scholarly journals Working With Refugees in the U.S.: Trauma-Informed and Structurally Competent Social Work Approaches

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Ostrander ◽  
Alysse Melville ◽  
S. Megan Berthold
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Macro Social Work ◽  
The Impact

Social workers, government, and non-governmental organizations in the United States have been inadequately prepared to address the impact of trauma faced by refugees fleeing persecution. Compounding their initial trauma experiences, refugees often undergo further traumatic migration experiences and challenges after resettlement that can have long-lasting effects on their health and mental health. Micro and macro social work practitioners must understand the impact of these experiences in order to promote policies, social work training, and clinical practice that further the health and well-being of refugees and society. Social workers are in a unique position to provide multi-dimensional, structurally competent care and advocacy for diverse refugee populations. The experiences of Cambodian refugees will be used to examine these issues. We will explore the benefits of an ecological perspective in guiding interventions that support refugees, and will apply the framework of structural competence to highlight multidimensional implications for social work with refugee populations.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Workers: An Assessment of Peritraumatic Distress

2021 ◽  
pp. 146801732110132
Author(s):  
J Jay Miller ◽  
Erlene Grise-Owens
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Underrepresented Groups ◽  
Several Variables ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Peritraumatic Distress ◽  
The Impact

Summary There is broad consensus that COVID-19 has had a pernicious impact on social work, in general, and among social work practitioners, more specifically. However, at present, very few, if any, empirical examinations of this impact exist. This exploratory study examined peritraumatic distress among a sample of social workers ( N = 3920) in one southeastern state in the United States. Findings Analysis suggests that distress is impacted by several variables. In general, participants identifying as male, married, reporting good physical and mental health, working in microcontexts, and who were finically secure tended to experience less COVID-19 associated distress. In addition, social workers identifying as LGBTQ* and who had been working mostly remotely experienced higher levels of distress. Applications Overall, findings indicate the need to provide adept support to social workers practicing during the pandemic. Data suggest the need for targeted support initiatives, typically for those who are from underrepresented groups (e.g., LGBTQ*) or experiencing financial or mental/physical health issues. Certainly, researchers should continue to examine the impact of COVID-19 on social work practitioners and service delivery.

Beyond the Code of Ethics, Part II: Dual Relationships Revisited

2002 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 483-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Freud ◽  
Stefan Krug
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Dual Relationships ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
Social Work Practitioners

The authors, both social work educators, serve on an ethics call line committee that provides insights on how the provisions of the (United States) National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics (NASW, 1996) interface with the ethical dilemmas encountered by the social work community. In this paper, the authors highlight aspects of social work practice that they consider ethical, yet not easily accommodated by the provisions of the current Code. They also question the 1996 introduction of the concept of dual relationships into the Code and suggest that the Code adopt the less ambiguous term of boundary violations. Also recognized by the authors is the need for clear boundaries for the protection of clients against temptations that might arise in a fiduciary relationship, and for the legal protection of social workers. But, the authors argue, social work practitioners in certain settings, with particular populations, and in certain roles, inevitably face multiple relationships as an integral aspect of their work. The authors conclude that social work's adoption of the psychoanalytic constrains of anonymity, neutrality, and abstinence has detoured the profession from its original double focus on individuals and their society.

scholarly journals Economic Perspectives on the Impact of Covid Vaccines

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-54
Author(s):  
A Sangamithra ◽  
S Thilagavathy
Keyword(s):  
Health Benefits ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Economic Analyses ◽  
The Impact

Vaccination and the impact on health on the world’s people is very difficult to exaggerate. The main aim is to treat people with mental health issues and substance use of disorder. Vaccination is crucial in terms of ensuring the overall health conditions and well–being. The development of vaccines is an expensive and lengthy process. Depreciation is high and takes multiple candidates and long years to produce a licensed vaccine. The access to vaccines that prevent life-threatening infectious diseases remains not equal to all the population. The benefits of vaccination derive from health and economic benefits and the health benefits have diminishing returns as a result of high-risk individuals been vaccinated first. Economic benefits depend both on the health benefits and on how reduced risk of infection and death translates into a leading general economic activity. Department of Government is required to perform a systematic economic analyses of vaccines and to justify their given pressure on both private and public finances on a global level; provoke in the year 2008 financial crash. Mostly, the government supports charities and non-governmental organizations, where people invest in these, with the hope of improving the health conditions.

scholarly journals Polêmicas teóricas na análise marxiana do trabalho no Serviço Social | Theory polemics in the Marxian analysis of labor in social work

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (41) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Raichelis Degenszajn
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Labor Theory ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Marxian Analysis ◽  
Theory Of Value ◽  
Professional Project

O objetivo deste texto é problematizar algumas polêmicas presentes no debate sobre o trabalho no Serviço Social, a partir da perspectiva marxiana da teoria do valor trabalho. Para enfrentar essas questões, o ponto de partida é o tensionamento entre projeto profissional e trabalho assalariado, que coloca para assistentes sociais os dilemas da alienação, uma vez que sua atividade é submetida ao poder dos empregadores, em grande parte o Estado, mas também organizações não governamentais e empresariais. O desafio consiste em apreender as formas pelas quais o trabalho de assistentes sociais ingressa (ou não) no reino do valor, no âmbito da sua inserção como trabalhadores assalariados do setor de serviços, que, com a mundialização e financeirização do capital, vem sendo sofrendo grande expansão e tornando-se fonte de novas formas de extração do valor. Palavras-Chave: Serviço Social; divisão social e técnica do trabalho; valor; trabalho em serviços. Abstract –This text’s objective is to problematize some controversies in the debate about labor in the area of social work, from the Marxian perspective of the labor theory of value. In order to address these issues, the starting point is the tension between professional project and paid work, which places social workers in the dilemmas of alienation, since their activity is submitted to the power of employers, largely the state, but also non-governmental organizations and business sectors. The challenge is to understand the ways in which the work of social workers enters (or not) the realm of value, within the framework of their insertion as salaried employees of the service sector, who, with the globalization and financialization of capital, have been experiencing great expansion and becoming a source of new forms of value extraction.Keywords: social work; social and technical division of labor; value; work in services.

Gentrification

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amie Thurber ◽  
Amy Krings
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Systemic Racism ◽  
Macro Practice ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Macro Social Work ◽  
Insight Into

Gentrification can be understood as the process through which geographical areas become increasingly exclusive, which disproportionately harms people living in poverty and people of color, as well as the elderly, families, and youth. As such, this article argues that macro social work practitioners should view gentrification as a key concern. Thus, to help guide macro interventions, the article begins by first defining gentrification and describing ways to measure it, while emphasizing its difference from revitalization. Second, the article explores causes of gentrification, including its relationship to systemic racism. Third, the article explores the consequences of gentrification on individuals’ and communities’ well-being, considering how these consequences can influence macro practice. Finally, the article provides insight into ways that macro practitioners can strategically with others to prevent gentrification, mitigate its harms, and proactively support community well-being in areas threatened by gentrification.

Ethical Dilemmas in Social Work Practice

2018 ◽  
pp. 82-104
Author(s):  
Tumani Malinga ◽  
Poloko Nuggert Ntshwarang ◽  
Masego Lecha
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Social Work Practitioners

Ethical dilemmas are conflicts that arise when two or more ethical principles clash. As social work practitioners often grapple with ethical dilemmas in their practice, it is important and informative to explore how they address them, especially in different cultural contexts. Drawing on data from a qualitative exploratory study of social work practitioners in different settings in Botswana, this chapter identifies and discusses several ethical dilemmas that social work practitioners in Botswana come across in their practice in both government and non-governmental organizations and how they address them. The chapter also examines the struggles practitioners deal with such as ethical stress, as they try to address and deal the ethical dilemmas. The chapter brings forth recommendations that social work ethics should be part of the educational curriculum and the importance of practitioners' self-awareness.

Is social work a green profession? An examination of environmental beliefs

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry V Shaw
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Small Body ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

• Summary: Social work has developed to meet the needs of an industrializing society. As environmental concerns have increased, national, and international social work organizations have called on social workers to incorporate issues of the environment into their professional practice. Although there is a small body of literature related to social work and the environment, the profession has not fully embraced the need to incorporate these issues into social work education or practice. This cross-sectional survey in the United States of a random sample of National Association of Social Workers (NASW) members ( n = 373) was designed to gauge the environmental knowledge and attitudes of social work professionals. • Findings: Though social work shares many of the same underlying tenets of groups interested in environmental justice, results suggest that social workers as a profession are no more, nor less, environmentally friendly than the general population. • Applications: By failing to incorporate ecological issues facing the United States and abroad, our current social policies are at best not sustainable, and at worst dangerous for our continued social well-being. Social workers can play a leading role through an understanding of the interrelationship that exists between people and the environment, the integration of environmental issues into their social work practice, and advocating for vulnerable populations.

scholarly journals Awareness on the Mental Health Law of Registered Social Workers in Negros Occidental

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-170
Author(s):  
Adrian L. Patricio ◽  
Richelle H. Verdeprado
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Law ◽  
Psychosocial Services ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

Mental health is the condition of an individual’s well-being. Mentally healthy individuals realize their abilities, cope effectively with the everyday stresses encountered in life, show resilience during extreme events in life, perform efficiently, and participate in the community's development. The global concern of mental health issues is enormous, under-appreciated, and mostly not fulfilled. Hence, the paper assessed the awareness on the Mental Health Law of the registered social workers in Negros Occidental in the areas of general provisions, psychiatric, neurologic, and psychosocial services. It also social workers' mental health services in educational institutions, communities, hospitals, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations.

scholarly journals Supervision Support of Practical Training of Social Work Specialists: Polish Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-328
Author(s):  
Valentuna Benera ◽  
Zhanna Shevchenko ◽  
Svitlana Kolyadenko ◽  
Olena Vynogradova ◽  
Kateryna Averina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Scientific School ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Regional Labor Market ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
School Of Social Work

The article deals with the specifics of supervisory support for practical training of social workers in Poland. The international relevance of the research lies in the need to study the experience of implementing such support in the countries with relatively young democracies (post-Soviet republics). This experience can be useful for developing countries which strive to create their models of social supervision using the leading European experience. The article proves that supervisors, individually creating their professional roles in social care centers and non-governmental organizations, create the basis for a new professional environment - the environment of social work managers in Poland. According to the results of the research, the tendencies of supervisory support of the departments of social work on the practical training of social workers in Poland are traced: compliance with the pan-European orientation to the early special training of all social specialists; bilateral connection between the development of the scientific school of social work and the system of professional training; training of a social worker in church educational institutions; decentralization of vocational training management; rapid response of the system to changes in the social nature, the demands of the regional labor market. The article reveals the disadvantages of the Polish model of supervisory support, which has not yet adjusted to the final Western European trends and is on the path to development.

Robust Responses to the Impact of Climate Change in Zimbabwe: Social Work’s Contribution

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatenda Goodman Nhapi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Work Training ◽  
The Impact

It has become important that social work confronts environmental challenges associated with climate change. Environmental social work is an approach to social work practice founded on ecological justice principles. A literature review was conducted to analyse social work’s contribution to robust responses to the impact of climate change in Zimbabwe. Despite an enabling legal and policy environment, the degradation of natural resources has become pervasive owing to Zimbabwe’s socio-economic dynamics. Institutions such as the Council of Social Workers Zimbabwe (Council of Social Workers), and the National Association of Social Workers Zimbabwe complemented by the four universities that offer social work training are found to contribute to social work when mitigating the impact of climate change in Zimbabwe. These strategies enrich social work’s responses to the challenges of climate change and environmental degradation. This is achievable by engaging in research opportunities of applied action that explore communities’ public and social spaces. The article concludes by offering pathways for more proactive social work contributions towards mitigating climate change impacts in Zimbabwe.

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