scholarly journals So I left, now what? Social service workers perspective on immigrant women's service utilization after leaving an abusive relationship

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Owusuaa Asiamah
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Community Resources ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Social Service Organizations ◽  
Abusive Relationship ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Depth Interviews

Through in-depth interviews, this study explores three service provider’s views on immigrant women's experiences while they accessed and utilized services after leaving an abusive relationship. A phenomenological method of inquiry was used to examine services that are available to meet the needs of immigrant women, and the workers’ views on women’s experiences while seeking assistance. The study focuses on an intersecting analysis of the limitations on three levels: services that assist women, the systems of community resources that women utilize, and the broader structural issues such as funding that affect social service organizations. This study includes a discussion of the coordinated community approach as a recommendation for improved assistance for abused women. Key Words: Immigrant women, Domestic violence, Intersectionality, Social service

scholarly journals So I left, now what? Social service workers perspective on immigrant women's service utilization after leaving an abusive relationship

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Owusuaa Asiamah
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Community Resources ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Social Service Organizations ◽  
Abusive Relationship ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Depth Interviews

Through in-depth interviews, this study explores three service provider’s views on immigrant women's experiences while they accessed and utilized services after leaving an abusive relationship. A phenomenological method of inquiry was used to examine services that are available to meet the needs of immigrant women, and the workers’ views on women’s experiences while seeking assistance. The study focuses on an intersecting analysis of the limitations on three levels: services that assist women, the systems of community resources that women utilize, and the broader structural issues such as funding that affect social service organizations. This study includes a discussion of the coordinated community approach as a recommendation for improved assistance for abused women. Key Words: Immigrant women, Domestic violence, Intersectionality, Social service

scholarly journals Process Evaluation and Experience Sharing on Utilizing Information Communication Technologies and Digital Games in a Large Community Family Health Event: Hong Kong Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley M. M. Sit ◽  
Agnes Y. K. Lai ◽  
Tai-on Kwok ◽  
Hoi-wa Wong ◽  
Yiu-lun Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Social Service ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Social Service Organizations ◽  
Large Community ◽  
Green Screen

Background: Information communication technologies (ICT) are increasingly used in health promotion, but integration is challenging and involves complex processes. Large community health promotion events are often held but the experiences and processes have rarely been evaluated and published. No reports have described and systematically evaluated an ICT-supported health promotion event using digital games.Objective: We evaluated the development and implementation of a large community family health promotion event with ICT integration to promote family happiness with collaboration between academia (The University of Hong Kong) and the social (family) service sector, and collected feedback from participants and social service workers.Methods: We (i) conducted a systematic process evaluation, (ii) administered an on-site questionnaire survey on participant satisfaction and feedback, and (iii) collected post-event qualitative feedback from social workers on using new technologies, digital game design and overall experiences.Results: Fourteen digital games were designed and run in booths at the event by 12 non-governmental social service organizations and academia. Four gaming technologies were utilized: chroma key (green screen), somatosensory (kinect and leap motion techniques), augmented reality and virtual reality. 1,365 participants joined the event, in which 1,257 from 454 families were recruited and pre-registered through 12 NGOs. About 39.3% were male and more than half (53.3%) were aged 18 years and above. About 3,487 game booth headcounts were recorded. Games using virtual reality, kinect motion and green screen technologies were most liked. The average game satisfaction score was high (4.5 out of 5). Social service workers reported positive experiences with using new technologies in health promotion, and interests in future collaborations involving more ICT.Conclusions: Our systematic evaluation showed successful integration of ICT components in the health promotion event. This event, most likely the first of its kind, served as a capacity building and knowledge transfer platform for interdisciplinary co-sharing and co-learning of new technologies. It provided a solid foundation for further academic and social service partnerships and should be a useful model for similar community events and their evaluation. Further development and integration of ICT for health promotion among social service organizations with comprehensive evaluation are warranted.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF SOCIAL VOLUNTEERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AT PPPA DAARUL QUR'AN BANDUNG

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Intan Sopiah ◽  
Yuce Sariningsih
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Social Service Organizations ◽  
Data Tracking ◽  
Depth Interviews

Social organizations or institutions cannot walk without money. The financial aspect is indeed very important and requires that the organization conduct fundraising practices so that institutional funding can be fulfilled, therefore the role of social volunteers in fundraising is also one that must be considered. Social volunteer fundraisers are one of several parts of other volunteers. Fundraisers are tasked with funding to assist the sustainability of social service organizations as well as existing programs. The purpose of this study is to illustrate how volunteers in carrying out their roles include their rights and obligations, identify what is potential and problems in voluntary practice, see how the foundation provides efforts to develop the role of volunteers themselves, also what volunteer implications in practice and also tourists volunteer for social welfare science. The research method used was a qualitative approach with the location of the research study at the PPPA Daqu institute in the city of Bandung. The research informants were volunteers who were fundraisers at Mall outlets and also volunteer coordinators as secondary informants. Data collection uses participant observation, in-depth interviews, and secondary data tracking. Data collection used in-depth interviews, participant observation, and secondary data tracking, the results of the study were analyzed qualitatively using coding and category analysis and data validity through data triangulation, member checking, and rich and thick description. The results of the research obtained are about how the wages volunteers receive and also about fundraising schools that are intended for volunteers in improving their skills and potential.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF SOCIAL VOLUNTEERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AT PPPA DAARUL QUR'AN BANDUNG

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Intan Sopiah ◽  
Yuce Sariningsih
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Social Service Organizations ◽  
Data Tracking ◽  
Depth Interviews

Social organizations or institutions cannot walk without money. The financial aspect is indeed very important and requires that the organization conduct fundraising practices so that institutional funding can be fulfilled, therefore the role of social volunteers in fundraising is also one that must be considered. Social volunteer fundraisers are one of several parts of other volunteers. Fundraisers are tasked with funding to assist the sustainability of social service organizations as well as existing programs. The purpose of this study is to illustrate how volunteers in carrying out their roles include their rights and obligations, identify what is potential and problems in voluntary practice, see how the foundation provides efforts to develop the role of volunteers themselves, also what volunteer implications in practice and also tourists volunteer for social welfare science. The research method used was a qualitative approach with the location of the research study at the PPPA Daqu institute in the city of Bandung. The research informants were volunteers who were fundraisers at Mall outlets and also volunteer coordinators as secondary informants. Data collection uses participant observation, in-depth interviews, and secondary data tracking. Data collection used in-depth interviews, participant observation, and secondary data tracking, the results of the study were analyzed qualitatively using coding and category analysis and data validity through data triangulation, member checking, and rich and thick description. The results of the research obtained are about how the wages volunteers receive and also about fundraising schools that are intended for volunteers in improving their skills and potential.

scholarly journals Topical issues of medical and social assistance to elderly and senile citizens in the conditions of inpatient social service organizations

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-8
Author(s):  
S. S. Memetov ◽  
S. N. Pusin ◽  
N. V. Budnik ◽  
Yu. V. Kobzev ◽  
V. N. Petrova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Social Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Social Service Organizations ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article analyzes the current regulatory and legal framework for the organization of social services for the elderly and disabled in social service institutions on the territory of the Russian Federation. The article reflects the shortcomings of legal documents regarding the organization of work of such institutions to improve the quality and accessibility of social care for patients receiving social services in social service organizations. The assessment of staffing standards is given.

The “Right” Kind of Welfare in South India's Urban Slums

Asian Survey ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soundarya Chidambaram
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
South India ◽  
Urban Slums ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Social Service Organizations ◽  
The Right ◽  
Communal Organizations

Abstract This article examines the appeal of Hindu right-wing social service organizations, which try to use welfare provisions to entrench themselves in urban slums across India. However, in South India, their welfare provision is not as successful in Tamil Nadu as in Karnataka. I explain this spatial variation by arguing that these communal organizations fail to entrench themselves in those slums where preexisting civic associations closely linked to party officials and local administrators function as efficient patronage networks, providing welfare needs to the urban poor and reducing the need for non-state actors such as right-wing groups.

scholarly journals Consequences of Gossiping on Women Empowerment

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 6-12
Author(s):  
Shumaila Umer ◽  
Zaheruddin Othman ◽  
Kalthum Bt Haji Hassan ◽  
Rahila Umer ◽  
Habib Ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Inductive Approach ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractGossip is prevalent and is widespread in human society. Gossip has been denigrated as ‘idle talk’, mostly among women based on ‘trifling or groundless rumour’. The nature and intensity of gossiping victimise women in society. Consequently, women bear serious threat to their well standardized lives. The study aims to understand the women’s experiences with gossiping as a barrier to empowerment. This is a qualitative study with inductive approach. Men and Women are selected as a informants for this study. The data were congregated through in-depth interviews. The results indicate that gossiping or fear of being gossiped is a strong social control in the social setup of Balochistan. This prevents women from being empowered. This paper is intended to be a contribution to exploiting the ideas of women about gossiping as an essential social control or barrier for empowering women.

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