Social Work and Society: International Online Journal, 10(2), 2012, Online only
Publisher:
University of Bielefeld
Reform of the social services in the Czech Republic faces numerous obstacles in individual care, mainly in residential services. Many different professions participate in these services provided to care recipients. To show how social work may contribute to reforms in this area, the authors present the views of social workers about the care provided within a team of different professionals. A questionnaire survey was used to study the respondents’ readiness to apply the person-centred approach in a group of 560 professionals working in a number of residential facilities for the elderly. The results show that regardless of the organisational context, social workers tend towards the client-centred approach more often than other professionals. The organisational context influences however the perspectives of other professionals.
(Publisher abstract)
Reform of the social services in the Czech Republic faces numerous obstacles in individual care, mainly in residential services. Many different professions participate in these services provided to care recipients. To show how social work may contribute to reforms in this area, the authors present the views of social workers about the care provided within a team of different professionals. A questionnaire survey was used to study the respondents’ readiness to apply the person-centred approach in a group of 560 professionals working in a number of residential facilities for the elderly. The results show that regardless of the organisational context, social workers tend towards the client-centred approach more often than other professionals. The organisational context influences however the perspectives of other professionals.
(Publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
social workers, attitudes, residential care, older people, dementia, social care provision;
A country-by-country examination of welfare provision for older people, focusing in particular on the mix of private and public sector provision. Volume 1 is on Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Yugoslavia; volume 2 is on Austria, Denmark, Finland, Israel and the Netherlands; volume 3 is on Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.
A country-by-country examination of welfare provision for older people, focusing in particular on the mix of private and public sector provision. Volume 1 is on Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Yugoslavia; volume 2 is on Austria, Denmark, Finland, Israel and the Netherlands; volume 3 is on Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.
Subject terms:
older people, pensions, private sector, public sector, residential care, social policy, social services, social care provision, benefits;
Provides a reference source for various modes of care (both formal and informal) for older people throughout Europe. Each chapter follows the same format and covers: demography; socio-political and administrative background; social security and pensions; housing; health care; mental health care; residential care; personal social services; voluntary care agencies and support organisations; leisure pursuits and education; and older people in rural areas.
Provides a reference source for various modes of care (both formal and informal) for older people throughout Europe. Each chapter follows the same format and covers: demography; socio-political and administrative background; social security and pensions; housing; health care; mental health care; residential care; personal social services; voluntary care agencies and support organisations; leisure pursuits and education; and older people in rural areas.
Subject terms:
housing, informal care, leisure, leisure activities, mental health services, older people, pensions, population, residential care, rural areas, social policy, social care provision, voluntary organisations, benefits, care homes, comparative studies, demographics, education, health care;