The Intervention of the Social Service in the Multidisciplinary Teams to Combat COVID-19. The Case of the Municipality of Amadora (Portugal)

The creation of Multidisciplinary Teams to monitor patients with COVID-19 and those infected with SARS-CoV-2 in a situation of home confinement was one of the measures established by the Portuguese government to help stop the spreading of the infection in the parishes of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area more affected by the pandemic. To know its way of functioning and acting, as well as the role of social workers in the context of crisis and public health emergency, a qualitative study was developed based on interviews by focus groups and document analysis. It was found that the Multidisciplinary Teams and the intervention model carried out were fundamental in helping to break the transmission chains and prevent the growth of new contamination, with social workers having a crucial role in supporting the most vulnerable households in a containment situation.

Imams’ Prison Service in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in 2007-2021

This article is devoted to the imams’ prison service of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Nizhny Novgorod Region (DUMNO) in the institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in 2007-2021. The relevance of the study lies in the fact that the imams’ work comes as a contribution to the observance of the convicts’ rights for the freedom of conscience and to the help in practicing their religion. This article describes the evolution of the imams’ prison service as a form of social service in the period from 2007 to 2021 in institutions of to the Offi ce of Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in Nizhny Novgorod Region. The source base of the study includes materials of the offi cial websites of the DUMNO, the Offi ce of Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in Nizhny Novgorod Region, the media content, Russian legislation and regulations, interviews with imams, offi cials of Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia and convicts. The study results a vision of the evolution of relations between DUMNO and the Offi ce of Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in Nizhny Novgorod Region. The paper demonstrates a gradual increase in the number of imams’ contacts, forms of work with convicts to improve the situation in the fi eld of rights of convicts. Moreover, the research exposes the fact of growing numbers of imams having gained experience in prison service. According to the results of the study Islamic education for convicts comes as the important part of imams’ prison service.

Tensions and polarities in the autonomy of family carers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in France

This article analyses the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on ‘monetised’ family carers’ understanding of their own autonomy in a long-term care relation at home. The reduction or suspension of medico-social service deteriorated the situation of family carers of frail older people or people with disability. We develop and apply an analytical grid of 15 interviews of monetised family carers about the reorganisation of care systems and their situation as carers. We identify three types of understandings of autonomy among family carers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: preventive autonomy; health protection autonomy; and supported autonomy.

Organizational culture in social services – focused on the workers’ well-being

Objectives: In the field of social services, the organizational culture today is defined mainly through professional values, for individual social service providers by vision, mission, goal, or organizational values. In the context of increasing the quality of services and culture supporting the clients’ wellbeing, the workers’ well-being is an important subject of interest. The aim of the research is to find out the current state of the documents defining the organizational culture of social services. Materials and Methods: Review and theoretical analysis of the literature on the topic. Qualitative content analysis of documents. Documents defining the organizational culture of social service providers in Slovakia were analysed. The documents on the provider’s web page encompassing vision, mission, goals, and values were found. Results: From the documents, it was found out that support to employees is still neglected. At the practical level, the support to employees was expressed as the support of education, supervision of employees, a social fund for cultural or sports activities, rewarding of employees. Employee s’ satisfaction or a committed approach towards employees were expressed rarely. Conclusions: The provision of social services today faces many demands and dilemmas that “social work services„ bring with them. Incorporating support for employee’s well-being into the organizational culture of social services can be an essential step towards better client care and higher quality services.

Khidmat Mahasiswi KKN STIBA Makassar Melalui Pembinaan Qur’ani pada Masyarakat Kelurahan Pettuadae, Kecamatan Turikale, Kabupaten Maros

The purpose of the Real Work Lecture (KKN) of STIBA Makassar Batch IV is to realize community service which is a pillar of “Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi”. The method of implementing this activity is to map the problems and needs first using soar analysis instruments. After analyzing problems and needs, a work program is prepared that is appropriate and needed by the community. Successful work programs are Tahfiz Weekend For Children, Social Services, Funeral Training, and Santri Children's Festival. The result of this activity is to see the enthusiasm of the community, adults and children in every activity. They feel great benefits after participating in various KKN work programs, among which are children able to recite daily prayers and memorize some surahs in the Qur'an, Muslim women also increasingly understand the basics of Islamic science and are determined to keep learning even though this KKN program has ended. In addition, underprivileged communities also feel the benefits by lightening their burdens through social service activities.

Fiscal Decentralization and Social Service Delivery: An empirical Analysis of Balochistan

Purpose: This study has been initiated to measure the impact of fiscal decentralization in case of Balochistan province by using both revenue decentralization and expenditure decentralization to measure the impact of fiscal decentralization on provision of health, education, employment and poverty reduction. Design/Methodology/Approach: In measure, we have applied ARDL approach on the data spanning from 1975 to 2016. Findings: Our results point out that fiscal decentralization improves the social services delivery in case of Balochistan province. Moreover, it improves the provision of health and education facilities in Balochistan. Further, our findings indicate that fiscal decentralization leads to reduction in the poverty and unemployment. In addition, we found that expenditure decentralization is relatively effective in the provision of social services as compared to the revenue decentralization in case of Balochistan. Implications/Originality/Value: Our study findings suggest that to improve the social services delivery; we may opt for fiscal decentralization particularly expenditure decentralization in case of Balochistan.

Program Pengajaran Bahasa Arab bagi Masyarakat di Kelurahan Tahoa Kabupaten Kolaka

The purpose of the Real Work Lecture (KKN) STIBA Makassar Batch IV is as a form of community service which is a pillar of the tridarma of universities, especially in the teaching of Arabic as the main program. The method of implementation of the service program begins by mapping the problems and needs of the community using SOAR analysis. After the analysis is done, a work program is prepared that is appropriate and needed by the community. After the analysis is done, it is prepared a work program that is appropriate and needed by the community. Successful work programs include: Simā'an Hafalan Santri, Social Service, Silaturahmi, Tajwid Science Teaching and Arabic Language Teaching as the main program of KKN STIBA Makassar Students. All these programs managed to run well and have shown results that are in accordance with the objectives of the KKN that have been proclaimed, namely the development of Islamic knowledge, increasing the capacity and reading skills of the Qur'an and the Arabic language of the community.

Program Religius Mahasiswi KKN STIBA Makassar sebagai Upaya Menjaga Eksistensi Muslimah di Kalimantan Barat

The purpose of the Real Work Lecture (KKN) stiba Makassar Batch IV is to improve the ability to read the Qur'an and Islamic insight of Kubu Raya Muslimah. The method of implementation of the service program begins by mapping the problems and needs of the community using SOAR Analysis. After the analysis is done, it is prepared a work program that is appropriate and needed by the community. Successful work programs include: Silaturahim Muslimah, Mahir Bahasa Arab, Tausiah Qur'ani, Daurah 7 Days memorization Juz 30, Daurah Ramadan Muslimah, Social Service, Tarbiah and Tahsin Pekanan and Da'wah Social Media. All these programs managed to run well, community enthusiasm increased and the understanding of community religion is also getting better, and has shown results in accordance with the goals of the KKN that has been proclaimed, maintaining the existence of Muslim women.