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Promoting positive parenting: a group social work intervention in a workplace setting
- Author:
- KATSAMA Irene
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 36(1), 2022, pp.57-71.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article focuses on promoting positive parenting through a group social work intervention that took place in a professional environment (workplace setting) in a Greek Public Agency located in Athens. The intervention was addressed to a group of nine parents, all working in the same professional environment. The aim was to reinforce the parental role's perspective and practice in order to establish better family communication, and change or at least influence the parents' problem-focused mentality. Social work interventions focus on the individual's strengths and abilities rather than on traditional problem-solving models that focus on the problem. The method applied was group social work within the theoretical framework of the strengths-based model. A qualitative research methodology was used for evaluating the intervention. According to the findings, parents had the chance to identify and acknowledge non-functional patterns of communication with their children and to discover alternative, more positive ways of responding to children's occurring problems. Thus, felt reinforced concerning their role in the family. (Edited publisher abstract)
Austerity, social work and the rediscovery of community work
- Author:
- KARAGKOUNIS Vassilis
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 24(2), 2021, pp.278-289.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Dominant individualised social work methods and practices are being criticised in a growing body of Greek literature, as is the case in many other countries also experiencing the effects of neo-liberal policies and austerity. Among the same criticism, more progressive approaches and collective practices drawn from community work are being proposed as more appropriate to the complexity and length of the current challenges and problems. The article examines a number of critical obstacles related to the marginal position of community work within the social work curriculum and social work practice in Greece and the particular characteristics of Greek society. It is argued that in a discussion about social work’s responses to neo-liberalism and austerity we should frame our answers with reference to the political, social and cultural particularities of the specific context rather than idealised notions of community work. In the case of Greece, a critical starting point would be to focus on building a culture of critical thinking and action. From an educational point of view, this prospect would include more effort towards enhancing critical thinking and social analysis on social work curricula as well as more emphasis on holistic methods of assessment. (Edited publisher abstract)
To be or not to be out of the closet? – LGB social workers’ visibility management in the workplace in Greece
- Authors:
- PAPADAKI Vasileia, GIANNOU Dimitra
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 33(2), 2021, pp.225-249.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This qualitative study explores Greek lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) social workers’ visibility management in the workplace. Findings revealed a pattern of participants going in and out of the closet in different workplaces, as well as making a profitability analysis where they calculated the gain versus the cost of disclosure in each particular context. Participants, influenced by individual and organizational level factors, employed a variety of strategies to manage levels of disclosure across diverse work relationships and situations. The implications of this visibility management for workplace policy and social work practice are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Digital storytelling experiences and outcomes with different recording media: an exploratory case study with older adults
- Authors:
- ALEXANDRAKIS Diogenis, CHORIANOPOULOS Konstantinos, TSELIOS Nikolaos
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Technology in Human Services, 38(4), 2020, pp.352-383.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Digital storytelling is an advantageous practice for older adults. Although researchers have widely studied the effects of various recording media on users, including even their feelings of loneliness, to the best of our knowledge, there is no study that distinguishes and compares those effects within the digital storytelling process. In this exploratory case study, we tried to gain further insights into older adults' technology-mediated storytelling, the interactions, and the outcomes that different kinds of recording media have on users. Therefore, three storytelling components (paper notebook, voice recorder, and web platform) were used to probe their usability and emotional outcomes on five pensioners in Greece. Semi-structured interviews and questionnaires, among others, were implemented for data collection. According to the results, there was a variety of benefits and shortcomings for each tool. However, the web platform had a clear effect on decreasing users’ loneliness. Implications and future work on digital storytelling are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Using connected technologies in a continuous quality improvement approach in after-school settings: the PAX Good Behavior Game
- Authors:
- CAVA-TADIK Yasemin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Technology in Human Services, 37(4), 2019, pp.293-314.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This demonstration study explored the use of connected technologies in a continuous quality improvement (CQI) approach to implementing evidence-based practices in after-school. Focus group with staff indicated enjoyment of technology and offered feedback for future development. Ecological momentary assessments (EMA) were gathered daily. Three randomized conditions were compared among 4 programs and 12 staff implementing PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX GBG). Analysis of variance (ANOVA), Post-Hoc Tukey, and chi-square analyses indicated that the tech-enhanced condition showed better implementation using scoreboards than the in person, while similar in game length. Both were superior to the control in behavioral strategies; highlighting the promise of technology in capacity building. (Edited publisher abstract)
Aristotle’s virtue ethics as a conceptual framework for the study and practice of social work in modern times
- Author:
- PAPOULI Eleni
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 22(6), 2019, pp.921-934.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper aims to highlight the importance of Aristotle’s model of virtue ethics for today’s social workers and students, as it can help them to build an ethical character and promote ethical conduct in both their personal and professional lives. In doing so, the paper first provides an overview of virtue ethics theory and its revival over the last decades in western societies and then, discusses the basic tenets of Aristotle’s ethics theory in relation to the social work profession. In addition, the main types of Aristotelian virtues are presented including cardinal virtues (courage, justice, practical wisdom/phronesis, temperance) and the concepts of eudaimonia and golden mean in relation to their applications in social work practice are described. The paper briefly explains cardinal virtues and provides a case example of moral courage that will help social workers and students to better understand the concept of Aristotle’s golden mean. Finally, it discusses and responds to the main criticisms of Aristotle’s virtue ethics, considering alternative ways to discuss and think about this approach to social work. (Edited publisher abstract)
Austerity common sense and contested understandings of the austerity measures within a leadership of a professional association of social workers
- Author:
- PENTARAKI Maria
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 22(6), 2019, pp.935-946.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper introduces a preliminary conceptualisation of ‘austerity common sense’ in order to understand why austerity policies, despite the social harm they cause, have support not only from the economic and political establishment but also from the wider population including members of the social work profession. Building on the Gramscian concept of common sense, ‘austerity common sense’ refers to the set of beliefs circulated by the ruling elite and adopted by members of the leadership of the Professional Association of Social Workers (SKLE), as well as others within Greece and the European Union, to understand austerity policies. Through this framing, austerity measures are largely accepted as inevitable rather than challengeable. The paper maintains that the concept of austerity common sense provides an analytical framework for understanding the acceptance of austerity measures in Greece and elsewhere, since similar ‘austerity common sense’ framing is encountered in many countries. Furthermore, it is maintained that the concept of ‘austerity common sense’ can facilitate the interrogation of the socio-economic construction of ideas and phrases. This is an important process with which the social work profession needs to engage. (Edited publisher abstract)
Creating space for happiness to emerge: the processes of emotional change in the dialogical stage model
- Author:
- GKANTONA Georgia
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 47(2), 2019, pp.190-199.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
It is very often in counselling and psychotherapeutic procedures that clients need to cope with negative emotions such as sadness, guilt, fear or anger. The implementation of the Dialogical Stage Model (DSM) (Hermans, H. & Hermans-Konopka, A. [2010]. Dialogical self theory: Positioning and counter-positioning in a globalizing society. New York: Cambridge University Press) can sustain these kinds of emotional processes. It comprises seven stages that entail the articulation, clarification and change of emotions according to a dialogical procedure. The therapeutic procedure is conceived as a meeting of living persons engaged in a collaborative dialogue. These dialogical processes motivate the creative resources of the client and delineate new emotional relationships, aiming at the creation of space in the self for positive emotions of happiness, hope, affection, intimacy and love to emerge. The therapist encounters the challenge to be fully present in the moment, as a comprehensive embodied living person (Seikkula, J. [2011]. Becoming dialogical: Psychotherapy or a way of life? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 32(3), 179–270). Thus, focusing on his/her experiencing during the session (Rober, P. [2008]. The therapist's inner conversation in family therapy practice: Struggling with the complexities of therapeutic encounters with families. Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies, 7[4], 245–278) contributes to acquiring better understanding of what goes on in the clients’ lives. Moreover, sharing this experience with the client contributes to an emotional extending of the client’s self. A clinical case example is used as an illustration of these kinds of therapeutic dialogical processes. (Edited publisher abstract)
Practising social work in a context of austerity: experiences of public sector social workers in Greece
- Author:
- PENTARAKI Maria
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 22(3), 2019, pp.376-387.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Since the 1980s and within a context of neoliberal globalization, the welfare state provision in many countries has been affected adversely by austerity and social spending cuts that have intensified since the last global financial crisis of 2008. A country that has been particularly harshly affected is Greece. This paper draws on interviews with public sector social workers in Greece and presents their perceptions of the consequences of austerity/social spending cuts on their work. The research findings of this study suggest that, within the context of austerity, social workers are facing a number of challenges and tensions. The paper argues that these tensions and challenges are local manifestations of the global conditions of neoliberal globalization and as such they have relevance for other countries. Furthermore, it argues that this understanding needs to inform the actions of social workers. It is important for these tensions and challenges to be contextualized within the socio-economic conditions in which they arise in order for austerity and social spending cuts to become a locus of intervention. (Edited publisher abstract)
Implications and challenges for social work education in Greece in the time of austerity
- Author:
- KARAGKOUNIS Vassilis
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 38(3), 2019, pp.330-346.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Following a discussion of the implications of one of the largest fiscal adjustments in modern times the paper identifies current challenges to social work practice and social work education in Greece and discusses the future of social work with radicalism as one of the central themes emerging during the crisis. It is argued that while at the moment radical social work has barely found any support from Greek social work practitioners, the implications of the socioeconomic crisis have given a significant boost to radical and critical social work on the educational front. It is further argued that in order to enhance these developments future efforts should concentrate on providing an effective guide for everyday practices that acknowledge the particularities of the specific context and will also include humane and holistic value-based approaches as well as the promotion of emancipatory values such as authenticity. In a progressively depoliticized public sphere that fosters the spread of individualism the above elements might be a critical step toward a more politically engaged social work education. (Edited publisher abstract)