Šiame darbe analizuojama profesinės savižinos gilinimo reikšmė psichikos sveikatos priežiūros srities socialinių darbuotojų kasdieninėje veikloje ir jų profesiniam tobulėjimui. Pagrindiniai tyrimo tikslai – išsiaiškinti, kokią reikšmę psichikos sveikatos priežiūros paslaugas teikiantys socialiniai darbuotojai skiria asmeninei profesinei savižinai, kiek jie yra įsitraukę į jos gilinimą. Tyrimo metodai: I. Mokslinės literatūros, mokslinių tyrimų analizė, siekiant išsiaiškinti, kas veikia žmogaus profesinę orientaciją ir motyvaciją, kas gali jam padėti „pažinti save“ ir kodėl tai svarbu siekiant asmeninio profesinio augimo. II. Kiekybinis tyrimo metodas pasirinktas, siekiant empyriškai patvirtinti ar atmesti prieš tyrimą išsikeltas hipotezes. Vykdyta anketinė apklausa. III. Kokybiniu tyrimo metodu buvo siekiama papildyti anketinės apklausos metu gautą informaciją. Naudojant pusiau struktūruoto interviu metodą, gautas išsamesnis profesinės savižinos gilinimo reikšmės socialiniame darbe supratimas. Respondentai galėjo išsakyti nuomonę apie tai, kas jiems trukdo naudoti profesinės savižinos gilinimo metodus, kokios priežastys lemia susidomėjimą jais, kokią socialinio darbo ateities viziją jie turi ir kt. Tyrimo dalyviai: Tyrime dalyvavo 45 respondentai. 4 iš jų papildomai apklausti interviu metu. Visi tyrimo dalyviai buvo atrinkti iš Vilniaus mieste ir rajone veikiančių psichikos sveikatos centrų, gydymo įstaigų, valstybinių, ar savivaldybės, ir nevyriausybinių organizacijų dienos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / This study discusses importance of professional self-awareness in mental health social workers every day work and to their professional grow. Main subjects of research – to find out, mental health social workers’ attitude towards expanding of their professional self-awareness and their involvement in it. Methods: I. The study of nonfiction, other researches, to find out theoretical basis and reasons, why people choose social work profession, what helps „knowing themselves“ and why it is important for social workers professional development and etc. II. Quantitative data-gathering method used on purpose to sustain or discard theoretical hypothesis empirically. Survey was pursued with the help of standardized questionnaire. III. Qualitative analysis method used on purpose to bring information up-to-date quantitative material, of getting the most possible and complementary, more detailed information about the importance of professional self-awareness in social work field and other important issues. Survey was pursued with the help of half-standardized interview method. Participants: During research investigated 45 mental health social workers. In addition, 4 of them were asked during the interview. All participants work in Vilnius and this region mental health care, government and NGO day care and psychosocial-rehabilitation centers. Main findings: 1.Mental health social workers’ professional orientation and motivation influence internal and external forces. 2. Most of mental... [to full text]

A combination of quantitative and qualitative data analysis was utilized in the evaluation of a six module training program designed for new caseworker staff within the Alberta Ministry of Children's Services and Delegated First Nation's Agencies. A total of 102 participants completed the five modules of training over 32 sessions scheduled during the training program pilot. Evaluation data included the use of participant workshop feedback, participant pre-test and post-test knowledge improvement for each completed module of training, facilitator feedback and supervisor surveys. Evaluation outcomes demonstrated that the Alberta Children's Services Delegation Training Program provided new casework staff with the skills, knowledge and competency development required to provide intervention services to children, youth and families as mandated under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act.

The present study deals with the scope of action available to a social worker when analyzing, assessing and proposing measures regarding young persons experiencing social problems. The interest in the subject area emanates from the fact that the number of youth placed in different forms of round the clock out-of-home care in Sweden increases, whereas research in the subject shows that such placement gives few positive results and sometimes even has negative consequences for their development. The study investigates how the preconditions of the social worker influence their scope of possible action, in particular as regards their place of work, the situation of the individual dealt with, and the profession itself being one based both on scientific evidence and knowledge gained by experience. Lipsky’s theory on ”street-level bureaucracy” and Hasenfelds theory on human servicing organizations form the theoretical framework of the present study. The empirical input comes from interviews with focus groups of active social workers. The analysis of the interviews shows that social workers generally feel that they have a broad scope of action as far as the regulatory framework and office management are concerned. They have, however, less room of manoeuvre when it comes to the resources of their place of work and their ability to use the whole range of possible measures may be limited by an insufficient level of experience and a weak management structure. According to the interviews social workers feel that the situation of the juvenile clients themselves constitutes the most limiting factor. It is evident that placements in out-of-home care are almost exclusively done for protective reasons, when the social worker sees no other possibility to break a seriously destructive way of life.

The aim with this study is to understand how social workers at the individual- and family sector think about child poverty and how they work with and reason about the preventive and facilitate work they do for financial vulnerable families. We have in our study used qualitative method through semi-structured interviews with social workers at the individual- and family sector to answer our purpose. The results showed that child poverty is a concept hard to define and not well established. The social workers have divided views on child poverty but still at the same time mean that it exists amongst the families they meet. There is also a big difference between municipalities and their reasoning on what a reasonable standard of living is for a financial vulnerable family and how they work with preventing child poverty. The social workers shows different ways on how to work with prevention but there is lack of understanding if their work really benefits the child.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-84).

Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-47).

Thesis (M.S.W.) - Carleton University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-147). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1985. / Also available in print.

This research aimed to investigate the contributions of emotions and Emotional Intelligence (EI) to social work practice with children and families in Malaysia. A mixture of methods within an ethnographic approach was used. The Assessing Emotions Scale (AES) (Schutte et al., 2007) was completed by 105 child social workers. The levels of EI and differences in EI according to certain demographic characteristics were identified. Individual interviews with 25 child social workers were conducted to explore their perceptions concerning emotions and EI in the workplace. Observations were carried out over a period of three months to investigate how emotions were expressed in terms of behaviour. The quantitative results showed that levels of EI were high (mean=131.69, SD=12.483). The workers were reported to be emotionally intelligent in perceiving emotions, dealing with their own and others’ emotions and utilising emotions in their professional conduct. There were no significant differences by gender (p-value=0.367 > 0.05), marital status (p-value=0.694 > 0.05), age group F (d=3, 101), P > .05=1.468) or length of service F (d=4,100), P > .05=0.331), but there was a difference with regard to educational level F (d=3,101), P < .05=6.878). The qualitative research findings seemed to show that skills in empathising, expressing and regulating one’s and others’ emotional experiences, as well as religious practice factors, contributed to EI. The qualitative research findings also revealed the strength of religious beliefs in Malaysian social workers, which facilitate the qualities of EI. The present study implies that the spiritual and religious dimension of practice should not be ignored in social work education and training.