scholarly journals Review Stănculescu, Manuela Sofia (ed), Marin, Monica, Buligescu, Bianca, Blaj (Neculau), Georgiana (authors), Social Services in Romania - Current status and challenges: social housing services, Pro Universitaria, Bucuresti, 2017, 108 p., ISBN: 978-606-26-0855-2

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-191
Author(s):  
Cătălina Iamandi-Cioinaru
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Housing Services

scholarly journals Canada’s history of failing to provide medical care for Indigenous children

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakhshan Kamran
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Current Status ◽  
House Of Commons ◽  
Canadian Government ◽  
Indigenous Children ◽  
History Of ◽  
Services And Supports

Abstract In December 2007, the House of Commons unanimously supported Jordan’s Principle, a commitment that all First Nations children would receive the health care products, social services, and supports, and education they need, in memory of Jordan River Anderson. However, the process of applying for Jordan’s Principle was convoluted and not transparent, leaving several cases not being responded to. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found the definition and implementation of Jordan’s Principle to be racist and discriminatory in 2016, ordering the Canadian government to make immediate changes. Failing to make changes to Jordan’s Principle, the Canadian government was found to be noncompliant with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal orders in 2018. This article provides one case example of Jordan’s Principle that was not responded to, details on the current status of Jordan’s Principle, and information on the recent implementation of the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.

The effects of social housing regeneration schemes on employment: The case of the Glasgow Stock Transfer

Urban Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 004209802110470
Author(s):  
Meng Le Zhang ◽  
George Galster ◽  
David Manley ◽  
Gwilym Pryce
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Housing Association ◽  
City Council ◽  
Heterogeneous Effects ◽  
Employment Multiplier ◽  
Capital Spending ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Regeneration is an internationally popular policy for improving distressed neighbourhoods dominated by large social housing developments. Stimulating employment is often touted as a secondary benefit, but this claim has rarely been evaluated convincingly. In 2003, Glasgow City Council transferred ownership of its entire social housing stock to the Glasgow Housing Association and over £4 billion was invested in physical repairs, social services and other regeneration activities. Using a linked census database of individuals (Scottish Longitudinal Study), we evaluate the causal effect of the Stock Transfer on employment in Glasgow through a quasi-experimental design that exploits idiosyncrasies and changes in Glasgow’s administrative boundaries. We find that the Stock Transfer had a positive effect on employment for Glasgow residents who were not living in transferred social housing stock. We establish that this effect was mainly accomplished through the local employment multiplier effect of capital spending rather than through any other programmatic elements of the Stock Transfer. Exploratory analysis shows heterogeneous effects: individuals who were over 21, female, living with dependent children and with less education were less likely to benefit from the intervention. We did not find significant subgroup effects by neighbourhood deprivation.

Social Work and Public Social Services Practice: A Status Report

1996 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Gibelman ◽  
Philip H. Schervish
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Status Report ◽  
The Public ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
The Social

The authors review the current status of the social work labor force within the public sector by means of an analysis of the National Association of Social Workers member data base for 1988 and 1991, with additional data drawn from a 1993 member survey. Changes in the proportion and composition of the public social services labor force are documented, including education, experience, gender, and ethnicity. The decreasing professional social work labor force within public social services is discussed within the context of the realities of public social services practice and social work's historic place within this sector. The authors encourage debate about the implications of these trends, focusing on whether social work should influence labor-force trends or be influenced by them.

scholarly journals QUALIDADE AMBIENTAL E URBANA NA HABITAÇÃO SOCIAL EM PRESIDENTE PRUDENTE -SP:O CASO DO CONJUNTO HABITACIONAL ANA JACINTA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 48-60
Author(s):  
Fernanda Fonseca de Oliveira ◽  
Jean Guilherme Oliveira ◽  
Tiago Bonfim Dias ◽  
Mayara Pissutti Albano Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Housing Complex ◽  
Quality Mark ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City

The right to suitable housing has become recognized and accepted by the international community since its inclusion in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, whosetext, in its article 25, alleges that everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living for the family’s health and welfare, including food, clothing, medical care and the necessary social services. In Brazil, low constructive and architectural quality mark the production of social housing, culminating on the reduction of the beneficiary’s quality of life and environmental problems. Therefore, the present work aims to submit surveys and analysis of Ana Jacinta housing complex in the city of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, in order to evaluate the environmental and urban quality of the units delivered to beneficiaries in the early 1990s. The methodology isbased in bibliographic and documentary surveys.

scholarly journals Impact Evaluation of the Provision of Social Housing on the Use of Social Services by Homeless People in the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10184
Author(s):  
Katerina Glumbikova ◽  
Pavel Rusnok ◽  
Marek Mikulec
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
The Impact

The Czech Republic has recently experienced a growing number of homeless people, which leads to the need to evaluate the impact of social housing on the living conditions of its users. At present, there is no existing law on social housing in the Czech Republic and the agenda of assistance to the homeless is thus carried out mainly by social services. For these reasons, the paper intends to evaluate the impact of social housing on the homeless in the Czech Republic in a specific area of the use of social services. Based on a quantitative research survey of 147 social housing dwellers after moving in and after 12 months, the impact of social housing on the use of social services was determined, which was put into context with the trend of using social work services in social housing. Research results show that the provision of social housing leads to an overall decrease of the social work utilization and (possible) increase in client self-sufficiency, which can result in strong economic impacts of social housing in the form of savings on social work provision.

scholarly journals Applying the Data Modeling Tools for the Gender Inequality Analysis in the IT-industry in Ukraine and Worldwide

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (512) ◽  
pp. 165-171
Author(s):  
O. I. Shchepilova ◽  
◽  
M. V. Korol ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Gender Segregation ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Modeling Tools ◽  
The World

Nowadays, the information-technology industry is one of the most masculine and asymmetrical in the world labor market. The fact of having male workers in more prestigious and highly paid positions is proved, while female workers are more represented in low-profitable sectors of the economy (healthcare, education, social services, etc.). The article is aimed at researching the status of gender inequality in the IT sphere in the labor market of both Ukraine and the world by means of modeling tools. The publication analyzes the current status of gender segregation of labor in the sphere of information technology worldwide and in Ukraine. The relevance of the research on the process of functioning of companies engaged in foreign economic activity is substantiated. Using statistics of the most technological companies in the world (Amazon, Microsoft, etc.) it is proved that the average share of women in the companies comprises 30-40% of all employees. Gender inequality, as it has been proven, harms the business of companies around the world. Replacing female employees who resigned from a job because of the inability to build a career increases business costs and slows down the activities of individual projects and/or companies in general. At present, most large international companies deliberately perceive the need to achieve gender equilibrium among their employees. Despite numerous measures that have a positive impact on the involvement of women in the IT market, there are factors in the global labor market that increase gender discrimination, as emphasized in the article. Economic-mathematical models of the process are built up using multiple regression with panel data. With the help of the appropriate criteria, the quality of the built up models has been proven. Economic interpretation of the results is provided. Prospects for further research in this direction are described.

scholarly journals Current Status and Strategies for Improvement of the Electric Voucher Social Services Programs

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-162
Author(s):  
Park, Seoyeon ◽  
Min, Hyoekgi ◽  
Matsuda, Ikuno ◽  
Yoo Taekyun
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Current Status

scholarly journals The Quality of Student Services Provided by the Deanship of Student Affairs at Sultan Qaboos University

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Wajeha T. Al-Ani ◽  
Zahra N. Al-Rasbiya
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Student Services ◽  
Food Services ◽  
Guidance Services ◽  
Sultan Qaboos University ◽  
Housing Services ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Training Services

This study aimed to investigate the quality of student services provided by the Deanship of Student Affairs at the Sultan Qaboos University. The study sample consisted of 610 students. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of 59 items distributed in seven areas which are: social services, housing services, and food services, and counseling and religious guidance services, cultural and artistic services, sports activities, and sustainable training services. The results showed that the highest mean of the responses is in the counseling and religious guidance 3.79, while the lowest mean is for the area of student food services 2.82.the Results of (MANOVA) showed that the quality of services provided by the Deanship of Student Affairs for students for female was a higher level compared with males in the areas of social services, housing services and sustainable training services. As for the results on the year variable, the result of the study revealed that there are statistically significant differences (α=0.05) related to the field of social services in favor of the second year students. Also the results showed that there are statistically significant differences related to students' points of view in humanities colleges in the areas of social services 3.37, and sustainable training 3.27, while in the area of religious guidance services it is in favor of scientific colleges 3.87. Based on the results of this study, many recommendations and suggestions were developed. 

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