scholarly journals Professional Competence Development of the Social Work Specialists in the Period of Study in the System of Additional Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Kuanyshevich Davletkaliev ◽  
Natalia Konstantinovna Zueva ◽  
Natalya Vasilevna Lebedeva ◽  
Irina Vladimirovna Mkrtumova ◽  
Olga Timofeeva
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Competence Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Additional Education

scholarly journals METHODS OF SOCIAL WORK MANAGEMENT IN THE ACTIVITIES OF A SOCIAL WORKER

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
Maryna Lekholetova
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Management

The article presents an analysis of different approaches of domestic scientists to the interpretation of the concept of «social work management». The author surveys the features of management as an object of governance in the activities of a social worker. Features include the social nature of management information; the need for motivation methods that effectively influences and motivates professionals to better results in social work; availability of social workers' professional competence; the presence of problems with forecasting the results of management in the social sphere; the importance of current and final management results. The author proves the necessity of social workers' self-management skills (time management, motivation, stress resistance and recuperation, development of emotional intelligence) for the effective performance of management tasks in professional activities.  The article highlights the principles that should be followed in solving organizational and managerial tasks in social work management (purposefulness, ability of realization, adaptability, efficiency). The researcher presents the structure of social work management methods in the study (economic, administrative, social counselling, psychological and pedagogical influence, social influence). Research characterizes the methods of social work management while working with recipients of social services (methods of individual social work, methods of group social work, methods of community work, methods of social service design).

Situating the Efficacy of Certificate Course in Social Work: A Case of First-Ever Course in Bhutan

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973152110112
Author(s):  
Ramesh K. Chhetri ◽  
S Dorji ◽  
Tshering Dorji ◽  
Sangay Wangchuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mixed Method Design ◽  
Political Economic

Purpose: With the transition of political, economic, and social scenario in Bhutan, the civil society organizations (CSOs) have been expanding over the years. However, a paucity of trained social workers in Bhutan has compelled the CSOs to recruit employees with varying degrees. Considering such situation, this study was designed to understand the efficacy of Bhutan’s first-ever certificate course in social work offered by Samtse College of Education from the vantage point of the participants. Method: It adopted a convergent parallel mixed-method design, primarily employing questionnaires and semistructured individual interviews. Results: The study found the certificate course to be highly effective in enhancing the professional competence of the social workers in Bhutan. Discussion: The study supports the need to provide similar courses to hundreds of untrained social workers in Bhutan who are aspiring to upgrade their professional competence.

scholarly journals Understanding the Efficacy of Bhutan’s First Ever Certificate Course in Social Work

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Ramesh Kumar Chhetri ◽  
Sangay Wangchuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mixed Method Design ◽  
Eye Opening ◽  
Political Economic

With the transition of political, economic and social scenario in Bhutan, the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have been expanding over the years. Bhutan has more than forty registered CSOs and the numbers are still growing. However, paucity of trained social workers in Bhutan has compelled the CSOs to recruit employees with varying degrees. To mitigate this, Samtse College of Education (SCE) of the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) launched Bhutan’s first ever certificate course in social work. So far, two cohorts of participants have been trained. This study was designed to understand the efficacy of Bhutan’s first ever certificate course in social work from the vantage point of the participants. It adopted a convergent parallel mixed method design, primarily employing questionnaires and semi-structured individual interviews. The study found the certificate course to be highly effective in enhancing the professional competence of the social workers in Bhutan. It is believed to have been an “eye-opening experience” for most social workers who ventured into this profession, without relevant training. The study recommends SCE and RUB to provide similar certificate courses to the thousands to untrained social workers in Bhutan. 

Developing Professional Competence in Graduate School: Student Experiences of the Social Work Curriculum

Public Voices ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Kessen ◽  
Kielty Turner
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
The Social ◽  
Implicit And Explicit ◽  
Work Education

This qualitative study explores the development of professional competence in masterslevel social work students at a faith-based university in the northeastern United States. Through focus groups, students discuss aspects of the implicit and explicit curriculum that helped them develop mindfulness, self-compassion, and empathy – qualities thought to contribute to professional competence in social work practice.Considering their years of study, students identified specific course topics, activities and assignments as well as relationships with students, advisors, and internship supervisors. Support of fellow students and unconventional experiences such as meeting a homeless man on the street had a strong impact on students’ development of the qualities being studied. Implications for social work education and professional training for the helping professions are discussed. These preliminary results are part of a larger longitudinal study in progress.

scholarly journals Collaborative environment as a favorable condition for the formation of professional teacher’s competence of additional education

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 124-133
Author(s):  
Dariya S. Musina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Collaborative Environment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Additional Education

The urgency of the problem of creating favorable environmental conditions for the formation of professional competence of teachers is due to the need of the developing society of modern Kyrgyzstan for educated, moral, enterprising people who can independently make responsible decisions, be mobile, dynamic, constructive specialists, and have a developed sense of responsibility for the fate of the country. The quality of education, including additional education, guarantees the competitiveness of the state. The purpose of this article is to present the results of the study of the role of the collaborative environment in the formation of professional competence of teachers of additional education. On the example of the activity of the republican educational and methodological center of aesthetic education “Balazhan”, it is shown how the introduction of the basics of collaboration in the pedagogical process contributes to the formation of the professional competence of the teacher of additional education. The author on the basis of a large-scale study, which was attended by four hundred ninety-seven children and twenty-five teachers of additional education, presented as formed the professional competence enable the teacher to create in the educational process of effective collaborative environment conducive to the intellectual and creative potential of students; allow to understand, appreciate their work, to understand their role as a helper, Advisor, mentor. The article reveals how the creation of the collaborative environment, the activity of the teacher of additional education for its formation and development, the interaction of the teacher with the social partners, as members of a holistic educational process and the features of the collaborative environment to work with children contribute to the formation of professional competence of the teacher of additional education. The author emphasizes that a pedagogically well-organized collaborative educational environment in the conditions of extracurricular additional education is one of the effective mechanisms for the formation of a socially successful personality

scholarly journals Visita domiciliar no trabalho do assistente social: reflexões sobre as técnicas operativas e os desafios ético-políticos na atualidade

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaisa Teixeira Closs ◽  
Giovane Antônio Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Professional Work ◽  
Operative Techniques ◽  
The Social ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology ◽  
Political Project

Resumo: O presente artigo objetiva discutir a visita domiciliar, compreendida como um instrumento interventivo no trabalho dos assistentes sociais. O material, ancorado no referencial dialético-crítico, apresenta reflexões de cunho técnico-operativo, problematizando os desafios presentes na articulação desse instrumental no exercício profissional. Aponta-se para a necessária articulação das dimensões da competência profissional na direção da materialização do projeto ético-político do Serviço Social, problematizando a conjuntura atual de agudização da ideologia neoliberal de cunho neoconservador e seus impactos para o trabalho profissional do assistente social. Home visit in the work of the social worker: reflections on the operative techniques and the ethical-political challenges in the present time Abstract: This article aims to discuss the home visit, understood as an intervention tool in the work of social workers. The material, anchored in the dialectical-critical referential, presents reflections of technical-operative nature, problematizing the present challenges in the articulation of this instrumental in the professional exercise. This article points out the necessary articulation of the dimensions of professional competence in the direction of the materialization of the social-political project of Social Work, problematizing the current conjuncture of neoliberal ideology exacerbation of neoconservative nature and its impacts on the professional work of the social worker. 

PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SOCIAL WORKER

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 2075-2078
Author(s):  
Yana M. Dimitrova
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
The Social

Current study presents professional qualities of social worker and summarizes his professional knowledge, skills and qualities. Like any other profession, social work also has its obligations and responsibilities. They are based on ethical norms and requirements. Ethical rules are set in the Social Worker's Code of Ethics. It represents standards of ethical conduct in professional relations with clients, colleagues, institutions and society as a whole.Professional ethics is an integral part of the components that form the structure of the professional competence of the social worker. The term "professional ethics" refers to the set of requirements for the morality of the worker in each area of professional activity. There are common, valid for all professions requirements for labor morality, as well as specific for the specific profession or position.In the context of social work, the issue of professional ethics is particularly important because of the often necessary need in the daily life of the specialist to confront ethical dilemmas, to make a choice between the purely human response and the professional solution, to observe and apply moral norms.Moral categories in professional and educational activity are manifested in several ways: professional abilities; relations between the subjects in the pedagogical process; ethical relationship within the work team.Professional social work also requires the need for other components in the structure of professional ethics considered as a helping activity, more in the context of social support and assistance, such as caring for the social well-being of people. Professional social work also requires the need for other components in the structure of professional ethics - confidentiality, support volunteering, anti-discriminatory attitude, the best interest of the client, etc.Social work is among the professions that are realized and represent a special category - filled with humanity, compassion; a profession that requires love and concern for people, concern and responsibility towards their destiny, readiness for conscious and voluntary support in the name of their prosperity. It is these characteristics that can only occur when the social worker has high morals, values that are transformed into ethical attitudes and behaviors.

Listening to the Voices of Individuals with Disabilities

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen French Gilson ◽  
John C. Bricout ◽  
Frank R. Baskind
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Social

Social work literature, research, and practice on disabilities has lagged behind other topical areas dealing with oppressed groups. The social work literature remains “expert focused” and generally fragmented into discussions of specific disabilities or subpopulations. A viable general model that deals with the personal experience of disability is not available. This exploratory study presents a social work literature search and analysis as well as interviews with six individuals with disabilities about their experiences with social workers. Individuals with disabilities assert that they were treated as though they had categorically fewer aspirations, abilities, and perhaps even fundamental rights than did nondisabled people. This study provides a base for follow-up research on models of consumer-focused social work practice in the area of disability.

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