Professional identity, perceived job performance and sense of personal accomplishment among social workers in Israel: The overriding significance of the working alliance

The aim of this research was to develop multiscale questionnaire of professional identity (PI) and to test its psychometric properties. This research was conducted in 3 phases. During the first phase a scoping review, a focus group discussion, and a rapid literature review were conducted to identify the criteria of PI. Survey items were constructed and assessed in the second phase. The data were collected, and the psychometric properties were examined in the third phase. The survey was completed by 239 psychological help providers in Latvia (psychiatrists (n = 13), nurses (n = 37), psychotherapists (n = 8), art therapists (n = 45), psychologists (n = 55), psychotherapy specialists (n = 28) and social workers (n = 53)) aged between 22 and 80 years (M = 45.8; SD = 10.6) of which 95% women (n = 227) and 5% men (n = 12). As a result, 8 factors structure was confirmed (k = 38). Overall, it can be concluded that the survey examines a unified phenomenon, and the items are internally consistent on all scales (α = .715 - .873). The development of this questionnaire is an important step towards the research of PI.

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Job stress, perceived inequity and burnout among school social workers in Hong Kong

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/0020872805053470 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 467-483 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Tony S.K. Tam ◽

Lilian P.K. Mong

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Social Workers ◽

Job Stress ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

School Social Workers ◽

Identity Confusion ◽

Stress Au Travail ◽

Social Welfare Services ◽

The Social ◽

Milieu Scolaire

English Job stress and perceived inequity are revealed as correlates of burnout among school social workers in Hong Kong. The findings do not support the expectation that burnout is general, in spite of the government’s reforms in the social welfare services. A sense of personal accomplishment may serve as a mediator. However, the respondents suffer from role strain and identity confusion due to lack of communication among schools authorities, students and parents. French Cet article décrit comment la conjugaison du stress au travail et inéquités perçues sont liées au `burnout' chez les travailleurs sociaux en milieu scolaire à Hong Kong. Les résultats ne semblent pas confirmer la croyance que le `burnout' existe de façon généralisée malgré les changements observables introduits par le gouvernement en vue d'améliorer l'efficacité des coûts des services de bien-être social. Un sentiment d'accomplissement personnel sert possiblement de médiation efficace. Les répondants souffrent néanmoins de tensions face à leur rôle et de confusion identitaire dues à l'incompréhension du rôle du travailleur social scolaire par les autorités scolaires, les étudiants et les parents. Spanish Este trabajo describe el agotamiento en el trabajo y la percepción de inequidad como correlatos del descontento entre los trabajadores sociales de la escuela en Hong Kong. Los hallazgos no parecen apoyar la expectativa de que el descontento exista como patrón general a pesar de los cambios observables introducidos por el gobierno en los servicios de bienestar social. Un sentido de realización personal puede servir como ,mediador efectivo. Sin embargo los entre,vistados padecen una tensión de rol y confusión de identidad que proviene de la falta de comunicación entre autoridades de la escuela, los estudiantes y los padres de familia.

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Ethnic Minority and Majority Social Workers Working with Ethnic Minority Clients: Culture-Bound Professional Interventions and Burnout among Arab and Jewish Israeli Social Workers

Research on Social Work Practice ◽

10.1177/10497315211049443 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104973152110494

Author(s):

Eugene Tartakovsky

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Ethnic Minority ◽

Social Workers ◽

Ethnic Minorities ◽

Work Practice ◽

Social Work Practice ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

The Social ◽

Majority Culture ◽

Professional Interventions

Purpose This study tests a new bicultural model of social work with ethnic minority clients. We examined how often social workers applied professional interventions rooted in the minority and majority cultures and how the choice of interventions affected the social workers' burnout. Methods: The study was conducted in Israel, and the research samples included Arab ( n = 300) and Jewish ( n = 210) social workers. Results: We found that Arab and Jewish social workers more often used interventions rooted in the minority than in the majority culture. More frequent application of both types of interventions was associated with a higher level of personal accomplishment in both groups of social workers. However, the connection between interventions rooted in the majority culture and burnout was positive among Jewish and negative among Arab social workers. Discussion: The implementation of the obtained results in social work practice with ethnic minorities is discussed.

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Professional identity and turnover intentions of social workers in Beijing, China: The roles of job satisfaction and agency type

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/0020872817712564 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 146-160 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Haiyan Jiang ◽

Yean Wang ◽

Ernest Chui ◽

Yuebin Xu

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Professional Identity ◽

Social Workers ◽

Social Identity Theory ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Turnover Rate ◽

Turnover Intentions ◽

Public Image ◽

Image Construction ◽

Work Education

In order to address the ascending turnover rate among social workers in China, this article presents the idea, based on social identity theory, that professional identity is an important factor influencing turnover rate. Employing structural equation modelling (SEM) techniques, the study found that professional identity was negatively associated with social workers’ turnover intentions, and that social workers’ job satisfaction mediated the relationship between professional identity and their turnover intentions. The findings suggest that more work needs to be done on social work education and public image construction in China.

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