Philippinespoliticssocial servicesThis article examines the organizational context of social workers in Philippine municipal governments. Recognizing the influence of the organizational context on social work practice, the article analyzes the distribution of power in Philippine municipal bureaucracies and the ...
Choose a region: Philippines The persistent requirement for social interaction, particularly in a nation comprised of over seven thousand islands and characterized by an increasing number of overseas workers, was one of the primary factors that contributed to the escalating number of social network user...
In retrospect I’m kind of amazed that shareholders couldn’t have sued Intel to force the board to fire this guy back in 2020 or 2021. Gelsinger plainly disclosed that his priorities were on the skin color and gender ID of workers and executives rather than on profits for shareholders or ...
Sociological Analysis on State Policy Behaviour in the Making of Regional Policy on the Protection of Migrant Workers: the Case of Indonesia and the Philippines in ASEAN Although ASEAN has been moving progressively in free market and economic integration, areas of social protection, especially the pro...
Over the years, I have had similar experiences when I have visited with social workers in nations as diverse as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, India, Sweden, Portugal, Italy, Canada, and Germany. In some nations, I have discovered, social workers are expected to treat the family—not the...
Building Global Labor Solidarity Today: Learning from the KMU of the Philippines New labor movements are currently emerging across the Global South. This is happening in countries as disparate as China, Egypt, and Iran. New developments are taking place within labor movements in places such as Col...
As the most obvious example of such countries, Switzerland is of interest; it is a state that is nearly unique in its representation of direct democracy. As opposed to Switzerland, the examples of the Philippines and China are instructive in terms of the fundamental differences in grassroots ...
The institutions, enterprises, social cooperative organizations, educational establishments and the units where there are working people have various art circles or propaganda squads so that workers, peasants, youth, students, children and all citizens may take part in the literary and artistic activitie...
Social Workers: The Connective Tissue of the Health Care System Matthew J.Loscalzo, inPalliative Care, 2006 Social Quality of Life Debilitating or life‐threatening illness creates an intense sense of isolation, exposure, and vulnerability. Thesocial milieuof the patient and family is the reference ...
This study of the experiences of eight sets of clients with their respective social workers illustrates how the outcome of each case is a reflection of each party's interpretations of crucial aspects of their meetings. In many respects it is a one-sided picture of social work but part of its...