Integration of the Master Graduates of the Social Work Studies Programme into the Labour Market: the Case of Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

By definition, no social work is supposed to be carried out in the labour administration. However, what do German placement officers reveal about the implementation of social policy when they describe their activity as social work? Classical research studies on public employment service (PES) as well as our own empirical research reveal the following: while it emerged from earlier studies that placement officers described themselves as ‘social workers’ in order to lend greater meaning to their activities, interviews conducted with today's placement officers indicate their criticism as well: dysfunctional effects of an organisational means of achieving the social policy goals set by the Hartz labour-market reforms (2003-05) are specified – including the welfare-to-work principle being made unnecessarily stricter, thereby increasing the risk of the unemployed becoming ‘genuine’ social work cases.

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An Assessment of the Social Work Program in Turkey in Terms of Labour Market Experience and Professional Skill Attainment

www amfiteatrueconomic ro ◽

10.24818/ea/2021/57/548 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (57) ◽

pp. 548

Author(s):

Arpat Bulent ◽

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Namal Mete Kaan ◽

Kocanci Mustafa ◽

Aynur Yumurtaci ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Labour Market ◽

Professional Skill ◽

Work Program ◽

Market Experience ◽

The Social ◽

Social Work Program

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Listening to the Voices of Individuals with Disabilities

Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services ◽

10.1606/1044-3894.1818 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 79 (2) ◽

pp. 188-196 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Stephen French Gilson ◽

John C. Bricout ◽

Frank R. Baskind

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Personal Experience ◽

Work Practice ◽

Social Work Practice ◽

Fundamental Rights ◽

Individuals With Disabilities ◽

Research And Practice ◽

The Social

Social work literature, research, and practice on disabilities has lagged behind other topical areas dealing with oppressed groups. The social work literature remains “expert focused” and generally fragmented into discussions of specific disabilities or subpopulations. A viable general model that deals with the personal experience of disability is not available. This exploratory study presents a social work literature search and analysis as well as interviews with six individuals with disabilities about their experiences with social workers. Individuals with disabilities assert that they were treated as though they had categorically fewer aspirations, abilities, and perhaps even fundamental rights than did nondisabled people. This study provides a base for follow-up research on models of consumer-focused social work practice in the area of disability.

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A Process Model of Social Development Supervision in Social Work

SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ◽

10.25159/2415-5829/4960 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Mpumelelo Ncube

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Social Development ◽

Process Model ◽

Work Practice ◽

Social Work Practice ◽

Supervision Practice ◽

The Social ◽

Practice Approach ◽

Dialectical Relationship ◽

Development Approach

Supervision practice in social work is understood as the mainstay of the profession. However, various studies have pointed to the inadequacies of supervision to facilitate quality service provision. Previous studies have reflected a general misalignment between the approach to supervision practice and the approach to social work practice as one inadequacy leading to the failure of supervision practice. Although there are numerous supervision models in the profession, some of which are aligned with certain practice approaches, none is directly identifiable with the social development approach, which should be at the core of social work orientation in South Africa. Thus, this article provides a process model of supervision in social work that aims to establish a dialectical relationship between supervision and the social development practice approach. The study was underpinned by Thomas’ research and design process, which was used to design and develop a social work supervision model mirroring a social development approach. The paper concludes with recommendations related to the use of the developed model.

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La comprensión de los conflictos de interpretación en la práctica del perito social forense

Revista Perspectivas Notas sobre intervención y acción social ◽

10.29344/07171714.23.467 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 123

Author(s):

Iván Cisternas Villacura

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Legal System ◽

Social Role ◽

Work Practice ◽

Social Work Practice ◽

Work Conflict ◽

Palabras Clave ◽

The Social ◽

Forensic Expert ◽

Trabajo Social

RESUMEN El presente artículo es una reflexión sobre la práctica del trabajo social en el rol de perito social forense dentro del sistema de administración de justicia, donde su labor se funda en mediar entre la realidad del periciado –sujeto del que se debe dar cuenta en una investigación judicial– y quien requiere de los antecedentes necesarios para que el “Juez” dicte sentencia, lo que habitualmente genera un “conflicto de interpretaciones”. En tal sentido, es relevante discutir las dificultades que deben enfrentar las y los trabajadores sociales, en cuanto a la comprensión de una realidad cada vez más compleja, y al conflicto que se genera entre las interpretaciones de los mundos de vida de las personas y los requerimientos del sistema judicial chileno. Palabras clave: Pericia judicial social forense - Trabajo Social Pericial - Conflicto de interpretaciones. A compreensão dos conflitos de interpretação na prática do perito social forense RESUMO O presente artigo é uma reflexão sobe a prática do trabalho social no rol de perito social forense dentro do sistema de administração de justiça; onde seu labor funda-se em mediar entre a realidade do periciado – pessoa de quem se deve dar conta numa investigação judicial – e quem precisa dos antecedentes necessários para que o “Juiz” determine sentencia o que habitualmente, gera um “conflito de interpretações”. Neste sentido, é relevante discutir as dificuldades que devem enfrentar as e os trabalhadores sociais, em quanto á compreensão de uma realidade cada vez mais complexa, e ao conflito que se gera entre as interpretações dos mundos de vida das pessoas e aos requerimentos do sistema judicial chileno. Palavras chave: Pericia judicial social forense - Trabalho Socia Pericial - Conflito das interpretações. Understanding the conflicts of interpretation in the social forensic expert practice ABSTRACT This article is a reflection on social work practice in the social role forensic expert plays in the legal system, where their job is based on mediating between ‘periciado’ – individual who is being charged during a trial at the court and requires the necessary case background for the ‘Judge’ to deliver judgment, which usually generates a “conflict of interpretations”. In this view, it is relevant to discuss the difficulties faced by social workers, in terms of understanding an increasingly complex reality, and the conflict that emerges among the interpretations of the life of people and Chilean legal system requirements. Keywords: Forensic Social Legal Expertise - Forensic Social Work – Conflict of interpretations

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Social Glocalisation and Education

10.3224/84742371 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hans Hobelsberger

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Work ◽

Practical Theology ◽

Social Structures ◽

Local Effects ◽

Local Identities ◽

The Social ◽

The World ◽

Work Health

This book discusses the local effects of globalisation, especially in the context of social work, health and practical theology, as well as the challenges of higher education in a troubled world. The more globalised the world becomes, the more important local identities are. The global becomes effective in the local sphere. This phenomenon, called ‘glocalisation’ since the 1990s, poses many challenges to people and to the social structures in which they operate.

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Case Management and Social Support System for Families in Distress: A Social Work Response

Social Work Chronicle ◽

10.21863/swc/2016.5.1.009 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

W akar Amin

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Human Rights ◽

Social Work ◽

Case Management ◽

Social Environment ◽

Support System ◽

Armed Conflict ◽

The Social ◽

Social Support System ◽

The Disappeared

History is witness to the fact that warring factions in any armed conflict often commit several human rights violations like murder, rape, torture etc., and the act of disappearance of person is one among them. While the persons who are subjected to disappearance are the primary victims, the families they leave behind are the secondary victims. The situation makes families of the disappeared person suffer great anguish when their loved ones go disappeared. The phenomenon produces anguish, fear and unspeakable sorrow for thousands of families. Appreciating the importance of social work professionals in helping families deal effective with their life situations the present paper aims to provide a case for social work interventional techniques of Social Support System (SSS) and Case Management to modify and make the social environment conducive for the families to live a normal life.

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