Search Results - "International social work"

Practising ethically during COVID-19: Social work challenges and responses by Banks, Sarah, Cai, Tian, de Jonge, Ed, Shears, Jane, Shum, Michelle, Sobočan, Ana M., Strom, Kim, Truell, Rory, Úriz, María Jesús, Weinberg, Merlinda

“…This article draws on findings of an international study of social workers’ ethical challenges during COVID-19, based on 607 responses to a qualitative survey…”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on international students in Canada by Firang, David

“…The rate at which the coronavirus (aka COVID-19) pandemic is exterminating thousands of people and leaving millions sick has pushed the International…”
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Social work and COVID-19 pandemic: An action call by Amadasun, Solomon

“…The social work profession, more than any other, is most hurt by the rampaging coronavirus (aka, COVID-19) pandemic given the scourge’s pernicious impact on…”
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Understanding the Australian Aboriginal experience of collective, historical and intergenerational trauma by Menzies, Karen

“…This article provides a summary of the evolving definition of trauma, including different forms of trauma and its impact on the health, behaviours and…”
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Reducing social worker burnout during COVID-19 by Peinado, Micaela, Anderson, Kelly N

“…Burnout has become part of everyday vocabulary. During the time of COVID-19, burnout is no longer exclusively associated with job-related stress. Our current…”
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Professional identity and turnover intentions of social workers in Beijing, China: The roles of job satisfaction and agency type by Jiang, Haiyan, Wang, Yean, Chui, Ernest, Xu, Yuebin

“…In order to address the ascending turnover rate among social workers in China, this article presents the idea, based on social identity theory, that…”
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Environmental social work in the disciplinary literature, 1991–2015 by Krings, Amy, Victor, Bryan G, Mathias, John, Perron, Brian E

“…Despite increasing acknowledgment that the social work profession must address environmental concerns, relatively little is known about the state of…”
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Post-disaster social work research: A scoping review of the evidence for practice by Harms, Louise, Boddy, Jennifer, Hickey, Lyndal, Hay, Kathryn, Alexander, Melinda, Briggs, Lynne, Cooper, Lesley, Alston, Margaret, Fronek, Patricia, Howard, Amanda, Adamson, Carole, Hazeleger, Tricia

“…The aim of this study was to understand the extent, range and nature of social work research activity after natural disasters and to identify the implications…”
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Social workers helping each other during the COVID-19 pandemic: Online mutual support groups by Cabiati, Elena

“…Social workers not only help service users, they also help each other, and they know the group as a space through which opportunities to give and receive help…”
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Lessons learned from COVID-19: Being known in online social work classrooms by Smoyer, Amy B, O’Brien, Kyle, Rodriguez-Keyes, Elizabeth

“…This article presents findings from a survey of undergraduate social work (Bachelor of Social Work [BSW]) students about their experiences with remote learning…”
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Ubuntu and its potential impact on the international social work profession by Mayaka, Bernard, Truell, Rory

“…Ubuntu is the current theme for the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development and represents the highest level of global messaging within the social…”
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Pandemic sex workers’ resilience: COVID-19 crisis met with rapid responses by sex worker communities by Lam, Elene

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the inequality of social support systems worldwide, revealing the gaps that further marginalize vulnerable people. Despite…”
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Firewalls: A necessary tool to enable social rights for undocumented migrants in social work by Hermansson, Linus, Lundberg, Anna, Gruber, Sabine, Jolly, Andrew, Lind, Jacob, Righard, Erica, Scott, Hanna

“…Firewalls are clear divisions between border policing and the provision of basic social rights. They have a dual character: to ensure that no information…”
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COVID-19 and beyond: Social work interventions for supporting homeless populations by Wu, Haorui, Karabanow, Jeff

“…During the COVID-19 emergency response of ‘staying the blazes home’ in Nova Scotia, Canada, frontline social workers worked tirelessly ‘out of the home’ to…”
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Social work interventions for human trafficking victims’ in Nigeria by Amadasun, Solomon

“…Human trafficking victims require holistic and long-term services if their social conditions are to be improved. This study aims to explore the nature of…”
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Resilience as a moderator of stress and burnout: A study of women social workers in India by Stanley, Selwyn, Buvaneswari, G Mettilda, Arumugam, Meenakshi

“…It is well acknowledged that social workers encounter a considerable amount of work stress. Besides dealing with service users in complex life situations,…”
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Perceptions of stigma toward mental illness in Arab society in Israel by Fahoum, Kholoud, Al-Krenawi, Alean

“…Stigma is a major obstacle for people diagnosed with mental illness and this impacts the burden of the disease. This study compares the relationship between…”
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International student experiences in Queensland during COVID-19 by Gallagher, Hilary L, Doherty, Ainsley Z, Obonyo, Michael

“…Penetrating perceptions and fostering cultural connections: Universities in Australia rely heavily on income from international students to stay financially…”
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Emotional well-being and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: Guidelines for social work practice by Dorado Barbé, Ana, Pérez Viejo, Jesús M, Rodríguez-Brioso, María del Mar, Gallardo-Peralta, Lorena P

“…The global COVID-19 pandemic situation has shown the vulnerability of the population. Spain has been one of the most affected countries, given the health,…”
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The (r)evolution and decolonization of social work ethics: The Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles by Sewpaul, Vishanthie, Henrickson, Mark

“…The approval of the 2014 joint Global Definition of Social Work required that international social work associations review the associated ethical principles…”
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