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1 year ago

Ofsted launches consultation for inspecting supported accommodation

We are seeking views on proposals for how we will inspect supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged to...
CSWM news
1 year ago

Inspiring new video shows how social work practice can make a difference

Community Care's new campaign features bestselling author
CSWM news
1 year ago

Have you ever wanted to know what life is really like for a Social Worker or a Residential Care staff member?

Wakefield's Learning at Work Week Special Edition Podcast has now been released!
External news
1 year ago

Faith-based rehabilitation for drug abuse in Indonesia: A spiritual approach of social work

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Indonesia is in a state of drug emergency both for the misuse and the distribution of drugs Various institutions for drug abuse rehabilitation have been established including Islamic-based rehabilitation using ritual spiritualism aimed at replacing habits of drug use with habits of ritual Islamic religious practice Using a descriptive qualitative approach the study describes the rehabilitation process at a faith-based rehabilitation centre and analyses the process...
External news
1 year ago

Social work and funeral service: A proposed framework for practice

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Funeral services are related to the vital interests of human beings and are supposed to meet people's social psychological and spiritual needs More and more people from the funeral service industry have realized the importance of bringing helping professionals into the funeral service industry to fill in service gaps Based on the Strategies and Skills Learning and Development system a practice framework for funeral social work...
External news
1 year ago

Decentralised international development aid from municipalities: Exploring its added value, challenges and implications for international social work

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study focuses on international development aid policies implemented by municipalities By proposing a theoretical framework and addressing the Spanish context it first explores the added value and the challenges involved with this kind of decentralised aid Second it discusses the implications in terms of the competencies required by social workers in order to leverage the potential of these aid policies The research draws on the...
External news
1 year ago

The link between burnout and social-occupational variables in Spanish social workers

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study aims to relate the sociodemographic and work-related variables that characterize social work professionals with the presence or absence of burnout A single-group ex post facto prospective descriptive design questionnaire was created incorporating sociodemographic data and the Maslach Burnout Inventory The study involved members of professional social workers' associations in Spain The results indicated a burnout prevalence of among the participants and a strong tendency...
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1 year ago

Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)

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1 year ago

News from our societies: IASSW

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1 year ago

Developing a ‘defamilisation framework’ to examine the strategies for promoting the adult worker model and women’s welfare in eight European countries

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article is intended to explore the link between the study of defamilisation and that of the adult worker model To meet this purpose a defamilisation framework for studying issues concerning the adult worker model and defamilisation is developed To show the empirical significance of these issues evidence is drawn from a childcare gap typology covering eight European countries Conducting these analytical tasks provides insights into...