Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1970. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A. in human development)--Washington State University, December 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-89).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Syracuse University, 2005. / "Publication number AAT 3176986."

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D.Litt. et Phil. / Please refer to full text to view abstract

The purpose of the present study has been to examine the referral system used by the doctors and others in making requests from Medical Social Services in Vancouver General Hospital. More specifically, the examination was confined to the present use by medical personnel of the referral form, (M 234). This pilot project has been undertaken to explore the referral system in relation to improvement of medical social services offered in the out-patient department. As background, the history of medical social work, standards of medical care, and a resume of Medical Social Service in the out-patient department of Vancouver General Hospital is reviewed. Basic information for the study was obtained through a survey of all requests made to medical social service from out-patient clinics during November, 1960. In addition to this, twenty-four doctors of the specialty clinics were canvassed through the medium of a questionnaire, and personal interviews, to ascertain their opinions on (a) most convenient methods of referral, (b) kinds of social information, (c) reasons for referral, (d) and suggestions for improving medical social services. The findings of the study indicate that slightly less than one-third of the new patients admitted to the out-patient department clinics for November, 1960, were referred for medical social services. There is evidence that a far higher percentage than this could benefit from such services. The Social Service Department has been aware of the possibilities for some time, and the present study was undertaken in order to gain facts, opinions, and clarification towards improving the referral system in the interests of more adequate standards of medical care. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

The private practice of social work has been either central or tangential to many historical and contemporary social work issues. Over the years it has been inherent in debates and discussions on professionalism, cause versus function (or macro versus micro), public versus private (or privatization), elitism, control of title, registration or licensing and vendorship (or third-party payments). Private practice has been debated and discussed at two different levels. Historically, it was mainly debated at a higher level—the level of ideologies and philosophies which reflected various deeply held value posititions. More recently a superficial shift has occurred that has moved the debate to a lower level and has focussed the discussions on descriptions of the characteristics of private practice. These descriptions are sometimes contradictory, sometimes inconclusive, and almost always, originate from the United States. Nonetheless, they too are used as arguments both against and in support of private practice. On the higher level, this paper researched private practice in the context of its relationship to professionalism and theories of professionalization. On the lower level, through a self-administered mailed questionnaire, private practitioners in Greater Vancouver were surveyed in order to obtain an accurate and current, description of private practice within the defined geographical area. Many of the descriptions reported in the private practice literature were supported by this sample and others were not. Due to the developing leadership role of professionals within society, professionalization was determined to be beneficial to the profession. Private practice was found to be the delivery model most consistent with early criteria of professionalization. However, recent authors (Austin, 1983; Popple, 1985) have rejected some of the criteria previously asserted as needing to be fulfilled in order to attain professional status. It was therefore concluded that while private practice historically advanced the professionalization of social work, the continuance or the expansion of private practice is not necessary in order to either attain further professional status or to retain that which has already been achieved. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

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In this dissertation, the author proposes a definition for rights-based practice in social work as practice that sees through a human rights lens, employs human rights methods, and aims towards human rights goals. Beyond the definition, a theoretically-grounded framework for Human Rights Practice in Social Work (HRPSW) is derived from the existing literature, and then measures of core HRPSW--human rights lens in social work and human rights methods in social work--are validated using survey research methods and factor analysis. The scales were validated using survey methodology on a sample of 1,014 Florida Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Factor analysis confirmed a two-factor, 11-item model for Human Rights Lens in Social Work (HRLSW) scale, consisting of two subscales, Clients are seen as experiencing rights violations, and Social problems are seen as rights violations. In Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), a respecified model (allowing one error covariance) fit the data very well. All of the fit indices were within their critical values (χ2/df ratio = 1.5; CFI =.99; TLI =.99; RMSEA =.03; SRMR =.03). For the Human Rights Methods in Social Work (HRMSW), factor analysis confirmed a suite of eight inter-related scales: (1) participation (5 items); (2) nondiscrimination (6 items); (3) strengths-based perspective (5 items); (4) micro/macro integration (6 items); (5) capacity-building (5 items); (6) community & interdisciplinary collaboration (5 items); (7) activism (5 items); and (8) accountability (6 items). Again, CFA confirmed a good fit between the respecified model (allowing eight error covariances) and the data (χ2/df ratio = 2.9; CFI =.91; TLI =.90; RMSEA =.04; SRMR =.07). This definition, the framework, and the accompanying measures can all be used by social workers, educators, and researchers to assert social work's role as a human rights profession. This dissertation is a call for a greater focus on human rights and social justice within social work practice, and represents a significant step forward in the field of social work and human rights. The HRPSW framework proposed here creates a concrete point of reference for what previously has been an undefined construct. With a definition in hand, it is now possible for social work educators to teach human rights practice, for practitioners to practice it, and for researchers to evaluate it. Advocates have argued that human rights are a more tangible and defined way of setting goals for social work action than our traditional aim of social justice (Mapp, 2008; Pyles, 2006; Reichert, 2011); the scales validated in this dissertation can help social workers to test this proposition. / A Dissertation submitted to the College of Social Work in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Philosophy. / Spring Semester, 2015. / April 9, 2015. / human rights, human rights practice, psychometric study, scale development, social work / Includes bibliographical references. / Neil Abell, Professor Directing Dissertation; Irene Padavic, University Representative; Nicholas F. Mazza, Committee Member; Stephen Tripodi, Committee Member; Terry Coonan, Committee Member.