scholarly journals إسهامات تکنولوجيا الخدمة الاجتماعية في تنمية جودة الأداء لدى الأخصائيين الاجتماعيين دراسة مطبقه على الأخصائيين الاجتماعيين في المجال الطبي في المملکة العربية السعودية The contributions of social work technology in developing the quality of performance of social workers

2022 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-68
Author(s):  
قماشة فقيهي
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers

Seselelame: Reflective team approach to practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-87
Author(s):  
Julia Jude
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Practical Wisdom ◽  
The Body ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Relational Dynamics ◽  
Ways Of Being

Abstract: This paper focuses on an awareness of self through the integration of Seselelame Reflective Team Approach to Practice (SRTAP), a model I develop that was adapted from Anderson’s systemic reflective team approach. An understanding of how SRTAP enhances the quality of practice of social workers is explored. Approaching this task from a practice-based standpoint I draw from my experience and practice. I explore how the concept of SRTAP was embedded in a local social work context; I explain and illustrate the value of bringing forth an awareness of self through the use of feeling in the body to practice, inviting an appreciation of the value of practical wisdom through SRTAP.The narratives of practitioners offer examples of the effectiveness of the SRTAP on casework (that is, tasks involving plans or ideas, solving problems or making decisions). I discuss conditions, rationale and guidance needed to achieve and sustain the benefits of SRTAP.Taking feedback from practitioners, my experience and observation I suggest that SRTAP creates a blend between intuitive and analytical ways of being in practice, contributing practice competence through an exploration of self as a resource when dealing with complex relational dynamics. When I use the word ‘self’ in this paper, I refer to felt responses in terms of feelings in the body.

The Role of Social Workers in Supporting and Developing the Work of Foster Carers

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Sellick
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Wide Range

The quality of relations between social workers and foster carers can virtually make or break a placement. Clive Sellick uses a wide range of social work literature to examine some of the conditions needed for these relations to succeed, both in the realm of practical organisation and in terms of individual qualities such as reliability, honesty, empathy and warmth.

scholarly journals SOCIAL WORK WITH A DEPRESSED CLIENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Michaela Šuľová
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Triggering Mechanism ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

Mental health is a fragile area. One of the frequent psychical illnesses is depression which means decline, uneasiness, anxiety. Many people develop a psychical illness during their life, whereby the triggering mechanism can be different stressful situation. Thus, many people with psychical illness become clients of social services facilities. This way the client comes into contact with social workers, which should be ready for their work (or rather mission) professionally and personally. They should be familiar with a range of approaches, methods and techniques, which they can implement based on the client’s individual needs within social intervention, in order to improve the client’s quality of life. The aim of our research is to determine what approaches and methods are used in social work with depressed clients. As a research method we use the analysis of professional materials and case studies, which focused on the application of methods of social work with clients with depression. The article has theoretical and research parts. In the theoretical part we introduce the diagnostics and symptoms of depression. In the research part we analyze the approaches and methods, used in social work with a depressed client. Then we present case studies, which are focused on the application of methods of social work with clients with depression.

scholarly journals Role of Professional Social Workers in Promotion of Quality of Life of Children Orphaned by AIDS: A Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-119
Author(s):  
Dr. Abraham Mutluri ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Social Activist ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
Community Organizer ◽  
Case Worker

This article discusses the role of professional social workers in promotion of quality of life of children orphaned by AIDS. Children orphaned by AIDS are the children, who have the age of below 18 years, and lost one or both biological parents due to AIDS. It is estimated that there are 13.8 million children worldwide had lost mother or father or both parents to AIDS as of 2020. Children orphaned by AIDS face economic, social, psychological, and health problems. It is very difficult for them to access the basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing as well as education. This study conducted in two states of India i.e. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with 316 children orphaned by AIDS. The study found that women-headed, granny-headed and child-headed families are more in HIV affected families. Stigma and discrimination were faced by 64.2 per cent respondents. About 35 per cent of the children are not attending the schools regularly, 72.2 per cent respondents required psycho-social support. Social work is a practice-based profession and it believes that every child is unique. There is a lot of scope for the practice of social work profession with these children. Social workers work as a social case-worker, social group worker, community organizer, social activist, social welfare administrator, social researcher, counsellor, communicator, and educator etc. to promote the quality of life of children orphaned by AIDS. This study suggested a strategy to work with children orphaned by AIDS.

Finding the evidence for practice in social work

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Cargill
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Efficient Search ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
Answerable Question

© 2013, IGI Global. The revolution in information technologies, in particular the growth of the Internet and greater access to computers, has given social workers unprecedented access to information resources. Researching such resources is crucial and it needs to be done efficiently. Planning an efficient search requires knowing which databases and other resources to use, knowing how to formulate an answerable question, identifying terms that inform the question, selecting the appropriate methodological filters, and being able to critically appraise evidence for its quality and relevance. This chapter, therefore, outlines some of the research sources available to social workers, it looks at some principles for finding information for practice in social work, and it outlines some criteria for evaluating the quality of that information.

scholarly journals Redefining Borders between Communities and the Classroom: How Community-based Social Activists can Transform Social Work Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Chambers ◽  
Sheila Cranmer-Byng ◽  
May Friedman ◽  
Meaghan Ross ◽  
Warimu Njoroge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Work Education

In the context of service restructuring that has gravely impacted quality of life for social workers and the people with whom they work, this paper considers the ways that social work education can better support social justice-based social work practices in urban communities in Canada. The paper’s authors attended a fall 2013 Ryerson University forum that brought together critical social work educators and community-based activist social workers struggling to bring social justice-based practices to their work within restructured social services. Examples of social service restructuring include cuts to services, labour intensification, and increased managerialism, processes known as neoliberalism that have shifted discourses away from quality of life toward a focus on economic markers and efficiencies. The purpose of our forum was to explore ways in which social work curricula and pedagogical practices can be challenged and redefined in order to better support those efforts by social workers to resist such processes and to enhance social worker and client quality of life. Our paper presents the findings of this forum, including the presentation and discussion of a series of recommendations to reconfigure social work education so that it is more congruent with the needs of social justice-based practice in social work.

scholarly journals Implementasi Prinsip Nilai dan Etika Pekerja Sosial dalam Penanganan Pengemis di IPSM Yogyakarta

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Novie Purnia Putri
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Basic Task

Social work is as a help profession. It has a basic task in overcoming social problems, one of them is handling the beggars. The method used in this study was a qualitative method by describing the implementation of the value principles and ethics of social workers in handling the beggars through the Yogyakarta Society of Social Workers Association and the ethical dilemmas inside. The purpose of this study was expected to provide an overview of practices in the field as an effort to improve the quality of social work, increasingly to have adequate competence, both in terms of values and ethics in carrying out their profession. The results of this study indicated that in the implementation of the value principles and ethics of social workers with reviews of acceptance, individualization,  disclosure of feelings, non-judgmental attitudes, objectivity, self determination, confidentiality and accountability. The whole principles had been practiced. However, during practicing in the field, there were ethic dilemmas in the application of the principles. They were dilemmas in client confidentiality, policy laws, management care and scarce and limited resources.

scholarly journals Theory discussion in social work journals: a preliminary study

10.18060/116 ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
James G. Daley ◽  
Jon Peters ◽  
Ron Taylor ◽  
Victoria Hanson ◽  
Delthea Hill
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Link Theory ◽  
Conceptual Explanation ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Practice Knowledge

Social workers are taught to strive to link theory with practice. A primary source for social workers to update theory and practice knowledge is the myriad of social work journals. However, how much discussion of theory occurs in social work journals? The authors developed criteria to evaluate the degree and quality of theory discussion and progression in social work journals. They used the criteria to evaluate 885 articles from 30 journals published in the year 2002. Great variability in theory discussion was found. The majority (71.7%) of articles contained no theory discussion (discussion that mentions a theory superficially but does not provide refinement of the theory). Few (9.5%) of the articles had theory progression (an article which is an empirical study or conceptual explanation that advances a theory in clarity, evidence base, or precision). Those articles that include theory provide a low quality of theory discussion or progression. Implications for practice and education are discussed.

Finding the Evidence for Practice in Social Work

2014 ◽  
pp. 36-64
Author(s):  
Justin Cargill
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Efficient Search ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
Answerable Question

The revolution in information technologies, in particular the growth of the Internet and greater access to computers, has given social workers unprecedented access to information resources. Researching such resources is crucial and it needs to be done efficiently. Planning an efficient search requires knowing which databases and other resources to use, knowing how to formulate an answerable question, identifying terms that inform the question, selecting the appropriate methodological filters, and being able to critically appraise evidence for its quality and relevance. This chapter, therefore, outlines some of the research sources available to social workers, it looks at some principles for finding information for practice in social work, and it outlines some criteria for evaluating the quality of that information.

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