Perception of job satisfaction, service effectiveness and burnout among Arab social workers in Israel

Over the past three decades, the topics of job satisfaction and burnout have become a major focus of interest in research and professional training in the field of social work. However, there is a serious lack of studies focusing on these issues in the context of Arab social workers in Israel. This paper presents the results obtained from a subsample of Arab participants in a national study of Israeli social workers. It focuses on the correlations between several career outcomes and organizational conditions such as role characteristics, work conditions, job mastery, and power. Challenge at work and job mastery were found to be the most significant and consistent predictors of the outcome results. The implications of the results are also discussed.     

Social workers' attitudes towards social welfare policy

As social workers are widely called upon to take an active role in influencing social welfare policy, a better understanding of their views on the welfare state is crucial. This study examines the attitudes of 422 Israeli social workers from diverse social welfare agencies regarding social welfare policy. The framework for understanding these attitudes includes the notions of professionalisation processes, social work values, and the class position of social workers. The study's findings indicate that support for the welfare state is quite moderate and these reflect more the class affiliation of social workers than their professional values and the professionalisation process.     

社会工作专业教育课程设计模式的人文主义取向

社会工作专业教育课程设计模式的讨论与探索对于本土化社会工作专业人才的培养规格相当重要。尽管在西方社会工作专业教育发展的历程中出现过很多有特色的模式,但专业本身的性质决定了社会工作教育课程设计模式必须更多的强调实践与反思。本文认为人文主义取向是建构当下适合中国本土化和符合社会工作专业人才培养目标教育模式必须要考虑的主要因素。     

关于社会工作专业实习课程建设思考——以N学院社会工作专业为例

在国内社会工作专业实习环境不完备的背景下,N学院社会工作系以国家政策背景为依据,充分挖掘本地潜力机构,开展专业实习多年,实习课程体系已初具规模。本文的目的在于更好地总结社会工作专业实习中的形式、手段、效果,分析实习机构的适合性,为国内的社会工作专业实习提供一些有价值的线索。     

回应需求:社会工作专业教育发展的契机与策略

政府相关文件的出台为社会工作专业教育发展带来了机遇。随着社会服务需求市场的逐步形成,社会将迫切需要大量合格的社会工作者。专业教育体系要积极回应这一需求,通过明确培养目标和办学特色、加强师资队伍建设、完善课程体系和教材建设、优化教学过程等,促进人才供给与社会需求之间的对接。     

改革开放30年以来中国医务社会工作的历史回顾、现状与前瞻

(接2012年第5期)五、中国社会福利时代与医务社会工作发展前景2010年是中国社会政策、社会立法、社会管理、社会服务、社会建设与社会福利元年,标志中国总体性社会福利制度,包括国家福利、儿童福利、家庭福利、妇女福利、残障福利、老年人福利、军人福利、社区福利和社会化福利时代来临,以改善民生为重点的社会建设和中国特色社会福利制     

Retired Israeli Social Workers:

A survey of retired professional Israeli social workers found gradual withdrawal from paid work and increased participation in social welfare volunteer work. Their satisfaction with retirement in general was related to their income and health status; their satisfaction with their retirement activities as a retired social worker was also related to their income and health, plus related to their work status. Further cross-cultural comparisons of retired professionals and other workers are urged.     

社会工作专业“实践教学系统”构想

社会工作是一门应用性的学科,是实务性、操作性取向的专业。社会工作专业人才除了具备一般社会科学和社会工作专业的理论和知识之外,还应树立社会工作的价值理念和掌握社会工作的方法、技能。这就要求必须强化社会工作实务教学,使之贯穿整个社会工作专业教学过程。本文分析和反思了目前影响社会工作专业实践教学实效的问题,从社会工作专业实务性特征入手探讨了＂角色—方式—目标＂相结合的社会工作实践教学系统的设计。该系统通过将＂实验型＂实习模式、＂项目化＂实习模式及＂分类分层化＂实习模式合理、有机地整合起来,为学生提供了适宜的实习条件。     

Retired Israeli Social Workers:

A survey of retired professional Israeli social workers found gradual withdrawal from paid work and increased participation in social welfare volunteer work. Their satisfaction with retirement in general was related to their income and health status; their satisfaction with their retirement activities as a retired social worker was also related to their income and health, plus related to their work status. Further cross-cultural comparisons of retired professionals and other workers are urged.     

关于专业社会工作本土化的构想和实践——以浙江省杭州市为例

专业社会工作本土化是一个迫切需要解决的课题。一般而言,推动专业社会工作的本土化,必须与社会转型期的政治、经济、文化以及社会的实际状况相适应。单就杭州市而言,其推进专业社会工作本土化的主要做法有：在政府的主导下,将专业社会工作融入城市社区建设;以社区管理体制改革为契机,在社区设立专业社会工作岗位;将社工人才的培养纳入＂党管人才,人才强市＂战略的总体部署,侧重以＂存量提升＂的方式解决社会工作队伍的专业化问题;以建立社会工作资格认证制度为突破口,逐步提高专业社会工作的职业化水平。概而言之,杭州市实行的是＂政府主导型＂的专业社会工作本土化策略。     

Students‘ perceptions of professional social work ethics and the need for the development of competence-based ethics standards in undergraduate training program in Vietnam

As a newly recognized profession in Vietnam over the last two decades social work has undergone significant development, both in training and practice. However, there are many challenges in its professionalization, in which ethics plays a key role. This article presents the key findings of a study about students‘ perceptions of ethics and developing competence-based ethical standards in social work programs. It first analyses the students‘ attitudes and understanding of professional ethics. Second, it clarifies the situation of ethics education in training institutions. Finally, it provides suggestions for the implementation of social work competence-based ethical standards for Vietnam and beyond.     

A Model for Implementing an Evidence-Based Practice in Student Fieldwork Placements: Barriers and Facilitators to the Use of “SBIRT”

ABSTRACT

This article reports on focus group data analysis that was used to understand initial, largely positive outcomes from a university-based initiative to disseminate and implement an evidence-based practice (EBP)—Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use (SBIRT)—into student fieldwork placements, which are usual care social work settings. Focus groups were conducted with three groups of stakeholders involved in the ongoing project: social work department faculty (n = 10), bachelor- and master-level social work students (n = 8), and social work fieldwork instructors (n = 6). Dimensional analysis of the focus group data yielded results indicating that dissemination and implementation of SBIRT was influenced by agency- and school-level factors and perceived fit between the EBP and individual professional identity, intrapersonal characteristics, and timing. The resulting model, developed through the focus group analysis, is offered and shows how these factors interacted and affected training, supervision, and use of the EBP. The model provides social work educational programs and agencies a working tool for diagnosing and proactively addressing barriers and breakdowns in the EBP implementation process. Future research that tests the model as a diagnostic tool and generates knowledge about its influence in developing competent evidence-based practitioners is indicated. Future focus groups in relation to this initiative are needed to better understand these barriers and facilitators in the EBP implementation process and their critical roles in the process of translating SBIRT into standard social work practice.     

Social workers' attitudes to the law: an Israeli perspective

Doron I, Karpel M, Or‐Chen K. Social workers' attitudes to the law: an Israeli perspective
Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 95–103 © 2009 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. In recent years, there has been a general shift towards integration and cooperation between lawyers and social workers, both professionally and ideologically. The goal of this study was to explore the general attitudes of social workers toward the law. The hypothesis was that, due to the recent legal and professional changes in Israel, social workers would express positive attitudes towards the law. For the purpose of this study, a closed questionnaire containing 25 statements regarding the law and its relationship to social work was used. The research population consisted of 202 social workers from Haifa and the Northern region of Israel. The findings of this study support the hypothesis that there is indeed a tendency to closer ideological and professional proximity between social work and the law in Israel. However, especially regarding courts and the litigation process, their attitudes in response to the statements were relatively less favourable.     

职业社会工作者的专业标准与考核评价体系研究

我国社会工作职业化进程方兴未艾。实际社会工作从业人员如何转变为专业社工,高校的社会工作专业教育和社会培训机构如何把握专业社会工作者的标准,解决这两大问题的关键在于,尽快制定和建立职业社会工作者的专业标准和考核评价体系。作为整个社会工作者职业制度体系的核心机制,职业社会工作者的专业标准和考核评价体系,为职业社会工作者提供了从业标准和实践规范,从而为打造一支高水平、强素质的社会工作人才队伍提供了科学的制度保障。     

对我国高校社会工作专业人才培养的思考

2011年11月,中组部等18个部门和组织联合发布《关于加强社会工作专业人才队伍建设的意见》,充分说明国家对社会工作专业人才的高度重视,同时也进一步体现经济社会发展对社会工作专业人才的迫切需求。因此,高质量社会工作专业人才的培养已经成为高等学校的重大课题,本文从人才培养目标定位、服务面向、培养模式构建等三个重要方面切入,提出对我国高校社会工作专业人才培养的思考。     

MSW教学实践中的社会性别视角导入

MSW学位教育的推广表明我国社会工作专业教育取得了较大发展。不过在具体教学中,社会性别主流化这一重要的理论分析视角尚未受到相应的重视。我国MSW教学实践中有必要将社会性别视角引入,培养有社会性别意识和理论素养的社会工作者,在具体教学中探索“赋权增能”方向的社会工作介入方式,进而提升社会工作专业学位的培养效果。     

社会工作价值观的改进:一种中国文化的视角

社会工作是一个以价值为本的专业,社会工作价值观是专业培训和专业实践的重要内容,是从事专业实践的精神动力。社会工作的价值观根植于西方文化,其直接来源是个人主义、人道主义及理性主义。这些价值观来源有其合理之处,但也有偏颇。要使社会工作专业得到更好的发展,需要借鉴中国优秀的价值观念,改进社会工作的价值观系统。本文介绍了社会工作价值观的涵义,阐述了其思想来源,分析了其优缺点,并具体提出了通过吸纳中国优秀的文化因素,改进社会工作价值观体系的方法。     

社会工作价值观的改进:一种中国文化的视角

社会工作是一个以价值为本的专业,社会工作价值观是专业培训和专业实践的重要内容,是从事专业实践的精神动力。社会工作的价值观根植于西方文化,其直接来源是个人主义、人道主义及理性主义。这些价值观来源有其合理之处,但也有偏颇。要使社会工作专业得到更好的发展,需要借鉴中国优秀的价值观念,改进社会工作的价值观系统。本文介绍了社会工作价值观的涵义,阐述了其思想来源,分析了其优缺点,并具体提出了通过吸纳中国优秀的文化因素,改进社会工作价值观体系的方法。     

Helping the helpers: Post‐traumatic distress and need for help among Israeli social workers in foster care agencies following armed conflict

This study examined the associations between exposure to armed conflict, perceived support, work experience, needing help, and post‐traumatic distress among Israeli social workers in foster care agencies based on Conservation of Resources theory. The study used a mixed‐methods design. Six months after the end of an armed conflict, 82 social workers responded to a web‐based questionnaire with closed‐ and open‐ended questions. Results showed that exposure to the armed conflict was moderately associated with post‐traumatic stress symptoms and functional impairment. Only the workers' perceived need for personal help (but not help for professional matters) was positively associated with their psychological distress. The qualitative analysis suggests that social workers showed strengths and wanted help mainly to improve their professional skills. Yet they also elaborated on the complexities involved in conducting their professional work, especially home visits, because such visits put their own lives in danger and meant deserting their own families. Practice implications are as follows: Foster care agencies should make greater efforts to provide knowledge and skills, support, supervision, and a “safe haven” for their workers, in the context of armed conflict.     

职业社会工作者的专业标准与考核评价体系研究

我国社会工作职业化进程方兴未艾。实际社会工作从业人员如何转变为专业社工,高校的社会工作专业教育和社会培训机构如何把握专业社会工作者的标准,解决这两大问题的关键在于,尽快制定和建立职业社会工作者的专业标准和考核评价体系。作为整个社会工作者职业制度体系的核心机制,职业社会工作者的专业标准和考核评价体系,为职业社会工作者提供了从业标准和实践规范,从而为打造一支高水平、强素质的社会工作人才队伍提供了科学的制度保障。