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Not Enough There, Too Many Here: Understanding geographical imbalances in the distribution of the health workforce

The objective of this paper is to provide better a understanding of the determinants of geographical imbalances in the distribution of health personnel, and to identify and assess the strategies developed to correct and enhance them because vulnerable population do not have access to skilled personnel and other necessary inputs.

Author(s): 
Dussault, G., &Franceschini, M. C.
Year of Publication: 
2013

Deprofessionalizing Social Work: Anti-Oppressive Practice, Competencies, and Postmodernism

The article argues that the globalization of the economy and the internationalization of the state are affecting social work education and practice in Britain through the competency-based approach being promoted by CCETSW and the government. This is leading to the demise of the autonomous, reflective practitioner, creating instead, a fragmented, deprofessionalized workforce that is poorly placed to meet the requirements of anti-oppressive practice.

Author(s): 
Dominelli, L.
Year of Publication: 
2013

Identifying Factors for Job Motivation of Rural Health Workers in North Vietnam

Exploratory qualitative research was conducted among health workers in two provinces in North Viet Nam as an entry point for developing strategies that would improve their performance by identifying their major motivational factors. The study found that motivation was influenced both by financial and non-financial incentives. The main motivating factors for health workers were appreciation by managers, colleagues and the community, a stable job and income and training.

Author(s): 
Dieleman, M., Cuong, P. V., Anh, L. V., & Martineau, T.
Year of Publication: 
2003

Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) for Baccalaureate and Master’s Social Work Programs

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) uses the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) to accredit baccalaureate- and master’s-level social work programs.  The goal is to shape the profession’s future through the education of competent professionals, the generation of knowledge, and the exercise of leadership within the professional community.

Author(s): 
Council on Social Work Education
Year of Publication: 
2015

The Impact of Trauma Work: A meta-synthesis on vicarious trauma and vicarious trauma growth

Workers who have been traumatized of both vicarious trauma (VT) and various posttraumatic growth (VPTG) have a high potential of short-long term of distress using a meta-synthesis. Psychological impact can be managed through personal and organizational coping strategies. It was also found that trauma work leads to changes in schemas and day-to-day routines and that these changes can be both negative and positive.

Author(s): 
Cohen, K. & Collens, P.
Year of Publication: 
2013

The Impact of In‐service Training Within Social Services

In‐service training in social service agencies is recognized as fundamental in which staff are provided with the necessary knowledge and skills to improve overall agency performance and achieve the objectives of social policy. The outcome says although training may have an impact on trainees in terms of satisfaction or knowledge gain, results regarding impact on behavior are far more inconclusive. It seems that more research is required of sufficient rigor to underpin the knowledge in this important area.

Author(s): 
Clarke, N.
Year of Publication: 
2001

Supervisors Behaving Badly: Witnessing ethical dilemmas and what to do about it

The NASW (National Association of Social Workers) Code of Ethics (1996) guides social workers’ professional conduct, but provides little instruction when one’s own supervisor behaves unethically. Using student-collected interviews, they found six typologies of supervisors behaving badly, and used descriptive qualitative analysis to outline steps taken to navigate the situation. Results hold pedagogical relevance to social work practice.

Author(s): 
Cimino, A. N., Rorke, J. and Adams, H. L.
Year of Publication: 
2013

Child welfare outcomes 2008-2011

The reports provide information on state and national performance in operating child protection and child welfare programs. It also presents performance in seven outcome categories, which were identified in close consultation with state and local child welfare agency administrators, child advocacy organizations, child welfare researchers, state legislators, and other experts in the child welfare field. The outcomes reflect a consensus of these groups regarding important performance objectives for child welfare practice.

Author(s): 
Children's Bureu
Year of Publication: 
2012

Human Resources for Health: Overcoming the crisis

This report of the global workforceproposes that mobilization and strengthening of human resources for health is the key in fighting health crisis. Nearly all countries are challenged by worker shortage, skill mix imbalance, maldistribution, negative work environment, and weak knowledge base. Especially in the poorest countries, the workforce is under assault by HIV/AIDS, out-migration, and inadequate investment. Effective country strategies should be backed by international reinforcement.

Author(s): 
Chen, L., Evans, T., Anand, S., Boufford, J. I., Brown, H., Chowdhury, M., & Fee, E
Year of Publication: 
2004

Conducting a Community Needs Assessment: Primary data collection techniques

This research paper contains techniques on gathering new information to assess community needs. It details five techniques to effectively identify the current situation of the community and the local needs, these are (1) the key informant approach; (2) the public forum approach; (3) the nominal group process technique; (4) the Delphi technique; and (5) the survey approach.

Author(s): 
Carter, K.A. & Beaulieu, L.J.
Year of Publication: 
1992

Building Culturally Relevant Social Work for Children in the Midst of Armed Conflict: Applying the DACUM method in Afghanistan

This paper illustrates the collaboration between the Afghan government and two international schools of social work to initiate national social work standards and curricula by engaging local practitioners in defining their work and core competencies through the DACUM (Develop-A-CUrriculuM) method.

Author(s): 
Bragin, M., Tosone, C., Ihrig, E., Mollere, V., Niazi, A., Mayel, E.
Year of Publication: 
2014

Developing Health Information Systems in Developing Countries: The flexible standards strategy

The article is about creating a suitable, integrated, and scalable information system in the health sector. It also provides theoretical concepts to support standardization processes in complex systems, and suggests an approach to implement health standards in developing country settings that is sensitive to the local context, allows change to occur through small steps, and provides a mechanism for scaling information systems.

Author(s): 
Braa, J., Hanseth, O., Heywood, A., Mohammed, W., Shaw, V
Year of Publication: 
2007

Worker Motivations, Job Satisfaction, and Loyalty in Public and Nonprofit Social Services

A study was done of public, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations operating in the social service sector, and 2,066 workers in these organizations. The research tested whether workers' satisfaction and loyalty to the organization is influenced by workers' motivations and by the incentives offered. The study revealed that workers’ loyalty to the organization depends on both economic and procedural satisfaction from the job.

Author(s): 
Borzaga, C., Tortia, E.
Year of Publication: 
2006

Online Dissemination of Research: Are professional associations making the grade?

This paper examines research to find out if professional associations succeed in disseminating research to social workers.  The findings found that the online dissemination of research by these professional associations is lacking. There is a lot of room for growth in the associations supporting social workers by keeping them up to date and disseminating new information through their websites.

Author(s): 
Borah, V. E., Aguiniga, D. M.
Year of Publication: 
2013

Better Care, Better Volunteering

With growing interest in volunteer-tourism around the world, there is an increasing trend of volunteering within residential care centres such as orphanages and children’s homes. There is a critical need to raise awareness of the risks of harm involved in these volunteering practices, through informing all actors involved of the negative impact on children’s well-being, development, and rights.

Author(s): 
Anna McKeon, Christian Larsson, Daniela Papi, and Maryann Bylander
Year of Publication: 
2014

Migrant Social Workers' Experience in New Zealand: Education and supervision issues

Social work has recently featured a mobile workforce, joining other professions in having members navigate the opportunities and challenges posed by working and living in countries other than their country of birth and the country where they obtained their professional qualifications. Local data on professionals employed in the social services workforce in New Zealand were needed to inform educational and institutional responses to this complex phenomenon. Study findings highlighted a range of themes with significant implications for research, practice and education.

Author(s): 
Beddoe, L., FoucC., Bartley, A., Harington, P.
Year of Publication: 
2012

Participatory Action Research

Participatory action research (PAR) is driven predominantly by a desire for positive social change. Growing out of social and educational research, it is one of the few research approaches embracing the principles of participation and critical reflection. It closely parallels the purpose of social work as conceptualized in the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)/International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)

Author(s): 
Baldwin, M.
Year of Publication: 
2012

Promoting Social Development: Building a professional social work association in Namibia

Namibia's government has established a social welfare system with a social development emphasis. This study examines the role of the National Association of Social Workers in promoting social development and cohesion among social workers in Namibia. Their findings indicate that professional associations can play an important role not only in marketing social work and offering continuous professional development education, but also can help in promoting social development in Africa.

Author(s): 
Ananias, J., Lightfoot, E.
Year of Publication: 
2012

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