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Rescaling social care services: the case of district municipalities in Istanbul
- Author:
- CELEBI Elifcan
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 65(1), 2022, pp.157-171.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Social care is an immature welfare policy domain in Turkey, with three distinctive characteristics: the central role of the family, limited public expenditure, and low levels of institutionalization and professionalization. However, following local legislative reform in 2004, municipalities have become important actors in social care provision, initiating social care programs for local citizens. This article fills a gap in the existing literature by focusing on the smallest administrative units of the local welfare system: the district municipalities. The article explores and compares the emerging role of district municipalities in social care provision in selected districts of Istanbul to assess, in the context of an immature welfare system, how far they fulfill the principle of universal provision. It finds that while service provision capacity was increased by localization to an extent, the social care provision capacity that district municipalities developed is not sufficient to transform social care policies into one that conforms to the principle of universalism. Due to coordination problems and the wide service area defined by the law, district municipalities ‘pick and choose’ service beneficiaries, instead of ensuring equal access for all local citizens. (Edited publisher abstract)
The impact of the human rights education program for women on gender perceptions of social work students
- Authors:
- ALTINOVA Hasan H., DUYAN Veli, MEGAHEAD Hamido A.
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 29(1), 2019, pp.131-121.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Objectives: This study examines the impact of women’s human rights education on improving the gender perceptions (GPs) of social work students. Methods: Experimental group consists of third-year social work students participated in the “Human Rights Education Program for Women (HREP)” within the scope of social work principles and methods II course given in Ankara University, Department of Social Work, whereas control group consists of the same class students who did not participate in the program. Gender Perception Scale was employed as an outcome measure tool in the study in which 65 students participated. The research in question is a quasi-experimental study, where pretest–posttest model is used. The HREP was performed on the students in a total of 12 sessions and each session lasted about 120 min. Results: The research study revealed GP levels of the social work students participated in the HREP were improved. Conclusions: HREP is effective in educating women on human rights; hence, this program should be used to educate female students at universities and create awareness on human rights. (Edited publisher abstract)
The effects of group work with institutionalized elderly persons
- Authors:
- DUYAN Veli, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 27(3), 2017, pp.366-374.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Objectives: This research article aims to measure the effects of group therapy on institutionalised elderly in terms of reducing depression and improving psychosocial functioning. Methods: Thirty elderly nursing home residents were recruited, and 16 of them elected to receive group treatment for depression and 14 declined treatment. The Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects and the Geriatric Depression Scale were given to both groups when group work began and again when it ended. Results: Clients who received group treatment experienced reductions in depression and their psychosocial functioning improved. Conclusion: Group work intervention was followed by reductions in the depression levels and improvements in their psychosocial functions among institutionalised elderly clients. (Edited publisher abstract)
Early intervention services in Turkey: perspectives of south-eastern families
- Authors:
- BAYHAN Pinar, SIPAL R. Firat
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 54(6), November 2011, pp.781-799.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Early intervention programmes can provide dramatic shifts in the competencies of children with special needs. In 2005, Turkey passed the Public Law for Individuals with Disabilities. In this law, the importance of early intervention is highlighted, which should be facilitated by a professional team to inform the families about the options and services available to them. These early intervention teams, comprising members of different professional domains, were set up in hospitals in order to serve families with respect to the new legislation. The purpose of this study was to explore families’ perceptions of the service delivery of early intervention support provided under this new legislation. In south-east Turkey, a total of 150 parents of children with cognitive disabilities were interviewed about their perception of service, including the information, guidance, and psychological support they were receiving. The findings demonstrate that the provision of services in the region varied greatly from one professional team task to the next. The team members often had difficulties in sharing responsibilities, as well as completing mandated tasks. Implications for the improvement of service delivery are discussed.
An investigation of school violence through Turkish children’s drawings
- Authors:
- YURTAL Filiz, ARTUT Kazim
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(1), January 2010, pp.50-62.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This study explores Turkish children’s observation of violence in school as detailed through drawings and narratives. 66 students, aged 12 to 13 years old, from the middle socioeconomic class took part in this study. To understand children’s perception of violence, they were asked to draw a picture of a violent incident they had heard, experienced, or witnessed. 50% of the children drew pictures of violent events among children. There were also pictures of violent incidents perpetrated by teachers and directors against children. It was observed that violence influenced children. Violence was mostly depicted in school gardens, numbering 38 pictures, but there were violent incidents elsewhere, such as in classrooms, corridors, and school stores. Moreover, it was found that brute force was the most common way of expressing violence in the children’s depictions, accounting for 58%. In conclusion, this study shows that not only did children clearly indicated that there was violence in schools and that it had an affected on them, but that using drawings as a qualitative way of eliciting information proved to be a successful method of understanding children’s ideas relating to school violence.
Social and emotional outcomes of child sexual abuse: a clinical sample in Turkey
- Authors:
- OZBARAN Burcu, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24(9), September 2009, pp.1478-1493.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Childhood sexual abuse is a traumatic life event that may cause psychiatric disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. During 2003-2004, 20 sexually abused children were referred to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic of Ege University in Izmir, Turkey. Two years later, the psychological adjustment of these children (M age = 9.4 years, SD = 3.63 years, range = 5 to 16 years) was evaluated. Semistructured interviews, a form for the sociodemographic characteristics, were used for evaluations by a child psychiatrist who is blind to the first evaluation. It is determined that sexually abused children have more psychiatric disorders within the first year than 2 years later. However, some behaviour problems occur at both short-term and long-term follow-ups.
Factors influencing the motivation of Turkey's community volunteers
- Authors:
- BOZ Ismet, PALAZ Serap
- Journal article citation:
- Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 36(4), December 2007, pp.643-661.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Although Turkish society has traditionally valued volunteering, it has not fully utilized the potential of such contributions. This is because the country lacks professional volunteer organizations, and limited research has evaluated Turkish volunteers. The main aims of the current study were to describe the personal characteristics of Turkey's community volunteers and to determine the influence of various motivational factors on their decision to serve in the Community Volunteer Foundation. The participants were a randomly selected sample of 175 community volunteers from different regions of Turkey. Findings showed that the average community volunteer was a 22-year-old, male college student pursuing a career in engineering, economics, or business. The most important motivational factors for volunteering were altruism, affiliation, and personal improvement (in that order). Completing an orientation course before working as a volunteer was considered useful. Recognition, by contrast, was not considered to be a vital factor.
Disability in Turkey: suggestions for overcoming current problems
- Authors:
- TUFAN Ismail, YAMAN Hakan, ARUN Ozgur
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 50(6), November 2007, pp.839-845.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The democratic society of Turkey advocates the principle of equality of individuals and strives to remove existing inequalities. It is not sufficient to give disabled people egalitarian rights; freedom to use them is also required. This article briefly outlines some of the issue and provides ideas to address the problem in Turkey.
Turkey: reform in social security
- Author:
- ADAR Sinem
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of European Social Policy, 17(2), May 2007, pp.167-168.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The social security system in Turkey was radically transformed in 2006 with the enactment of the Social Security and General Health Insurance Law and the Social Security Institution Law. This briefing paper analyses the main changes brought about, the positions of interest groups, and some of the current implications.
The Turkish welfare regime in transformation
- Authors:
- BUGRA Ayse, KEYDER Caglar
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of European Social Policy, 16(3), August 2006, pp.211-228.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article discusses the current transformation of Turkey’s welfare regime in the context of contemporary developments in social policy processes, particularly in Europe. It is argued that the transformation, under constraints of gobalization and neo-liberalism, involves a change from an inegalitarian corporatism where both the rural population and urban informal sector employees were excluded from the formal social security system. Variables influencing the direction of change include the historical legacy of state-society relations in the country, the conservative liberalism of the current government, the influence of international financial institutions that emphasize budgetary discipline, as well as the need for more universalist approaches to combat new forms of poverty and social exclusion. The relations of Turkey with the EU also affect the balance between conservative-liberal trends and universalist, rights-based approaches to social policy.