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The new social work in East Germany
- Author:
- von STRANDMANN Hilary Pogge
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 1(3), 1994, pp.4-9.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Reports on how services in East Germany are coping with the enormous changes imposed on them and how they are adapting to new ideas and ways of working, and also on how services had been provided before unification and whether the providers now see new opportunities and are motivated for change.
Frontline to the fore in dementia strategy run-up
- Author:
- McNABB Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Matters (e-Magazine), April 2013, pp.12-14. Online only
- Publisher:
- The College of Social Work
As the deadline to implement the National Dementia Strategy draws closer, the author looks at the role of frontline social workers in Derbyshire, Devon and Manchester city councils, with their varying needs, demographics and challenges, and sees how they are transforming the care of people with the condition. (Edited publisher abstract)
How child welfare workers perceive their work with undocumented immigrant families: an explorative study of challenges and coping strategies?
- Authors:
- KRIŽA Katrin, SKIVENES Marit
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 34(4), April 2012, pp.790-797.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This explorative study explores how child welfare workers perceive their work with undocumented immigrant families. Interviews were held with 39 interviews with child welfare workers in 2 public child welfare agencies in California. As part of these interviews, the workers were asked if they experience challenges in putting services in place for undocumented immigrants and how they deal with these challenges. A total of 31 of the workers reported having experience working with undocumented immigrants. Of these workers, one third did not experience any challenges working with this population, while two thirds (20 workers) did. This group reported challenges with regard to the child welfare system, the welfare system overall, and problems in the private sphere of service users. The findings highlight the need for further research to investigate whether and in what ways the situation for undocumented families differs from other marginalised service users.
Working with immigrant clients: perils and possibilities for social workers
- Author:
- JONES Susanna
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 93(1), January 2012, pp.47-53.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
This study investigated the challenges and opportunities social workers encountered as they worked with immigrant clients, families, and communities. Data were gathered from focus groups with 36 social workers working with immigrant clients in New York City. The findings highlight challenges with service delivery systems, how to improve serving the immigrant population, and policy consequences. Most previous studies related to immigration have been from the vantage point of the client. This study fills a gap by exploring the challenges faced by the worker and offers solutions about how to manage the difficult work when serving immigrant clients, particularly the undocumented. The authors concluded that exploring the oppression and trauma faced by undocumented clients can help reshape and reframe the work that social workers face.
Social work with separated children seeking asylum
- Author:
- RAGHALLAIGH Muireann Ní
- Journal article citation:
- Irish Social Worker, Spring 2011, pp.13-18.
- Publisher:
- Irish Association of Social Workers
Separated children are those under 18 years old, outside their countries of origin, and separated from their primary legal or customary caregivers. This article looks at current policy and care provision for separated children in Ireland. It discusses the experiences of separated children, including vulnerability, risk factors, problems and resilience. It also covers the social work response and how social workers work with this client group, and raises questions to consider in a reflective approach. It notes that while some separated children are vulnerable and at high risk, they may also display remarkable resilience. The author highlights the unique challenges of social work with this group and argues that social workers need to develop an understanding of the situation of separated children seeking asylum in Ireland.
The quality assurance and improvement workforce in social services: an exploratory examination
- Authors:
- LEE Madeline Y., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Administration in Social Work, 35(3), June 2011, pp.243-257.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Despite their pivotal role in monitoring and ensuring quality of care, relatively little is known about the quality assurance and improvement (QA/I) workforce in social service organisations. This exploratory study looked at a small sample of QA/I professionals at private, nonprofit social service agencies in St Louis, Missouri. The participants (n=16, 13 female, mean age 44.5 years) came from a variety of organisations by size and service type. They completed individual questionnaires and took part in semi-structured interviews. The findings reveal that most QA/I professionals are well educated, seasoned clinicians and many are social workers. However, many seem to lack research skills and formal QA/I training. Accreditation frequently led them to their QA/I role, and none started their career to become a QA/I professional. The authors suggest that social work programs should consider career paths in QA/I and develop training curricula for these professionals.
Sent down to a life without care
- Author:
- PITT Vern
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.8.11, 2011, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
While primary care trusts in England now commission health care in prisons, local authorities do not do the same for adult social care. The lack of social care provision in prisons and current unmet need is discussed. A practice example from the Isle of Wight highlights the benefits of providing social care in the prison environment.
Subverting social policy on the front line: agencies of resistance in the delivery of services
- Authors:
- PRIOR David, BARNES Marian
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 45(3), June 2011, pp.264-279.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim of this article is to contribute to an understanding of aspects of the dynamics of policy implementation, drawing on conceptual analysis and empirical evidence. The authors note that policy implementation in many of the core fields of social policy such as health, education and social care is through personal face-to-face delivery of services, involving direct encounters between service staff and service users, and that this creates contexts in which processes of mediation, negotiation and modification of policy outcomes are of particular significance. The article considers how the agency of workers and users shapes processes in service delivery contexts, and ways in which resistance to intended policy outcomes and practices expected to deliver them is formed and expressed. It discusses resistance and subversion, identifies 3 agencies of resistance (resistance as revision, resistance by service users, and resistance as refusal) and notes that resistance to policy and practice prescriptions can result in the subversion of expected policy outcomes.
Learning disabilities service provider directory
- Author:
- BETTERCARING
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 93p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Bettercaring, the search directory for UK care homes, is launching a number of services designed to provide more information for people searching for residential care homes for adults with learning disabilities. Aimed at social workers and learning disability care managers, the Bettercaring Learning Disabilities Service Provider Handbook, co-published with Pavilion, provides a comprehensive listing of learning disability care homes and is a useful reference guide for professionals looking for learning disability homes throughout the country. In addition, a learning disability care home search engine based on the successful Bettercaring model will be launched to coincide with the publication of the handbook. This will enable professionals and members of the public to select the criteria, such as location and specific care, when searching for a home. Professionals will also benefit from the introduction of a vacancy alert service. This will provide regular updates on residential home vacancies and will allow social workers to search for vacancies, as well as giving them access to more information about the vacancies quickly and easily.
Don't life in fear
- Author:
- PAYNE Malcolm
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, July 2006, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The author argues that the fragmentation of social work provision should be seen as more of an opportunity for social workers than a threat to their professional status. The article looks in particular at: the division between education and health care; the division due to the growth of subject specialities; and the development of care management in social care.