FIELD NOTES:SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND TRAINING SOCIAL WORKERS: SERVICE OUTPUTS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES

2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Poulin ◽  
Paula Silver ◽  
Stephen Kauffman
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
And Training

Building Strong Working Alliances with American Indian Families

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cass Dykeman ◽  
J. Ron Nelson ◽  
Valerie E. Appleton
Keyword(s):  
American Indian ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
School Social Workers ◽  
Working Alliances ◽  
Cultural Characteristics ◽  
Educational History ◽  
Cultural Heterogeneity ◽  
And Training

A strong working alliance between school and home is essential for positive student outcomes. Such alliances are based on a spirit of respect and a desire for collaboration. Given their unique roles and training, school social workers, counselors, and psychologists play a pivotal role in the formation of a strong school–home alliance. With American Indian families, this alliance can be developed only through a sound understanding of the cultural characteristics of these families. Only through such understanding will stereotypes of American Indian families be replaced by more accurate and positive perspectives. To help school social workers, counselors, and psychologists promote strong school–home working alliances, this article outlines six key cultural characteristics of American Indian families: geographical isolation, cultural heterogeneity, extended family, inclusive role for children, group primacy, and traumatic educational history. In addition, the implications of these characteristics for effective consultative and psychotherapeutic activities are discussed.

Schemes and social workers: Issues of time pressure and training

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Crosbie ◽  
Anne Vickery ◽  
Ian Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
And Training

On the Job Training of Social Workers the Case for the Continuing Seminars

1979 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arie Halachmi
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Job Training ◽  
On The Job Training ◽  
And Training ◽  
Available Resources

The increase in the need for social services and the decrease in available resources may intensify the conflict between professional and organizational loyalties of social workers. Unless this conflict is resolved social workers will remain frustrated and uncooperative. The paper suggests the continuing seminar as a framework for action research and training. It suggests that such an approach may reduce the conflict of loyalties and provide social workers with a meaningful opportunity for professional growth.

The Role of a Social Worker in Children Dragged Into Crime According to the Turkish Penalty System in the Digital World

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-38
Author(s):  
Fahri Özsungur
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Judicial Control ◽  
Digital World ◽  
The Social ◽  
Penalty System ◽  
And Training

Social work plays an important role in managing the process of planning, supervising, and ensuring the sustainability of protective and supportive measures applied to children who are dragged into crime and in need of protection in order to prevent incompatibilities that may arise in society. Social workers are actors in the field in the execution of the process. In this chapter, these practitioners who have made significant contributions to social work by giving reports and opinions about the measures taken by the courts about the children dragged into crime, determining the criminal tendencies of the children and the necessary precautions and training, are examined closely in the context of the Turkish legal system. The chapter includes the issues of judicial control, protective and supportive measures, preparation of a plan for the implementation of cautionary decisions, confidentiality, the role of the social worker and the social worker board for children who are dragged into crime and in need of protection.

Counseling Older Adult Victims of Ageism in the Workplace

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margo A. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Significant Life ◽  
And Training ◽  
A Current ◽  
The U.S

Despite the significant life and work experiences that a growing number of older adults have to contribute to the workforce, pervasive ageism operates in overt and covert ways to discriminate against older workers in hiring and workplace practices. This article provides a current overview of definitions, prevalence, types, and effects of ageism in the U.S. workplace. For social workers counseling older adult victims of workplace ageism, this article discusses theories, foundational knowledge, and ongoing self-awareness and training needed for bias awareness. Counseling strategies and resources are highlighted, including coping and resilience strategies to counteract ageist stereotypes and discrimination, facilitate job-seeking support, and advocate for older workers by promoting awareness and serving as a resource for employers to reduce workplace ageism.

Blindness and Visual Impairment

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Asch ◽  
Nancy R. Mudrick
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Access To Services ◽  
Life Roles ◽  
And Training

Significant visual impairment affects ~8 million Americans, 1.8 million of whom are blind and must find nonvisual methods of performing life roles. Social workers should not assume that people with visual impairment or blindness are unable to work, have families, or engage in sports or travel, or that vision limitations are necessarily a part of every presenting problem. Key roles for social workers include assisting in access to services and training and advocacy to combat discrimination and exclusion.

scholarly journals Developing the Emergency Department Elder Mistreatment Assessment Tool for Social Workers Using a Modified Delphi Technique

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-121
Author(s):  
Alyssa Elman ◽  
Sarah Rosselli ◽  
David Burnes ◽  
Sunday Clark ◽  
Michael E Stern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Elder Mistreatment ◽  
National Group ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Modified Delphi Technique ◽  
And Training

Abstract Elder mistreatment is common and has serious consequences. The emergency department (ED) may provide a unique opportunity to detect this mistreatment, with social workers often asked to take the lead in assessment and intervention. Despite this, social workers may feel ill-equipped to conduct assessments for potential mistreatment, due in part to a lack of education and training. As a result, the authors created the Emergency Department Elder Mistreatment Assessment Tool for Social Workers (ED-EMATS) using a multiphase, modified Delphi technique with a national group of experts. This tool consists of both an initial and comprehensive component, with 11 and 17 items, respectively. To our knowledge, this represents the first elder abuse assessment tool for social workers designed specifically for use in the ED. The hope is that the ED-EMATS will increase the confidence of ED social workers in assessing for elder mistreatment and help ensure standardization between professionals.

El sentido de comunidad en la adaptación de los inmigrantes latinoamericanos

2020 ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Mario Millán-Franco ◽  
Luis Gómez-Jacinto ◽  
María Isabel Hombrados-Mendieta ◽  
Gloria Kirwan
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Latin Americans ◽  
Prospective Comparative Study ◽  
One Year ◽  
The City ◽  
And Training

Se analizó la influencia del sentido de comunidad en la adaptación biopsicosocial de latinoamericanos residentes en la ciudad de Málaga, España. La muestra la formaron 34 personas de origen latinoamericano a las que se le hicieron dos mediciones en un intervalo de 18 meses. Se desarrolló un estudio comparativo prospectivo longitudinal de carácter aproximativo, en el que se compararon las relaciones entre las variables en función del tiempo de residencia previo en Málaga (menos/más de un año) y el efecto del paso del tiempo. Las dimensiones del sentido de comunidad se relacionaron consistentemente con las variables de adaptación biopsicosocial contempladas y se observó un cambio positivo en las variables de adaptación para ambos grupos. Se presentan implicaciones para la práctica y la capacitación de los/as trabajadores/as sociales y para la mejora de las políticas públicas, evidenciándose las potencialidades del Trabajo Social Comunitario en este ámbito.The influence of the sense of community on biopsychosocial adaptation of Latin Americans living in the city of Malaga, Spain, was analyzed. The sample consisted of 34 people of Latin American origin and two measurement were carried out in an interval of 18 months. An approximate longitudinal prospective comparative study was developed. The relationships between the variables were compared according to the length of time of residence in Malaga (less/more than one year) and the effect of the passage of time. The results showed that the dimensions of sense of community were consistently related to the biopsychosocial adaptation variables analyzed in this study and a positive change was observed in the adaptation variables for both groups. Implications for practice and training of social workers and public policies improvements are considered, revealing the potential of Community Social Work in this area.

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