspect of social work training in the UK and was given even greater emphasis on the new degree. There was, however, limited guidelines regarding the assessment role, which is carried out by specifically trained practitioners. This article reviews the development and implementation of a new course, designed to provide good quality assessors for the new degree. A significant aspect is the partnership working between a Local Authority and University and this is fully explored.

The Application of Para Social Work Training in Physically and Sexually Abused Girls Under 18 Years of Age in Tanzania: A Case Study of Temeke Municipality, Dar es Salaam Region

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Leah Natujwa Omari
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Young Girls ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Work Training ◽  
The Social ◽  
Community Volunteers

The article presents a case of Para Social work training which basically aim at explaining how this training is essential in providing care and support to young Girls who are physically and sexually abused in Tanzania. It attempts to explain how the victims’ families with the help of Para Social workers can be linked to much-needed services. The objective of this study was to examine the application of Para Social work training in physically and sexually abused girls in Temeke Municipal, Dar es Salaam region. The study was also set to explore possible measure used to reduce the risk of physically and sexually abuse among young girls in addition to Para Social work training in Temeke Municipal, Dar es Salaam region. A major framework of sociological theory was used. The symbolic interactionism was employed in this study to explore symbolic meanings that community members developed and used in the process of social interaction. The family members of abused girls would interpret the behaviour of the young girls and therefore form the social bond which later was used to inform the community members about the problem that they were facing. This theoretical perspective helped the Para Social worker to make sense of the life experiences of young girls’ and understand their coping strategies including the increasing capacity of Para Social workers to access resources for improving care for young girls and their families. Further the theory increased capacity to understand how Para Social workers could generate the Eight (8) Years Plan for Development which was used in protecting young girls against physical and sexual abuse within their community. The theory enlightens community volunteers and Para Social workers in planning for various interventions in violence against children in Tanzania. Further, the study confirmed that community volunteers and Para Social workers suggested on the use of National Plan of Action for their interventions especially in emerging issues that needed their attention especially in reducing the problem of violence against children in their communities. This perspective helped to capture the behaviour of young girls and how they symbolically navigate their lives. The meaning and significance of young girls and the effect of abuse enable us to capture the social reality of those who dealt with the abuse and the measurement to reduce the problem using their own perspectives. This study used qualitative approach which included in-depth Interview and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). Also purposive sampling was used whereby 50 informants were selected as a sample size of this study. The informants came from Temeke district in Dar es Salaam region.The Findings revealed that, since the development of Para Social work trainings in 2006, most vulnerable children especially young girls have enabled Para Social workers to be fully equipped and be able to apply relevant social policies effectively. Such policies include Sexual Offences Provisional Act of 1988(SOSPA), Child Development Policy of 2008 and the Law of the Child Act number 21 of 2009. Furthermore the Para Social work training has facilitated the process of identifying young girls who is abused. Thereafter Para Social workers have helped the girls’ families to develop and implement a plan of support.The study recommends to Para Social workers that young girls need to be understood in terms of situation and be protected from hazardous condition including physical and sexual abuse within their communities. Further the study recommends that it is important to strengthen child protection systems so that all kinds of abuse are addressed and worked on clearly in their communities. As for policy makers and law makers’ young girls have to be in their agenda for change. Para Social workers participation in this training is important as there are no enough staffs at the ward and village levels who could work for social workers. The availability of Para Social workers will facilitate linkages to available resources which are important for young girls’ growth and development. The attitude and perceptions towards using Para Social workers to help community members including the parents and other family members of young girls need to be changed for the benefit of the community members they serve.

scholarly journals Intersectional impact of multiple identities on social work education in the UK

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Chi-pun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Learning Difficulty ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Work Training ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Uk

Summary The study reviews the records of 671 social work students and graduates including the seven intakes from the first cohort in 2003/2004 to the intake in 2010/2011 to examine the interacting effect of learning difficulties, ethnicity and gender on the completion of social work training at a university in the South East of England. Findings Among the students, 79.9% of them were female, 50.1% were black, 27.9% white, 10.7% Asian and 11.3% other ethnicities. A majority of students did not report any disability. Among those who did ( n = 84), 52.3% ( n = 44) reported a learning difficulty. The percentage of students who have successfully completed the training is 76.4%, a completion rate that is comparable to the UK's national figure. Having controlled the confounding variables, hierarchical logistic regression identified the risk factor for dropout from undergraduate social work programme as black female students with learning difficulties (odds ratio = 0.100, 95% confidence interval = 0.012–0.862, p < 0.05). Findings suggested that students with multiplicity of identities, i.e. being black and female and with a learning difficulty, have a lower probability to complete the programme successfully. Applications Strategies for tackling the intersecting disadvantages of race, gender and disabilities in social work training should embrace three principles: providing continuous support, focusing on how the support is provided and addressing contextual and structural barriers.

scholarly journals Pengetahuan dan Skil Pekerja Sosial Kesihatan Mental di Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
FATIMAH ZAILLY AHMAD RAMLI ◽  
YUSMARHAINI YUSOF ◽  
NORFARAHIN MOHD NOOR
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Psychosocial Assessment ◽  
Mental Health Setting ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Academic Qualification ◽  
Work Training

Knowledges and skills in providing documentation, client assessment and problems solving based on theories and relevance methods are essential roles in the social work profession. The ability to conduct psychosocial assessment among clinical social workers are particularly important in mental health for social work to help clients to overcome their problems. Face to face interviews were conducted with respondents working in mental health setting. Semi- structured interview was utilised to identify the knowledge and skills required for a mental health social worker. Respondents’ transcription were analysed using thematic analysis based on the research objectives. Findings showed that elements of knowledges and skills required by social workers in mental health setting could be categorized into four components: (i) knowledge in doing assessment; (ii) knowledge about mental health and the competencies in relevant theories; (iii) knowledge on academic qualification and advanced social work training and (iv) additional skills as a social worker in a mental health setting.  

Social Work

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Local Authority ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Uk

2020 is the 50th anniversary of a turning point in the development of social work in the UK. It is half a century since the creation of a unified association of social workers, the development of a unified training for social workers regardless of the setting in which they worked and the passage of the Local Authority Social Services Act.

Robust Responses to the Impact of Climate Change in Zimbabwe: Social Work’s Contribution

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatenda Goodman Nhapi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Work Training ◽  
The Impact

It has become important that social work confronts environmental challenges associated with climate change. Environmental social work is an approach to social work practice founded on ecological justice principles. A literature review was conducted to analyse social work’s contribution to robust responses to the impact of climate change in Zimbabwe. Despite an enabling legal and policy environment, the degradation of natural resources has become pervasive owing to Zimbabwe’s socio-economic dynamics. Institutions such as the Council of Social Workers Zimbabwe (Council of Social Workers), and the National Association of Social Workers Zimbabwe complemented by the four universities that offer social work training are found to contribute to social work when mitigating the impact of climate change in Zimbabwe. These strategies enrich social work’s responses to the challenges of climate change and environmental degradation. This is achievable by engaging in research opportunities of applied action that explore communities’ public and social spaces. The article concludes by offering pathways for more proactive social work contributions towards mitigating climate change impacts in Zimbabwe.

Social Work Training in Palliative Care: Addressing the Gap

2020 ◽  
pp. 104990912096070
Author(s):  
Meghan Thiel ◽  
Debra Mattison ◽  
Elizabeth Goudie ◽  
Sara Licata ◽  
Josh Brewster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Work Training ◽  
Post Graduate Training ◽  
Graduate Training Programs

As people live longer with chronic disease and serious illness in the U.S., palliative care teams are called upon to support patients and their families. Social workers are an integral part of the palliative care interprofessional team, and yet there are disproportionately few training programs for social workers who wish to specialize in this area. The curriculum of a post-graduate palliative care training program for social workers should be based on the current standards for palliative care and social work, as described by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Council for Social Work Education (CSWE) and the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). Trainees should develop skills to care for patients who have chronic or life-limiting illness, patients who are nearing their end of life, patients who are in the active dying phase and their families around end of life planning, medical decision making, grief and bereavement. A post-graduate social work training program that aims to prepare social workers to work in the field of palliative care should consist of clinical rotations at multiple sites, robust didactic curriculum and clinical supervision. Interprofessional learning is necessary and training should include opportunities for scholarly work, quality improvement activities, leadership, and teaching. Post-graduate training programs in palliative care will prepare future social workers to be experts in a sub-specialty skill set to meet the needs of people living with chronic disease. These needs and opportunities call on the social work profession to take action to develop post-graduate training programs in palliative care.

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