Social workers have been urged to help tackle the impact on Gypsy and Traveller families of increased police powers to evict them from unauthorised camps brought in this year Practitioners from the communities have produced a guide to carrying out...

By Sarah Pollock Working via interpreters is an increasingly common necessity across the social work and care workforces The Census showed that people across England described themselves as unable to speak English either well or at all More...

Ofsted's National Director Regulation and Social Care provides analysis of evidence around workforce sufficiency in residential special schools as part of a national review...

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International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Ubuntu generally means humanity It is an African philosophy and a principle that is being promoted by the international bodies of social work Like other Western knowledge its capacity for indigenisation should be a shared interest nowadays This article assesses the utilisation of Ubuntu for a rural development programme in China It illustrates Ubuntu's unique perspectives about traditional values and human relationships for promoting a holistic...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study utilizes the Technology Acceptance Model by exploring the relationship between user acceptance attitude and actual usage behaviors of technological tools in telesupervision among supervisors in international societies Specifically the age of supervisors is examined to see whether it mediates the relationship between acceptance attitude and usage behavior Survey data were collected from supervisors in international societies using online Survey Monkey The results indicated a...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt The article derives data from a qualitative study conducted to address the essential skills competency in teaching among social work educators in Malaysian public universities The study conducted in-depth case interviews with selected lecturers who teach social work education in public universities in Malaysia The results showed that social work educators believe in communication skills cognitive skills analytical skills hands-on practice and continuous training for quality...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Based on observational data individual interviews N and focus groups N with practitioners in Italy Norway and Slovenia this study applies a grounded theory approach in exploring frontline practitioners' experiences of supporting families involved with child welfare services It was anticipated that there would be significant differences between the countries regarding practitioners' understandings of families' needs and problems and approaches to help However the analysis showed...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This Voices from Practice note delineates institutional and non-institutional enablers of asset accumulation in Zimbabwe It argues that in promoting asset accumulation and poverty reduction non-governmental organizations NGOs rely on the support of government ministries partner NGOs community volunteers and community leaders That perspective shifts and moves away from placing NGOs at the center of asset accumulation and poverty reduction efforts in communities This article concludes...