International Social Work Volume Issue Page - September lt br gt Homeless women in Chile live in high-risk situations however little research exists about how they face their homelessness This article helps address this information gap through the identification of factors associated with the level of capabilities that homeless women face in their daily lives Data were obtained from the Chilean government December and included a final analytic sample of homeless women Findings indicated that...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - September lt br gt Socioeconomic development initiatives SDIs have become a controversial issue In giving skill trainings and credit supports practitioners assume that SDI participation will enhance women's income dignity Some studies have indicated that SDIs reduce women's exposure to marital violence MV while others have shown that they increase spousal conflicts MV Our study explains how SDI participation may influence women's marital life This explorative study adopted...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - September lt br gt This exploratory study examined gender differences in perceptions of policy advocacy activities performed by top executive leaders in social work organizations A nationwide survey of top executives from two types of social work organizations in South Korea revealed gender differences in the perception of the level of one's policy advocacy activities where male executives were more likely to recognize their policy advocacy performance activities...

Care leavers are vulnerable to exploitation and destitution They deserve protection after the threat of the virus has recededMy daughter has just left home Well she has and she hasn't despite the mountain of stuff she took with her to university her room is still full And despite her much-anticipated independence she still phones or texts several times a day I forward her mail answer her culinary questions sympathise at am when there's a loud...

Strathspey Works will provide Employment Skills Development volunteering opportunities and support for Young People who may be having difficulty in Transition from School to Further Education and Employment Adults with a Disability or with Mental Ill-Health supporting all in their journey to recovery and towards fulfilment of their personal goals...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - September lt br gt About million individuals are displaced worldwide and of these million are refugees Accessibility to health care is a central aspect of the well-being of refugees This article examines the communication institutional and socio-cultural challenges to access and use of health services among refugee women and children and conceptualises the social work position in tackling such issues The study used mixed quantitative and qualitative methods...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - September lt br gt This article investigates the socio-economic impact of mental illness on individuals and their caregivers in Ghana whose plight is dire due to poverty stigma and discrimination Seeking to illuminate participants' lived experiences the study is based on grassroots first-hand narratives from individuals receiving psychiatric care and of their caregivers Including caregivers fills a major research gap because they have not been studied extensively in...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - September lt br gt This descriptive-analytical study aims to identify the requirements of professional practice of social work with groups to achieve the vision The researcher utilized the scientific method in a comprehensive social survey of members at the Faculty of Social Work Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University and with a random sample of social workers and the sample consisted of teaching staff members n and social...

This is about women born in the 's who strongly claim to have been cheated out of their pension entitlement...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - September lt br gt The purpose of this article is to present the research findings from a qualitative study on a type of second migration experienced by Korean-New Zealand immigrants in Australia Data were collected from in-depth interviews with those people who initially moved from South Korea to New Zealand and then migrated to Australia The study findings show that the participants were likely to experience 'soft-landing' relocation...