scholarly journals Dealing with Juvenile Delinquency: Integrated Social Work Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-43
Author(s):  
Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh ◽  
Azlinda Azman
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Human Behaviour ◽  
Social Disorder ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Challenge ◽  
Work Intervention ◽  
Comprehensive Intervention

Juvenile delinquency poses a constant social challenge to the public. Juvenile delinquency can be defined as a repeated social disorder among children or adolescents. In this regard, human behaviour and the environment are linked to each other. Hence, the distortion of one aspect will definitely affect the latter. This article presents a comprehensive intervention where the integrated social work approach was applied to deal with juvenile delinquency. The integrated social work approach has become a framework for social work as it focuses on both the individuals and the environment. This framework has been applied to reduce the gap between individuals and their environments, and it is very important for social work intervention. Since the nature of this framework encompasses several different professions, it has become beneficial for social workers to deliver a multi-context intervention and assessment that is based on the preventive, rehabilitative, and development perspectives, especially in the case of juvenile delinquency. The implementation of an integrated social work framework in the line of a social worker’s profession could bring advantages in terms of pinpointing the cause of the problems. Finally, social workers will be able to address juvenile delinquency problems through appropriate techniques.

Roles and Opportunities for Social Work Intervention in Expatriate Work Environments

2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soochan Choi
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Training Support ◽  
Systems Approaches ◽  
Adjustment Procedure ◽  
Work Intervention

By applying synergistic systems approaches, the present study has examined social work services for foreign-based US employees and their families in order to facilitate a successful adjustment in overseas assignments. A clear understanding of the key elements that constitute the expatriate's adjustment procedure is essential in implementing the practical roles occupational social workers can play in the global workplace today. On the basis of the recognition of the difficulties of cross-cultural adjustment, industrial social workers can utilize their expertise particularly in the processes of selection, training, support in overseas systems and repatriation to maximize an effective and efficient foreign expatriation.

The Call of the Faithful: The Integration of Spiritual and Social Work Practice in the Time of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-392
Author(s):  
Shirley Newton-Guest ◽  
Claudia Sofia Moreno ◽  
Marla Coyoy ◽  
Roxanna Najmi ◽  
Tonia Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Unaccompanied Children ◽  
The Impact

This has been a season of change worldwide. It has become virtually impossible to ignore distressing news about the state of our world. COVID-19 has changed the way we live, work, how we think, and even how we grieve. Every day, Americans are bombarded with reports of rising death tolls, massive unemployment, economic turmoil, and dismal foreseeable predictions. This health crisis has put an enormous amount of pressure on the global community, and this is especially true for our clients who are new immigrants. This pressure has manifested in mental health challenges. Social workers have reported that for many clients the uncertainty and pressure are becoming too much to handle. Typically, clients are experiencing anxiety, depression, substance use disorder, and in some cases interpersonal violence (Brodhead, 2020; Endale et al. 2020; Saltzman et al.,2020). Now imagine the impact on unaccompanied minors arriving at our borders. Prior to the pandemic, the unaccompanied children were dealing with three crises simultaneously: 1) parental and home country separation; 2) trauma from a harsh journey; and 3) language barrier and cultural shock. These issues alone are overwhelming and cause powerful emotions such as anxiety in these children. So how can these emotions be managed, coupled with the dangers of COVID-19? How can social workers provide comfort and support when they may be experiencing the same emotions? This article brings this hidden reality into the public view and enrich the existing social work body of knowledge by demonstrating the restorative power of faith, spirituality, and self-care.      

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.

Marital Problems and Treatment Outcome in Depressed Women

1987 ◽  
Vol 151 (5) ◽  
pp. 652-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roslyn H. Corney
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Women Patients ◽  
Marital Problems ◽  
Routine Treatment ◽  
Work Intervention ◽  
Experimental Group

In a clinical trial investigating the effectiveness of social work intervention with depressed women patients in general practice, 80 women were randomly allocated to an experimental group for referral to attached social workers or to a control group for routine treatment by their GPs. They were reassessed at 6 and 12 months. The results indicated that women who had major marital problems were more likely to be depressed at follow-up than those with good relationships. However, patients with marital difficulties in the experimental group made more improvement than the controls. Women initially assessed as suffering from ‘acute on chronic’ depression and having major marital difficulties were found to benefit most from social work intervention.

scholarly journals Temporal and moral orders of social work intervention: The accomplishment of relationship work in a case of physical abuse

2020 ◽  
pp. 147332502094122
Author(s):  
Alex Dennis ◽  
Jadwiga Leigh
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Work Intervention ◽  
Ethnographic Observation ◽  
Recommended Guidelines ◽  
Practice Skills

This paper explores the employment of communication, engagement and relationship-based practice skills by a Flemish social worker working with a parent who was alleged to have assaulted his child. We deploy insights gained from ethnomethodology to analyse extracts from an ethnographic observation. We show how a respectful approach can be developed between two parties who seek to find meaning from the chain of events they are presented with. In doing so, we establish how practice can be conducted differently depending on the context in which professionals and families find themselves. We argue that social workers’ identities revolve around being competent members of their professional community by working within the recommended guidelines and keeping children safe. However, this does not mean that organisational rules determine the activities that take place. Instead, we show how social workers can use their experience and skills to develop effective working relationships and still achieve their intended outcomes without blaming or shaming parents.

scholarly journals En domänteori för organisering av socialt arbete i offentlig sektor

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Morén ◽  
Marek Perlinski ◽  
Björn Blom
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Domain Theory ◽  
International Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
Policy Domain

A domain theory for the organization of social work in the public sector The article presents outlines of a domain theory for the organization of social work in the public sector. e aim is to describe – from a Nordic perspective – how social workers’ professional prac- tice is shaped by local level politics and administration, and how such shaping processes at the local level are conditioned and controlled by general structural and institutional conditions at the national and international level. We argue that public sector arenas for social work are constituted by three domains with different tasks and logics, yet interconnected and interdependent: the policy domain, the domain of administration and the profession’s domain. Organizations at the local level – constituted by the three domains and their respective logics – are, in turn, conditioned by a fourth domain: the domain of institutional conditions. The latter domain is about control ideals, norms, knowledge, epistemological approaches and technologies prevailing in society, legitimized and disseminated by central institutions that affect how local level organizations operate.

scholarly journals Public perception of social work and social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 48-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Staniforth ◽  
Christa Fouché ◽  
Liz Beddoe
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
The Public ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand

There have been limited studies that have looked at how the public perceive social workers and the profession of social work. This study reports results of a telephone survey in which 386 members of the public in Aotearoa New Zealand were asked about their beliefs and impressions about social work and social workers. Study findings demonstrate that members of the public surveyed appeared relatively well informed about what social workers do, and were generally positive in their views.

Working in a School Setting

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Patrick Mulkern ◽  
Cindy Reide Combs ◽  
Jacqueline Cordova-Rodriguez ◽  
Susan Stone
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Public School ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
School Social Workers ◽  
New School ◽  
The Public ◽  
Key Concepts

The introductory chapter sets the stage for understanding the roles, responsibilities, and all other relevant information necessary for the success of school social workers within the public school setting. The chapter begins with a review of the key concepts related to the practice of school social work. It also discusses enduring practice tensions, policy domains that influence practice, seven domains of knowledge, values, and skills relevant to the success of new school social workers. The roles of school social workers and the factors that shape these roles are examined. Finally, the chapter discusses the importance and use of student and school assessments.

Social work intervention with migrant workers in South Korea

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 655-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Sung Choi ◽  
Soochan Choi
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Social Discrimination ◽  
Labor Conditions ◽  
Milieu De Travail ◽  
Work Intervention ◽  
Conditions De Travail

Although migrant workers have emerged as a major force throughout Korean industry, they are often alienated by disadvantageous labor conditions as well as social discrimination as a whole. Social workers in the work-place can themselves utilize the micro and macro procedures of assisting troubled newcomers. French Bien que les travailleurs immigrés en soient venus à occuper une place prépondérante dans l'industrie coréenne, ceux-ci se trouvent souvent aliénés parce qu'on leur impose des conditions de travail désavantageuses et sont victimes de discrimination. Les travailleurs sociaux en milieu de travail peuvent s'impliquer personnellement à travers des procédures micro et macro afin de venir en aide à ces nouveaux venus en difficulté. Spanish Aunque los trabajadores migratorios en la industria coreana se han convertido en una fuerza importante, a menudo están alienados, son discriminados socialmente, y trabajan en condiciones laborales desventajosas. Los trabajadores sociales en los lugares de trabajo pueden utilizar procedimientos micro y macro para ayudar a los recién llegados en sus problemas.

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