scholarly journals Self-Efficacy in Social Work: Development and Initial Validation of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Social Workers

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Pedrazza ◽  
Elena Trifiletti ◽  
Sabrina Berlanda ◽  
Gian Bernardo
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Initial Validation

The Development and Initial Validation of the Empathy Scale for Social Workers

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve King ◽  
Michael J. Holosko
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Initial Validation ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Student Training ◽  
Empathy Scale ◽  
Work Knowledge

Empathy is a core principle essential to social work. Despite this emphasis, minimal empirical research of empathy has been undertaken by social work researchers. The purpose of this study was to develop and initially validate the Empathy Scale for Social Workers (ESSW). The ESSW is a 41-item self-report inventory designed to assess empathy in social work practitioners. The sample ( N = 271) consisted of social workers who had attained the Master of Social Work (MSW) degree. Findings revealed promising psychometric properties for the ESSW, and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) demonstrated content, construct, and factorial validity. Results were encouraging and they lay the ground work for the continued development of the ESSW. This scale addresses a gap in social work knowledge regarding the empirical evaluation of empathy. Results have implications for social work as the scale may be used to assess student training needs and/or as a screening tool for social work supervisors and practitioners.

The Use of Self

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-66
Author(s):  
Joseph Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Relationship Development ◽  
The Self ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Field Placement ◽  
The Social ◽  
Case Vignettes ◽  
Self Knowledge

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the concept of the use of self, a process of developing self-knowledge that enables social workers to use their personal characteristics and experiences to enhance their work with clients. The social work profession requires that practitioners attend to drawing reflectively on the “self” in organizing their practices. Various methods are presented to help social workers realize how personal characteristics can influence their practice in both positive and negative ways. By learning to capitalize on their strengths, social workers can develop a more effective relationship-development style. Several case vignettes from students in their field placement are used to illustrate that process.

Development and Initial Validation of the Self-Care Practices Scale

Social Work ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn J Lee ◽  
Shari E Miller ◽  
Brian E Bride
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
The Self ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Care Practices

Abstract Self-care is regarded as essential for effective social work practice, offsetting occupational stress and promoting well-being and resiliency among practitioners. However, the literature reveals a notable absence of psychometrically sound instruments to measure self-care. The purpose of the present study was to describe the development, refinement, and construct validity of the Self-Care Practices Scale (SCPS). The piloted version of the SCPS is a 38-item instrument designed to measure frequency of engagement in personal and professional self-care practices. Data were collected through mailed surveys from a random sample of master’s-level clinical social workers and members of the National Association of Social Workers (N = 492). Analysis supports the construct validity of an 18-item SCPS with two subscales that demonstrate strong internal validity. The SCPS is useful for social work educators, practitioners, and administrators to ascertain frequency of self-care practice and build a stronger culture of self-care. The role of SCPS in future research is discussed.

scholarly journals The self in social work

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Barnard
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
The Self ◽  
Final Part ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Professional Relationship ◽  
Therapeutic Work ◽  
Time Stress ◽  
Historical Examination

Social work has a long and significant history in the use of the ‘self’. The first part of this paper is a contextualising discussion around recent reforms to social work. The second part is a historical examination of the conceptualisation of the self in the contemporary era. This discussion is intimately wedded to notions of identity, ‘social’ and conceptions of the self. This discussion will review the major philosophical understandings of self, before examining the ‘self’ in social work. Recently social workers have developed the term ‘use of self’ to indicate important aspects of the professional relationship and how this term is defined rests on how one conceptualises ‘self’.The final part of the paper will examine how social workers describe and involve the self that they bring to their therapeutic and non-therapeutic work. Participants in case-study, narrative accounts describe the self that they bring to their work as individualistic although at the same time stress the relational, positioned, relationship-based self. This examination carries the concept of the self from the notion of self as separate and constant to the self as a process in interaction.

Self-Efficacy Impact on Students Academic Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Fatbardha Osmanaga
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Bachelor Degree ◽  
The People ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Educational Sciences ◽  
General Self Efficacy ◽  
Item Scale

In this paper it is treated the self-efficacy topic. Self-efficacy is important for the people. It is, also, important for the students. Self-efficacy has great impact on students motivation, on their academic performance, on their expectations. The paper aims to measure self-efficacy of students of Psychology branch of the Faculty of Educational Sciences,Department of Psychology and Social Work, University "Luigj Gurakuqi", Shkodër, Albania, Bachelor degree. The paper aims, also, to analyze opinions of these students about the self-efficacy in general and about their self-efficacy. The research questions are: 1. What is the self-efficacy of students of Psychology branch of the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Psychology and Social Work, University "Luigj Gurakuqi", Shkodër, Albania, Bachelor degree? 2. What are the opinions of these students about the self- efficacy in general? 3. What are the opinions of these students about their self-efficacy? This study made use of the technique of questionaire. The measuring instrument is the General Self Efficacy Scale (GSE) (R.Schwarzer, M. Jerusalem (1995)). The GSE is a 10-item scale with a score for each question ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores indicate stronger student’s belief in self-efficacy. It is used, also, the the interview technique in order to understand the opinions of students of Psychology branch of the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Psychology and Social Work, University "Luigj Gurakuqi", Shkodër, Albania, Bachelor degree, about the self- efficacy in general and about their self-efficacy. The data collected from the questionnaire was analyzed by means of the SPSS program, variant 20. There are given the appropriate conclusions and suggestions about self-efficacy of students of Psychology branch of the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Department of Psychology and Social Work, University "Luigj Gurakuqi", Shkodër, Albania, Bachelor degree.

scholarly journals Factors That Influence Domestic Violence Practice Self-Efficacy: Implications for Social Work

10.18060/64 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fran Danis
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Academic Preparation ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Work Education

This article discusses the results of an exploratory study to identify facilitating factors and barriers for practice self-efficacy with battered women. Based on self-efficacy theory, personal factors such as professional experience, academic preparation, personal experience, and continuing education training were explored with a random sample of licensed and degreed professional social workers. Professional experience (ß=.61; t=9.54, p=.000) and academic preparation (ß=.26; t=4.29, p=.000) were the strongest predictors of self-efficacy. These findings suggest that to advance the capacity of social workers to respond to domestic violence, social work education, practitioners, and researchers have a number of important steps available to take.

Students' Understanding of Bullying: Implications for Social Work Education and Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-122
Author(s):  
Anne Williford ◽  
Kathryn J. Depaolis
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Adverse Experience ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Schools Of Social Work

Social workers are expected to address a range of adverse and traumatic experiences among youths. One common, adverse experience is exposure to bullying. However, the degree to which schools of social work address bullying and thus prepare students to effectively intervene has yet to be investigated. Using a sample of 146 BSW students, the purpose of the present study was to describe students' exposure to content specific to traditional and cyberbullying and their general knowledge and perceptions of these issues and to explore students' reported self-efficacy to intervene and their preparedness to address bullying in their practice with youths and their families. Results revealed several notable trends. Overall, students reported little exposure to bullying-related content and only moderate levels of self-efficacy and preparedness to intervene. Implications for baccalaureate social work education are discussed in the context of enhancing bullying-related content, including exposure to efficacious prevention and intervention strategies.

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