A study of the perception of family functioning in youths-at-risk and its implication for social work practice

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping-kuen, Stanley Lau
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice

scholarly journals Social workers’ power of entry in adult safeguarding concerns: debates over autonomy, privacy and protection

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 312-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Stevens ◽  
Stephen Martineau ◽  
Jill Manthorpe ◽  
Caroline Norrie
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Starting Point

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore debates about the powers social workers may need to undertake safeguarding enquiries where access to the adult is denied. Design/methodology/approach The paper takes as a starting point a scoping review of the literature undertaken as part of a study exploring social work responses to situations where they are prevented from speaking to an adult at risk by a third party. Findings A power of entry might be one solution to situations where social workers are prevented from accessing an adult at risk. The paper focuses on the Scottish approach to legal powers in adult safeguarding, established by the Adult Support and Protection Act (Scotland) 2007 and draws out messages for adult safeguarding in England and elsewhere. The literature review identified that debates over the Scottish approach are underpinned by differing conceptualisations of vulnerability, autonomy and privacy, and the paper relates these conceptualisations to different theoretical stances. Social implications The paper concludes that the literature suggests that a more socially mediated rather than an essentialist understanding of the concepts of vulnerability, autonomy and privacy allows for more nuanced approaches to social work practice in respect of using powers of entry and intervention with adults at risk who have capacity to make decisions. Originality/value This paper provides a novel perspective on debates over how to overcome challenges to accessing adults at risk in adult safeguarding through an exploration of understandings of vulnerability, privacy and autonomy.

The Family Relationships of Older Australians at Risk of Homelessness

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 1440-1456
Author(s):  
Maree Petersen ◽  
Cameron Parsell
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
The Family

Abstract This article explores the links between older people’s homelessness and family relationships and aims to inform social work practice frameworks. Whilst breakdown in family relationships is widely recognised as linked to being at risk of homelessness, there is less understanding of the interplay of family, both positive and negative, with older people’s homelessness. Drawing on a study incorporating data mining of service records, this article aims to provide clarity on supportive and troubled family relationships and their links to housing crises as experienced by older Australians. The findings highlight a number of domains for social work practice including undertaking skilled assessments to understand the strengths and constraints experienced by families. Assessments will then inform intervention to support and provide resources to some families to prevent their older family members’ homelessness and to intervene in both a preventative and empowering way to address elder abuse. The implications for policy, in particular, the need for sectors of housing, aged care and health to intersect, are discussed.

Book Review: Social Work Practice with Men at Risk

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-202
Author(s):  
J. Christopher Hall
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice

Perceived Family Functioning and Family Resources of Hong Kong Families: Implications for Social Work Practice

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce L. C. Ma ◽  
Timothy K. Y. Wong ◽  
Luk King Lau ◽  
Shuk Han Pun
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Family Resources

scholarly journals Social Work Practice and Gun Safety in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1165-1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Logan-Greene ◽  
Michelle Sperlich ◽  
Adair Finucane
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Policy Debate

Public policy debate about guns continues in the United States, with many professional organizations taking strong stands in policy statements. Moreover, many clinical organizations have provided recommendations for practitioners to use with clients to encourage gun safety in the home, particularly for vulnerable populations such as families with young children and those at risk of suicide. Social workers are in an excellent position to encourage gun safety with some of the most at-risk populations; however, clinical guidelines and research on preventing gun violence has lagged in social work compared to other disciplines. In this article we examine the importance of gun safety for social work clients (with special attention to families with children, families experiencing violence, and individuals at risk of suicide), consider the recommendations made by other professional organizations, and provide some initial thoughts about how social workers might engage with the families they serve to reduce the incidence of gun violence.

School Social Work in Charter Schools

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Dupper ◽  
Aubrey Jones
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Charter Schools ◽  
At Risk Students ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
School Social Work ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Application Process

Charter schools were founded as a new kind of public school that valued integration, autonomy, and innovation. However, the overall performance of charter schools has been mixed. While positive findings related to the performance of charter schools have been reported, a number of controversial issues and practices involving charter schools have also been identified in the literature. As the number of charter schools continues to grow, the demand for school social work practice in charter schools will also increase. Since a major focus of school social work practice is serving and advocating for at-risk students and their families, this article highlights several issues that have particular relevance for school social work practice serving at-risk students and their families in charter schools and proposes interventions designed to assist at-risk students and their families. These issues are: assisting parents of at-risk students with the application process, advocating for practices to enhance the long-term academic achievement of at-risk students, and equipping at-risk students with skills to meet the behavioral demands of “no excuses” charter schools.

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