Lesbians, the state and social work practice

Defining the nature of social work can be both complex and nebulous. This article seeks to analyse the three historical strands to the subject: (1) the centralisation of poor relief, (2) the development of the philanthropic ‘settlement’ movement and (3) the proliferation of charitable outreach projects into the community. In so doing, it examines social work and social change, the interface of social work and the law, and the tensions and contradictions within the law governing social work and practice. The boundaries between society, the law and social work practice appear ambiguous, and changes within the state and law have left paradoxes.

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COVID 19 meets changing traditional care systems for the elderly and a budding social work practice. Reflections for geriatric care in Ghana

Qualitative Social Work ◽

10.1177/1473325020973323 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 147332502097332

Author(s):

Charles Selorm Deku ◽

John Boulard Forkuor ◽

Eric Agyemang

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Elderly Care ◽

Work Practice ◽

The Elderly ◽

Social Work Practice ◽

Geriatric Care ◽

The State ◽

Care Needs ◽

Care Systems

Starting in December 2019 in Wuhan China, the novel coronavirus (COVID 19) disease has reached 216 countries with 6, 140, 934 confirmed cases and 373, 548 deaths as at 2nd June, 2020 globally Ghana, with an estimated population of 31,014,508 has recorded 8, 297 confirmed cases, 2, 986 recoveries and 38 deaths with 5, 273 active cases as at the same date. All but one of the 16 administrative regions have recorded confirmed cases with the highest case numbers in the more urban regions of the country. Considering that one of the highest risk populations in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak is the elderly population, this brief essay examines the state of elderly care in Ghana in relation to this pandemic. The paper reflects on the state of care needs for the elderly, current elderly care systems, inadequacy of data on elderly population and social work practice in Ghana. It also raises questions on the preparedness of current elderly care systems and general social work practice in Ghana amidst COVID 19. The paper recommends professionalization of geriatric care and formalization of community-based care for the elderly in Ghana as the way forward.

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Inter-Institutional Social Partnerships Between The State And The Church In Romania (With Reference To The Child Protection)

European Review Of Applied Sociology ◽

10.1515/eras-2015-0002 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 11-22

Author(s):

Ion Petrică

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Public Space ◽

Child Protection ◽

Religious Affiliation ◽

Work Practice ◽

Social Work Practice ◽

The State ◽

Research Theme ◽

Social Partnerships ◽

The Church

AbstractCompared to the European countries, the sociologic research related to religiousness and religious affiliation ranks Romania among the most religious countries, this aspect being proved also by the active positioning of the Church in society, especially in the public space. The verification of the phenomenon may be done also through our research theme, which has a content focused on social work, whose result may be used accordingly. There are publications in the field of social work also containing chapters about the Church as an institution, describing the specific activities with social character (either of philanthropy, or of empirical assistance, or even professionalised social work). Nevertheless, most papers mention the Church only in the description of some historical aspects of social work in Romania. Our topic is new because a research similar to ours has not been conducted in Romania yet, in our opinion, as in all bibliographic sources used in the writing of our paper he have found no research approaching such topics. The entire scientific endeavour starts from the formal systematic and non-systematic collaboration already existing between Churches and DGASPCs, but in order to scientifically validate this hypothesis we chose to conduct also a quantitative analysis of the data collected through a questionnaire with closed questions. The main purpose of our paper is the highlighting of the specificity of the interaction between the Church and the social work practice in Romania, through the existing partnership links between the State and the Church.

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Civil Society in Macro Social Work

10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.1513 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jocelyn Clare R. Hermoso ◽

Carmen Luca Sugawara

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Social Work ◽

Work Practice ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Work Practice ◽

The State ◽

State Institutions ◽

Macro Practice ◽

State And Market ◽

Macro Social Work

The connection between macro social work practice and civil society is inextricable. Macro practice focuses on forming and strengthening people’s organizations, communities, and other collectivities that make up the structure and foundation of civil society, defined as the sphere outside of the state and market where people can exercise their right to participate in decision-making on political, social, and other matters that affect their lives. Working with civil society can compensate for some of the limitations of working within state institutions. Civil society’s potential and ability to serve as an arena for realizing individual and community well-being, human rights, and social justice warrant positioning it on equal footing as the state as an area of practice for the social work profession.

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