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Social work is so rewarding
- Author:
- MARTIN Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.9.09, 2009, p.20.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author, a commissioning manager at Essex Council, explains why he has found social work such a fulfilling career.
Well read social workers
- Author:
- DRINKWATER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.9.09, 2009, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Four social workers who also write novels in their spare time are profiled. They discuss how they have found inspiration from their social work experience.
On both sides of the fence
- Author:
- TICKLE Louise
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.7.09, 2009, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Three professionals who have used social care services in the past explain how and why they became social workers.
A blow for social care
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.5.09, 2009, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Whistleblowing is protected by law but social care practitioners who reveal inconvenient truths could find their career at an end. This article looks at the options and risks for those who want to challenge bad practice.
A response to Sue White's 'fabled uncertainty in social work: a coda to Spafford et al.'
- Authors:
- SPAFFORD Marlee M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work, 9(2), April 2009, pp.236-238.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The authors provide a brief response to Sue Whites article in this issue of the Journal of Social Work.
Prevalence and predictors of burnout among Palestinian social workers
- Author:
- ABDALLAH Taisir
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 52(2), March 2009, pp.223-233.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and predictors of burnout among Palestinian social workers. A random sample of 180 social workers completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The most predictive factors associated with burnout among Palestinian social workers are identified.
A research-based child welfare employee selection protocol: strengthening retention of the workforce
- Authors:
- ELLETT Alberta J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 88(5), 2009, pp.49-68.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
This article describes one state’s efforts to develop and pilot a new, comprehensive employee selection protocol (ESP) for child welfare employees with the goal of strengthening employee retention and reducing employee turnover. The work is grounded in the results of recent large-scale employee retention studies and a set of research-based, minimally essential knowledge, skills, abilities, and values. The complete ESP consists of a sequenced set of web- and site-based assessment processes and procedures for potential applicants. Using the ESP, applicants and employers make informed decisions about the goodness of fit between the applicant and the demands of a career in child welfare. The new ESP has been piloted in three Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) regions and implemented by all nine colleges and universities participating in IV-E child welfare education programmes. Evaluation data collected from students and new employees in one DFCS region strongly support the value of the ESP web-based activities to make a more informed decision about whether to apply for the IV-E stipends and child welfare positions. Feedback from trained ESP assessors supports the value of various ESP activities.
Realistic job previews in child welfare: state of innovation and practice
- Authors:
- FALLER Kathleen Coulborn;, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 88(5), 2009, pp.23-47.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
Realist job previews (RJPs) aim to give a job applicant an accurate picture of the position he or she is seeking, and is intended to improve prospective employee decision making about the job. This article reviews the uses of job previews for recruitment, selection, and retention of child welfare employees. It describes the history of development of RJPs in child welfare in the United States, summarises the contents of 10 RJPs, and report on interviews with human resources personnel and other key informants about how RJPs were developed and how they are used in child welfare recruitment and selection. The 10 RJPs identified in this study were all in video format and originated from Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. In addition, outcome data on the effectiveness of RJPs were available from Michigan. These findings indicated that the Michigan RJP had a positive impact on the selection process, on job expectations, and on retention.
Rural child welfare professionals: organizational culture and ethical practice
- Author:
- ROEDER Kevin R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Child Welfare, 3(4), October 2009, pp.409-426.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Numerous challenges can influence a professional's ability to practice ethically. This study looked at the ethical concepts and skills helpful in child welfare activities according to child welfare professionals, the types of ethical planning child welfare professionals engage in, and the elements within organisations that child welfare professionals identify as either helping and/or hindering their ethical practice. The study gathered data using individual action plans completed as part of social work ethics training by rural child welfare professionals in a Midwestern state. The participants were asked to identify important ethical concepts or skills, a plan implementing the aforementioned concepts or skills in their work, and resources and barriers to plan implementation. The author discusses the results, with examples of comments from the action plans, and the implications for practice and research.
Getting it right/write: an exploration of professional social work writing: final report from the PBPL funded project
- Authors:
- RAI Lucy, LILLIS Theresa
- Publisher:
- Open University. Practice-based Professional Learning Centre
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Milton Keynes
This project aimed to gain a greater understanding of the relationship between writing undertaken during professional academic training and professional writing in practice in the field of social work. It drew upon the experiences of five recently qualified social workers joining the research team as co-researchers. The lead researchers based their approach on the concept of ‘team ethnography’, drawing on the insights and observations of the social work co-researchers working as a team, alongside the university based researchers, to deepen the teams’ understanding of professional writing practices. An extensive body of data was gathered over a six month period, comprising: diaries kept by co-researchers recording the range, type and amount of writing carried out; group discussions conducted using telephone conferencing; texts produced in practice; individual interviews with the co-researchers; workshops; and teaching and assessment materials from the Open University BA Social Work. Some key themes emerged from analysis of this data which begin to address the research questions and indicate the importance of further analysis and research. These themes are discussed under the following categories: writing in the context of practice; the nature and demands of the written texts; practitioner’s perspectives; and professional academic training.