Social Work PracticeCase ManagementSelf CareFollowing the devastating Victorian bushfires in February 2009, social workers engaged with people affected by this event in a variety of roles, including bushfire case manager, counsellor, and community development worker. This paper explores the experiences ...
Community resilience building in disadvantaged neighbourhoods (DN): action learning and political work Mariusz Granosik Pages: 1239-1263 Published online: 05 Jan 2024 AbstractforCommunity resilience building in disadvantaged neighbourhoods (DN): action learning and political work | Full Text | References...
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Drawing upon Social Catholic thought, Vichy theorists favored "organic" or "traditional" social units and some suggested a franchise based on family rather than individual suffrage (195). Vichy and the Eternal Feminine: A Contribution to a Political Sociology of Gender In her careful analysis of ...
Empowerment evolved from the notion of increasing worker motivation and improving managerial leadership to the processes of giving subordinates greater resources and discretion today. Empowerment in the workplace is underpinned by Kanter's structural theory of organizational behavior (1993), which states ...
To thinkers as politically different as Thomas Carlyle and Marx, technology seemed to lead to dehumanization of the worker and to a new kind of tyranny over human life. Marx, though, far from despising technology, thought the advent of socialism would counteract all this. Alexis de Tocquevill...
(BSW) degree is the most common minimum requirement to qualify for a job as a social worker; however, majors in psychology, sociology, and related fields may qualify for some entry-level jobs, especially in small community agencies. Although a bachelor’s degree is sufficient for entry into ...
Family Intervention Projects (FIPs) provide intensive support to ‘problem families’ and are a core element of the Government's Respect Action Plan (2006). Drawing on recent research findings from an independent evaluation of the FIP ‘Signpost’, this paper aims to offer a new insight into ou...
The literature on the links between social work and general practice is reviewed, in order to identify the most important factors to consider when establishing a project to locate a social worker within general practice. Drawing on the author''s direct involvement with three related projects, the...
Participation as worker, family member, and citizen (meaning a willingness to try to understand and pursue notions of democratic fairness) are probably more important factors in creating social harmony than joining clubs and being an attentive neighbor. The deepest and most important community ...