An exploratory study of the supportive social networks and the social service needs of the single elderly

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuk-lun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
The Social

Meeting the Social Service Needs of Persons with AIDS: Hospices’ Response

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela J. Kovacs ◽  
Antoinette Y. Rodgers
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals THE ESSENCE AND FEATURES OF SOCIAL COMMISSIONING IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
pp. 155-159
Author(s):  
Zhanna Petrochko ◽  
Nataliya Datchenko
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Families With Children

Relevance of the research problematics is proved by the social demand for acceleration of social commissioning implementation in Ukraine so as to respond to the ongoing pandemic COVID-19, armed conflict in Ukraine, long lasting tradition of institutional care  for vulnerable people. The purpose of the article is to reveal the core of social commissioning linked to social work with families with children, to characterize dynamics of its implementation and development in Ukraine. Methods of research: the theoretical analysis of actual scientific sources, rated to the topic, is applied in the research together with desk review of a new international and national legislation. The methods of generalization and systematization were applied for definition of actual interpretation of “social commissioning” and its characteristics. The results of the research are as follows: The social commissioning is determined as an instrument for public regulation in the system of social service provision by means of contracting social service providers for satisfaction of social service needs identified within social service need assessment by entities of local self-government. Research attention is paid to the structure and key elements of social commissioning. Participants (сustomers, recipients and providers of social services), constituents (social character; contracting core and innovation value), and principles of social commissioning (result orientation; awareness; planning; priority to prevention and early intervention; partnership) are covered in the article. The procedural stages of social commissioning are also unpacked in the article (designing; implementation; monitoring and evaluation). Prospects for further research are the studies of barriers to the implementation of social commissioning and ways to overcome them, development and implementation of optimal algorithms for its implementation in a decentralized environment.

Social networks of Portuguese self-initiated expatriates

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luísa Helena Pinto ◽  
Raquel Campos Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
National Origin ◽  
Home Networks ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Initial Settlement ◽  
Research Propositions

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the social networks of Portuguese self-initiated expatriates (SIEs), in terms of composition, diversity and roles. Methodology – Semi-structured interviews with several Portuguese SIEs from diverse occupations and who were living and working in different locations were conducted, to explore the composition, diversity and roles performed by their social networks. Findings – The findings indicate that: first, surveyed Portuguese SIEs had both home and host social networks: while home networks fade over time, host networks were mainly work driven; second, most SIEs had an “anchor contact” prior to the relocation, which assisted in the decision to go abroad and the initial settlement; and third, surveyed Portuguese SIEs purposefully sough “fellow nationals” from a similar social status and background to get feedback and emotional support, while deliberately ignored Portuguese diaspora. Originality/value – Following the findings from this exploratory study, several research propositions are outlined highlighting the interactions between SIEs’ social networks at the destination and stereotypes toward their national origin. This study helps understand what shapes the formation of social networks among SIEs.

NURSING HOME DECISION MAKERS AND THE SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS

1976 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Austin ◽  
Jordan I. Kosberg
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
The Social

The Social Service Needs of Elderly Black Women

Affilia ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Crawley
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
The Social

Relative distance: ageing in rural New Zealand

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 605-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
SALLY KEELING
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Older People ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Urban Migration ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Role Definitions

This paper explores aspects of kinship and geographical distance in terms of the social context of older people in the South Island of New Zealand, and with particular reference to the long-term epidemiological study of ageing in the community of Mosgiel. Comparisons between the numbers of relatives reported in the social networks of the older participants at baseline and in the six-year follow-up study indicate both losses and gains over time. A local qualitative study carried out within the Mosgiel study interprets meanings of closeness and distance from the ways that older people talk about family and friends. In discussing definitions of family, aspects of genealogical and generational connection are described, along with processes which allow for ‘proxies’ and ‘substitution’ in the light of geographical proximity. These role definitions within families, and the wider social networks within which they operate, provide continuity and reliable social support together with flexibility and adaptability to change. The Mosgiel study illustrates some aspects of the combined effects of low population density in the region, rural-to-urban migration, and recent health and social service restructuring on older people and on their families.

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