published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Sciences

This thesis critically surveys the dynamics of social work modernization in the state of Indonesia. The study examines the polarization, characteristics and trends of social work throughout the history of Indonesia. The survey begins by reviewing the two contexts of the historical developments of social work in both the developed and developing countries of the Third World. This historical overview is pivotal to place the context of social work development in Indonesia. Tracing the origins and the nature of 'social work' in Indonesia under the pre- and colonial rule will further highlight the course of its development. The adoption of modern social work in the post-colonial is examined afterward. The historical examination of social work in Indonesia is particularly relevant in underscoring the roots of the present criticism leveled at Indonesian social policy and work.

This research examines the concept of quality as it relates to the social work practitioner working within the large statutory organisation. It explores the practitioners perceptions about what constitutes quality practice, and how they know whether they are providing a quality service to their client groups. / While practitioners have individual views as to what constitutes quality practice, there are clear indications that this quality can be determined through a number of means, largely those that based on personal assessment or institution, and those processes determined by external review or evaluation criteria. There is however, evidence to suggest that practitioners would like to see the implementation of other review processes that would provide them with further input as to the nature and quality of service they are providing as individual practitioners, and as a team of agency. However, factors such as insufficient time, and lack of opportunity and resources, often prevent this from happening to the satisfaction of the practitioner. / This investigation also examines social work practitioners views as to their respective agencys and departments views on quality practice and the review process, particularly as it relates to the social worker. Practitioners are of the belief that workplaces and departments with whom they are employed support the development and implementation of review processes in principle, but in reality, the supports and opportunities to undertake such endeavours are not available. / Thesis (MSoSc(SocialWorkSocPolicy)--University of South Australia, 2000.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University 1928. / Thesis note on label mounted on t.p. Vita. Published also without thesis note. "Periodicals and publications": p. [203]-206: Bibliography: p. [207]-238.

This is the report of four social work students engaged in the process of developing a longitudinal study. The original concerns guiding the enquiry involved two general concepts: (I) non-utilization of agency services and (II) lack of awareness re such services. It was felt that a large risk population are not aware of the services available to them and thus they were unable to utilize community resources. The public relations program has also felt to be a factor which should be examined. In order to study this problem in an actual setting, the Family and Children's Service's Fernwood-GIadstone neighbourhood team was chosen as the vehicle for the research project. This study is an attempt to design a data collection instrument which will measure the level of awareness about a particular agency team and Its program in a specific community. The instrument developed was a questionnaire designed to elicit responses concerning: (I) what people know about a particular agency team and its program. (II) what people know about the general services of an agency. (III) what people think of the method of publicity used by the agency. The questionnaire was administered to a population selected through utilizing the multiple phase sampling of the random sampling techniques. The responses to the questionnaire are precoded to facilitate the use of the MVTAB computer program in the analysis of the data obtained. The material obtained from the pretest sample indicates that the instrument will obtain the desired Information. The highly tentative findings (due to the small sample size) suggest that the members of the community studied have a general knowledge about the Family and Children's Service agency but are not as aware of the agency team operating out of an office in their community. The respondents stated a general willingness to utilize the services of this team when needed. This suggests that advertising is important that methods utilized thus far have not been too successful. Based on the findings of the pretest it is recommended that the data collection instrument be refined and a full study be conducted. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / [co-authors, John Farr, Robert Leach, George Phillon] / Graduate

Bibliography: pages 277-302. / The study is a historical analysis of the development of social welfare services in the Transkei from 1968- 1983. The background idea to this study is that over the 20-year period, casual observations reveal that much has been done by way of social work service delivery but very little has been done to scientifically document the developments. The need for scientific investigation and documentation was therefore indicated. The first task was the basic definition and exposition of social welfare and related concepts like social work social policy and social administration. Theories examined included those of some Western writers especially British and American. The understanding of social welfare in the Transkei has been outlined and compared with the current western and Third World approaches. Progressive stages in the development of social welfare services from private bodies to the establishment of a state department of Social Welfare and Pensions have been reviewed. The traditional humanitarian and religious influences in the development of social welfare in the Transkei have been examined and the resultant current trends briefly outlined. Various agencies including state departments, corporations, welfare organisations and other social institutions have been focused in this regard. The training of social workers both in the Transkei, the rest of the Southern African region and overseas as an influential factor in the development of social welfare in the Transkei has been examined. In the summary, a brief review of the study has been given. The need for more intensive study emerged. Major recommendations included the following: 1. Structural : with a view to having the Transkei government not only maintain the existence of the Department of Social Welfare, but to transfer all the relevant functions like counselling and rural development to the relevant department. 2. Academic which includes a review of the academic requirements for grassroots social work practice and university staffing in such a manner that the practitioners and trainers are neither above nor below the standard requirements as recommended in the study. 3. General which include consideration of a pension scheme for labourers and deferred pay for the benefit of families left in the country by migrant labourers.

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This thesis explores the relationship between love and critical social work, with the intent of inserting the concept of 'love as ernancipatorypraxis' into the literature of critical social work, and in order to incite dialogue with other practitioners. This thesis draws on reconstructionist notions of research, and involves dialogues with a group of practitioners - diverse across gender, race, age, sexuality, and class background. Central to the discussions were notions of spirituality as interconnection, and intersubjectivity grounded in critical analysis. Participants in the dialogues felt that love was not onlythe context of their practice, but was in fact essential to all their ways of perceiving, being and doing. From these dialogical discussions, a critical, emancipatory conceptualization of love emerged as a possibility existing between a constellation of elements including: deep presence and engagement; recognition of intrinsic value, sacredness and interconnection; openheartedness; compassionate challenge; and a willingness not to know.

M.A. / The problem identified as the focus of this study, is the absence of standardized measurement instruments in the Afrikaans Language, for use in social work practice in South Africa. This study focuses on two indices that form part of the "Clinical Measurement Package" by Hudson (1982), namely the General Contentment Scale and the Index of Family Relations. The aims of this study are to translate the indices into Afrikaans and to adapt them to South African circumstances; to determine the construct validity as well as the content validity of each index; to determine the reliability of each index to formulate new items to include in the indices if necessary ...