Knowledge Application and Improvement Ideas for In-service Social Work Professionals

Social work professionals are an indispensable force for building a harmonious socialist society as well as strengthening and innovating social management. This article analyzed the salary, job satisfaction, and knowledge application of social work professionals in Nanjing (NJ) by means of a survey questionnaire and found that although most professional social workers are relatively satisfied with their jobs in addition to the effective application of their knowledge, a certain percentage of the respondents reported that the knowledge that they had learned at school were not consistent with the actual needs of work, which affected their income levels and job satisfactions. For this reason, it is suggested that a variety of measures should be taken to improve the quality of professional education of social work and enhance the competitiveness as well as the recognition of the social work profession.

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Lessons from filial piety: Do we need ‘memorial social work’ for the dead and their families?

Qualitative Social Work ◽

10.1177/1473325015616289 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 367-375 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hong-Jae Park

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

End Of Life ◽

Filial Piety ◽

Work Practice ◽

Social Work Practice ◽

Cultural Importance ◽

The Social ◽

Further Development ◽

Ageing Parents

Death is often a taboo topic and, consequently, there is a reluctance to address matters such as the cultural importance of after-life reputations and ancestor remembrance in the social work field. Reflecting on filial piety studies with Korean participants, this article aims to call attention to such death-related issues and their implications for end-of-life, palliative social work practice and research. The term ‘memorial social work’ is used to help practitioners broaden the scope and quality of social work associated with people who have died and their surviving families. The discussion in this paper includes issues related to filial piety and attitudes towards ageing parents, ancestor honour and remembrance and family continuity. The areas to which memorial social work are particularly pertinent are suggested for further development.

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An Emerging Resource in U.S. Social Work—Professional Education of Bachelor Degree Personnel

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/002087287902200206 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 26-33

Author(s):

Allie C. Kilpatrick ◽

Gary L. Shaffer

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Social Services ◽

Professional Education ◽

Labour Force ◽

The United States ◽

The Past ◽

Current Trends ◽

The Social ◽

Work Education ◽

The U.S

Baccalaureate social work personnel in the United States have gone through a significant transformation during the past decade. Always a significant part of the social work labour force, they are now being prepared to assume a profes sional role. The two studies discussed in this paper highlight some of the current trends in Batchelor of Social Work programmes which have been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education since 1974. As this transition continues into the 1980's, the Baccalaureate practitioner will play an increasingly important role in the delivery of social services in the U.S.

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Capturing/captured by stories of marginalized young people: Direct scribing and dialogic narrative analysis

Qualitative Social Work ◽

10.1177/1473325016656750 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 206-223 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Kennedy Saldanha ◽

Lynn Nybell

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Young People ◽

Narrative Analysis ◽

Youth Voice ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Practice Experience ◽

Significant Movement ◽

The Social ◽

Seminal Article

Examining the results of the “narrative turn” in social work in their seminal article for Qualitative Research in 2005, Riessman and Quinney found themselves disappointed with the size and quality of the research corpus they reviewed. However, they also identified three exemplars of promising work, including the research of Faye Martin (Martin, 1998). Riessman and Quinney highlighted Martin’s narrative-gathering strategy, devised on the basis of her practice experience and dubbed “direct scribing.” The direct scribing method of narrative data collection disciplines the work of the researcher, who becomes the “scribe,” and elaborates the roles of the interviewees as authors of the narratives that they create. This article on capturing (and being captured by) the narratives of marginalized young people is situated in an increasingly significant movement in the social work literature that promotes giving voice to young people, so that they may have their views taken into account. We highlight the benefits of direct scribing as a means of narrative-gathering in social work and then address the challenge of interpreting these narratives, drawing on examples from our research. We suggest connections between direct scribing and the interpretive approach of dialogic narrative analysis as a method of interpretation that requires “letting stories breathe.” (Frank, 2010). The aim of this contribution is to describe specific ways in which linking direct scribing and dialogical narrative analysis may contribute to the advancement of narrative research in social work, and, in particular, to the enhancement of efforts to amplify “youth voice” in social work policy and practice.

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Social Work and Facing Child Poverty in Iraq: A Comparative Study between Governmental Social Work Institutions and Non-Governmental Institutions

International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education ◽

10.9756/int-jecse/v13i2.211047 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 120-128

Author(s):

Maysam Yaseen Obaid

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Child Poverty ◽

Well Being ◽

Comparative Approach ◽

Social Survey ◽

The Social ◽

Effective Role ◽

The Government ◽

Governmental Institutions

Social work is a profession to help individuals, families, and communities to promote the well-being of the human and society, and this goal is achieved through social and economic justice while enhancing the quality of life of human and community. The study illustrates the importance of promoting integration with governmental and civil social work institutions to achieve the reduction of multidimensional child poverty. The descriptive and comparative approach as well as the social survey was used in this study. Collected data from 50 governmental and non-governmental institutions, where the study reached several conclusions, the most important of which is that social work institutions have an important and effective role in confronting the poverty of children in Iraq despite the existence of economic and social obstacles to their work. It also showed the contribution of non-governmental institutions to alleviating the burden on the government by providing assistance that enables poor families to cope with the poor standard of living and to enable them to get out of poverty.

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Preventive care for asthma and multidisciplinary team social work: art and education experience

Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online ◽

10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v12.8217 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 380-385

Author(s):

Angela Maria Caulyt Santos da Silva

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Art Education ◽

Preventive Care ◽

Phenomenological Research ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Multiprofessional Team ◽

Education Experience ◽

The Social

Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe the experience in art education of Social Work in a multiprofessional team, in the preventive care for asthma, and the changes felt by the participants of the "Choir Voices in Overcoming", through the (inter) experiences and experiences of singing and living with asthma. Methods: Qualitative, empirical, bibliographical and phenomenological research. Using field diary, semi-structured interview and content analysis. A total of 14 women and a man between the ages of 23 and 75 participated in the Asthma Reference Center. Results: Art education, through music, is a resource for the social worker to enhance the self-esteem of people in asthma treatment. Conclusion: People with asthma socializing while engaged in art education, influences their quality of life.

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Guang, Lu

Encyclopedia of Social Work ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.1177 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Yen Yi Huang ◽

Andy Yung Hsing Kao

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Work ◽

Community Development ◽

University Students ◽

Code Of Ethics ◽

Social Indicators ◽

Research Project ◽

United Way ◽

The Social

Lu Guang (1913–2001) spent his career in social work as a government officer and educator in Taiwan, where he devoted his efforts toward community development by organizing university students to initiate projects for underserved communities. He was known especially for his pioneering research in the field of social indicators and quality of life in the 1980s. Professor Lu helped to draft the Volunteer Service Act in 1989 and served as one of the founders of the United Way of Taiwan. He was also in charge of a research project on the code of ethics in 1991, which laid the foundation for the Social Work Code of Ethics in Taiwan.

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Oncology Social Work

Encyclopedia of Social Work ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.270 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Marie M. Lauria

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Policy Development ◽

Patient Navigation ◽

Research Administration ◽

Social Psychological ◽

Supportive Services ◽

Oncology Social Work ◽

The Social ◽

Challenges And Opportunities

Oncology social work is a specialization of social work in health care. Its practitioners provide supportive services and programs, patient navigation, education, research, administration, policy development, and advocacy to address the social, psychological, practical, and spiritual concerns of cancer patients, their families, and caregivers from pre-diagnosis through treatment, survivorship, and end of life care or bereavement. The coming decades will present many challenges and opportunities for oncology social workers in helping patients, families, and caregivers overcome barriers to quality of life and care.

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The Use of IT in Study Program Social Work

SOCIETY INTEGRATION EDUCATION Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference ◽

10.17770/sie2015vol4.415 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

Author(s):

Edmundas Vaitiekus ◽

Lidija Kondrašovienė

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Social Work ◽

Virtual Environments ◽

Learning Opportunities ◽

Modern World ◽

Study Program ◽

The Social ◽

Study Process ◽

Work Education

The information technology is important factor for development of the economy branch in the modern world. This factor is important in the social work education too. In the study process active use of IT helps to improve the quality of studies, saves the time of students and teachers, and provides more possibilities to compete in the labour market. In the presentation the communication by IT tools, the teacher and the student's common work in virtual environments, distance learning opportunities are presented.

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

The British Journal of Social Work ◽

10.1093/bjsw/bcaa146 ◽

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.

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