scholarly journals Distance Education in Social Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Changes and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Lischer ◽  
Seraina Caviezel Schmitz ◽  
Paula Krüger ◽  
Netkey Safi ◽  
Cheryl Dickson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
University Management ◽  
The Social ◽  
Initial Survey ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
The University ◽  
Hybrid Forms

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an extensive impact on the global higher education sector. In a written survey, staff and students at the Lucerne School of Social Work reported how they had coped with the challenges to their teaching or respective learning situation. The initial survey was conducted during the lockdown in spring 2020, and the follow-up survey was performed in the period of relaxed sanitary measures in summer 2020. During the first wave of the survey, 51 employees and 225 students participated. In the follow-up survey, 28 employees and 117 students partook. Findings indicate that the increased workload created by the transition was stressful for both staff and students but overall was handled well. Staff and students who felt supported by the university management experienced less psychological distress. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, there has been an effort to develop hybrid forms of teaching. Because the social work curriculum contains building blocks that are difficult to implement in the form of distance learning, the transition posed challenges for both staff and students. During times of transition, university management must carefully assess the support needs of staff and students and take appropriate action.

Fauri, Fedele Frederick

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryann Syers
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
United States ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Welfare ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
The Social ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
The University

Fedele Fauri (1909–1981) was a specialist in social legislation and public welfare in the United States. He was dean of the University of Michigan School of Social Work for nearly 20 years and helped found the school's doctoral program which combined social work and the social sciences.

Gottlieb, Naomi R.

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy R. Hooyman
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Curriculum Evaluation ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Gender ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
The University ◽  
Phd Program

Naomi R. Gottlieb (1925–1995) was concerned with feminist and gender issues in the social work curriculum, evaluation of social work practice, and the PhD program in social welfare at the University of Washington School of Social Work.

Note From the Editors

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorian E. Traube ◽  
Eric Rice
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Early Career ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
The Social ◽  
Southern California School ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
The University

In 2015, the University of Southern California School of Social Work convened the Social Work Innovation Roundtable with the goal of rigorously discussing the role of innovation in social work science and research. We convened a group of senior scholars in the field of social work along with emerging scholars (doctoral students and early career professors or researchers) to debate the practice of innovation, the nature of innovation, and how innovation may move social work forward. We posed the following questions to presenters and discussants: (1) Is innovation the enemy of science? (2) Does innovation have a role in science? and (3) Are innovation and scientific ideas simply different? During the course of 2 days, we argued over different perspectives on science and innovation with our colleagues. Out of those debates, this special issue of Research on Social Work Practice emerged.

Listening to the Voices of Individuals with Disabilities

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen French Gilson ◽  
John C. Bricout ◽  
Frank R. Baskind
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Social

Social work literature, research, and practice on disabilities has lagged behind other topical areas dealing with oppressed groups. The social work literature remains “expert focused” and generally fragmented into discussions of specific disabilities or subpopulations. A viable general model that deals with the personal experience of disability is not available. This exploratory study presents a social work literature search and analysis as well as interviews with six individuals with disabilities about their experiences with social workers. Individuals with disabilities assert that they were treated as though they had categorically fewer aspirations, abilities, and perhaps even fundamental rights than did nondisabled people. This study provides a base for follow-up research on models of consumer-focused social work practice in the area of disability.

de Joya, Petra

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Ealdama
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
Welfare Agencies

Petra de Joya (1913–1987) was an eminent educator and social administrator. She spearheaded the professionalization of social work in the Philippines by advocating for the passage of laws that were instrumental for the development of social work in the country. The following laws were enacted as a result of her advocacy: (a) Republic Act regulating the social work profession in the Philippines and requiring social welfare agencies to hire professional social workers; (b) a Republic Act elevating the Department of Social Work to the Institute of Social Work and Community Development at the University of the Philippines; and (c) a Republic Act transforming the Social Welfare Administration (SWA) into the Department of Social Welfare (DSW). She was appointed as one of the first board of examiners for social work.

Marin, Rosa C.

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor L. Garcia Toro
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
University Of Puerto Rico ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
The University

Rosa C. Marin (1912–1989) was a prominent social worker, educator, and research consultant. From 1944 to 1974 she worked at the School of Social Work of the University of Puerto Rico and in 1967, she founded the journal Revista Humanidad.

Humphreys, Nancy A.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadye L. M. Logan
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
The University ◽  
Women Rights ◽  
University Of Connecticut

Nancy A. Humphreys (1938–2019) was Dean of the University of Connecticut School of Social Work and founder and director of the Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work. She was a pioneer who served with distinction, and left a rich legacy in advocating for women rights, social justice, and the development of political social work.

Pray, Kenneth

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larraine M. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Prison Reform ◽  
Social Planning ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Charities ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
Work Education ◽  
The University

Kenneth Pray (1882–1948), a leader in social work education, worked for the Public Charities Association and was interested in prison reform. He also served as director of social planning and administration at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Work.

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