Standardization as a Tool of Achieving Sustainable Development of Organizations of Social Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41
Author(s):  
N.L. Solovieva ◽  
◽  
I.V. Chudinovskikh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
The Social ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Goals And Objectives ◽  
International Companies

The article discusses the management of sustainable development of organizations using standardization as one of the tools of the quality economy. Particular attention is paid to the existing practice of Russian and international companies building strategic goals and objectives in accordance with the UN SDGs. The connection between standardization and sustainable development of the organization, in particular organizations of the social services sector, is shown.

Interorganizational Measurement in the Social Services Sector: Differences by Hierarchical Level

1976 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald E. Klonglan ◽  
Richard D. Warren ◽  
Judy M. Winkelpleck ◽  
Steven K. Paulson
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Hierarchical Level ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals To the question of scientific basis for the concept establishment of social rehabilitation of convicts

2020 ◽  
pp. 409-413
Author(s):  
Igor Chalyi
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Social Rehabilitation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Correct Understanding ◽  
Constituent Elements ◽  
Goals And Objectives ◽  
Broad Approach

It is generally accepted that the precision of terminology is essential for a correct understanding of the concept meaning beingdefined. Considering the problem of a place for the social rehabilitation of convicted and released and other activities connected with it,firstly, it is necessary to determine what is being understood by this concept and to indicate the goals and objectives for its realization.Only this way it can be ascertained whether it is true and correctly stated (interpretated). It is generally accepted that the precision ofterminology is essential for a correct understanding of the concept meaning. The purpose of this article was to analyse the existing scientificpositions in various branches of knowledge on the constituent elements of social rehabilitation concept of convicted persons,based on the principles of truth and correctness.The problem of state policy realization for the rehabilitation of convicted persons is one of the key issues from the point of viewof preventing the crime recurrence and has, therefore, been studied by various scholars. At the same time, as further explained in thestudy, a detailed analysis of the basic understanding of the legal category “rehabilitation of convicted persons” was not carried out, whatled to a certain degree of scientific interest. That is what this article does.The analysis of the sectoral and penal enforcement legislation does not give an idea of the substantive grounds that the conceptof social rehabilitation must correspond to. Rehabilitation services for convicts are considered in the context of the abstract category ofsocial care. Through the review of the Law of Ukraine “On Social Services” a gradual departure of the legislator from the assignmentof this category is seen. The medical aspect of understanding the category “rehabilitation” brings the author closer to a significantexpansion of understanding of this category.It seems that the broad approach to the understanding of the category should be the basis for further study of the category “rehabilitationof convicts”, except for specifying that it is not unlawful or unjustified action by state institutions, but the restoration of rights,which have been interfered with or restricted in connection with the conviction and serving of the sentence as well as overcoming othernegative consequences of isolation or other measures of penal correction.

scholarly journals The strategy of institutional reform of the supreme audit institution: the case of Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 872
Author(s):  
Yulia Slobodyanik ◽  
Lesia Kondriuk ◽  
Yuliia Haibura
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Control System ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Institutional Reform ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
The Social ◽  
State Audit ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Development Goals

The paper aims to define the strategic goals of the Accounting Chamber of Ukraine’s institutional reform. Securing the social confidence towards a public audit institution is the fundamental of its effective implementation. As a result of the proposed strategy realization the transforming the control system according to world standards and good governance requirements must take place focused on economic development maintenance and Sustainable Development Goals achievement.The analysis is based both on directives of the United Nations, INTOSAI and OSCE ruling documents in regard to state audit development and on empirical data obtained under the questionnaire survey among the Accounting Chamber experts and independent accountants in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Analysis of the allocative efficiency of social service entities for sustainable development

2020 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 06002
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Ogorodnikova ◽  
Alexander Mokronosov ◽  
Maria Kompaniets ◽  
Maria Khokholush ◽  
Maria Selezneva
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Allocative Efficiency ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Relative Mass ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low Costs ◽  
Procurement System

The relevance of the study lies in the essential role of the social services sector in matters of sustainable economic development. The purpose of the article is to analyze the allocative efficiency of the activities of the social service entities. The methodology of allocative efficiency makes it possible to identify a model of the organizational and economic mechanism of the social services sphere, which implements the tasks of the most efficient use of limited resources. The research results show higher efficiency of government institutions, higher volume of services provided and lower costs per client. This feature is due to the relative mass of service and low costs for the provision of stationary premises, the use of a tender procurement system.

scholarly journals Human Resources in Romanian Child Protection Social Services. A Regional Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-106
Author(s):  
Zoltán Elekes
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Regional Analysis ◽  
Child Protection Services ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
The Social ◽  
Level Analysis

Abstract Efficiency and cost effectiveness of human resources implied in social services in general and in child protections services specifically is a taboo subject in Romanian social policy. On the following pages, I will make a general analysis of human resources included in the Romanian social services sector, starting from the topic of territorial coverage with professionalized social workers. After a regional- and county-level analysis of this, linked to the social and economic situation of the regions, I look at the specific field of child protection to see if there exists any cost effectiveness in the volume of human resources implied in these services. In the final part of my study, I will make considerations about the quality of the personnel within child protection services.

scholarly journals Whakarongo: Listening to the Kāpiti Coast Community Social Services Sector in Challenging Times

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Samantha Anne Harding Hutcheson
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Community Sector ◽  
The Way

<p>This research focuses on the Kāpiti Coast District community social services sector, exploring their experience of the 2008 economic and central government social policy changes. The recession and changing social policies increased pressure on the sector, at the same time as they were responding to increased stress and uncertainty in their communities. The research became an opportunity to give voice to the Kāpiti Coast community social services sector. The research was undertaken from a constructionist perspective, using critical inquiry and case study approaches. The research is presented in an approachable way, as it is hoped that the learning will be used by both the community sector and local government to help improve the way they work together. After setting the scene, the methodology used to listen to the Kāpiti Coast community social services sector is explained. The focus then moves onto the sector. Next, the themes that emerged from the data collected during the research are explored. To increase understanding of these themes, a number of theoretical perspectives are used, which have been selected across a range of disciplines, drawing most strongly on the social work discipline. The voice of the participants has been given primacy at all times; which is in line with the intention of the research, which is to empower the Kāpiti Coast community social services sector. It was helpful to delve into the triangle of relationships: the community social services sector, central and local government, and understand these relationships better. The way that the Kāpiti Coast community social services sector perceives itself, and how it works together and with others, proved a very interesting area of research. The research concludes that listening to the sector on their own terms is a way of addressing the power imbalance and an important step in improving the relationship between the sector and local government. Creating a bridge between the sectors can enable good place-based work to occur to improve social wellbeing in the Kāpiti Coast communities.</p>

scholarly journals The purposes of cultural supervision

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 20-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anaru Eketone
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types

If you are working in the social services sector, over 40 and Māori, chances are that you will have been asked to provide cultural supervision for a younger Māori worker. However, when you ask what do they mean by cultural supervision, after a slightly panicked look, you can get a variety of different answers. They all know that it is supposed to be done, that it is considered important, in fact some are required by their employers or contracts to have it, but until very recently few seem to know what they actually wanted. This article reports on a brief research project as part of a Masters in Social Welfare programme that interviewed Māori social workers and Māori and Pākehā social work managers about their expectations and experiences of cultural supervision. The participants were asked four questions about the purpose of cultural supervision, who should get cultural supervision, the qualities of a cultural supervisor and problems they had encountered in cultural supervision. Four different types of cultural supervision are identified

scholarly journals Does the Delivery System Matter? The Scaling-Out of a School-Based Resilience Curriculum to the Social Services Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josefine L. Lilja ◽  
Birgitta Kimber ◽  
Charli Eriksson ◽  
Barbro Henriksson ◽  
Therése Skoog
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Group Leaders ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Implementation Outcomes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Scaling Out ◽  
Observation Protocols

Background: The context is highly relevant to the implementation of new health-related programs and is an implicit or explicit part of the major implementation models in the literature. The Resilience Curriculum (RESCUR) program was developed to foster the psychosocial development of children in early and primary education. RESCUR seeks specifically to decrease children's vulnerability. It aims to promote the emotional and social learning of children who may be at risk of leaving school pre-maturely, social exclusion and mental-health problems. The program is taught using a teachers' manual to support consistency of delivery, a parents' guide, and a resource package. This study aimed to examine the scaling-out of RESCUR to social services, and specifically to test if implementation differs between the school and social services sectors.Methods: RESCUR was implemented in schools and social services in Sweden 2017–2019. Data were collected via group leaders' self-reports and observation protocols for 3 months after implementation started. There were 34 self-reports from schools, and 12 from the social services sector; 30 observation protocols were collected from schools, and 10 from social services. We examined whether there were differences in implementation outcomes (in, for example, dosage, duration, fidelity, adaptation, quality of delivery) between the two delivery systems. Descriptive statistics were prepared and non-parametric tests of significance conducted to compare implementation-related factors across the two settings.Results: Analyses of both the observation protocols and group leaders' self-reports revealed that RESCUR was well-implemented in both schools and social services. The results showed a few significant differences in the outcomes of implementation between the sectors. First, regarding observations, school staff more often adapted the pace of RESCUR lessons to ensure that the children could understand than did social services staff (p &lt; 0.01). Second, social services staff demonstrated greater interest in students and sensitivity to the needs of individual students than did school staff (p = 0.02). Regarding self-reports, social services staff reported having delivered more (p = 0.4) and longer (p &lt; 0.01) lessons than did school staff. Second, school staff reported greater fidelity to (p = 0.02) and less adaptation of (p &lt; 0.01) the intervention than did social services staff. Both observations and self-reports, however, indicated a high fidelity of implementation.Conclusions: Overall, the findings suggest that the resilience program, designed for delivery in schools, can be scaled-out to social services with its implementation outcomes retained. Further research is needed to test the effectiveness of the program regarding child health-related outcomes.Clinical Trial Registration: National Institute of Health, ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT03655418. Registered August 31, 2018.

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