Minding the Gaps and Challenging the Change in Social Work

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• Table of Contents
• Spis treści
  • Agnieszka Naumiuk
    • Foreword
  • Agnieszka Naumiuk
    • Wprowadzenie
  • Agnieszka Naumiuk
    • Sharing Experience and Learning in Doing International Research: The Case of the Erasmus Mundus ADVANCES Program
      • Introduction
      • Creating and developing a joint education plan as a response to global social work needs
      • Learning internationally as a process of transforming the aims and goals of young researchers
      • Global challenges in international social work professional development and research
      • References
        • Online sources
        • Streszczenie. Współdzielenie wiedzy i doświadczeń w procesie uczenia się i prowadzenia badań międzynarodowych. Przykład programu Erasmus Mundus ADVANCES
• Part One. Listening to the Voices of Invisible Groups
  • Jeany Rose P. Teguihanon
    • Social Work and Labor Migration: The Impact of Maternal Migration on Families and Children Left Behind
      • Introduction
      • Background and context
      • Methods and processes
      • Results and findings
        • 1. The costs and benefits of maternal migration
        • 2. State and non-state responses to issues of children left behind
        • 3. Grounds for intervention
        • 4. Limitations in social work action
      • Recommendations
        • 1. Understanding and raising the issues of children left behind
        • 2. Social work programs and services improvement
        • 3. Promotion of childrens and womens rights: finding a balance
      • References
      • Streszczenie. Praca socjalna wobec kwestii migracji zarobkowych kobiet oraz sytuacji ich rodzin i dzieci
  • Bessie Gebarski
    • Working with Street Children through Capabilities Cards
      • Introduction
      • Theoretical background and research contexts. Street connected children: global actors and global perspectives
      • Polish context for the participatory project
      • The characteristics of the capability approach: introduction
      • The current applications of the capability approach in research with children
      • Nussbaum and social justice as a context for working with street connected children
      • Methodology and research description. The development and testing of the capabilities cards
      • Street workers reports as additional data for research
      • Expert interviews using the domains of the capabilities cards
      • Rapid ethnographic inquiry
      • Research results. Play with children
      • Expert interviews
      • Ethnographic analysis
      • Discussion and recommendations
      • Conclusions
      • References
      • Streszczenie. Praca z dziećmi ulicy narzędziem capability cards
  • Binbin Wang
    • Examining Social Support Service from the Perspective of Adolescent Mothers
      • Introduction
      • Theoretical background
      • Methodology
      • Research results
      • Being a young mother brings challenges
      • Informal and formal support of adolescent mothers
      • Barriers and space for further social support development
      • Discussion and recommendations
      • Conclusions
      • References
      • Streszczenie. Analiza usług z zakresu pomocy społecznej dla dorastających matek. Studium przypadku z Polski
  • Benard Ogwok
    • African Elderly Refugees Perspectives on Needs Assessment and Response Processes in Refugee Camps in Uganda
      • Introduction
      • Contextual background
      • Theoretical background
      • Methodology and research description
      • Data collection methods and procedures
      • Study results
      • Older persons perceptions of the criteria used in assessing their needs
      • Social workers views on best practices and challenges in handling needs of older persons
      • Challenges faced by social workers while carrying out needs assessment during social emergencies
      • Discussion and recommendations
      • Using professional skills and experience to overcome the challenges encountered during social emergency interventions. What are the escape routes?
      • Conclusions
      • References
      • Streszczenie. Perspektywy osób starszych uchodźców z Afryki, na temat oceny ich potrzeb i odpowiedzi na nie w obozach dla uchodźców w Ugandzie
• Part Two. Understanding the Socio-Political Sysstems in Social Work Practice
  • Norhainah C. Abdul Aziz
    • Migrant Empowerment from State-Funded Financial Support: The Experiences of Filipino Families Assisted by Polands Rodzina 500 Plus Program
      • Introduction
      • Theoretical background
      • Psychological empowerment: empowerment as a distinct experience
      • The strengths perspective: empowerment comes from people strengths
      • Ecological framework: empowerment is affected by the environment
      • Capability approach: empowerment is dependent on resource and its utility
      • Methodology
      • Research questions
        • Sub-questions:
      • Results and recommendations
      • The decisions on worthy clients
      • The best ways of helping
      • Social work and financial benefits separation and the segmentation of assistance strategies
      • Local practice in an increasingly ethnically diverse society
      • Conclusions
      • References
      • Streszczenie. Wspieranie migrantów w ramach pomocy finansowej realizowanej przez państwo: doświadczenia rodzin filipińskich wspieranych przez Polskę w ramach programu Rodzina 500 plus
  • John Ddembe
    • An Analysis of Older Peoples Experiences and Conceptualizations of Community in Light of the Promotion of Well Being: A Case Study of Warsaw, Poland
      • Theoretical background
      • The ageing and community framework
      • Conceptualizing community. Assets as a concept of community
      • Ageing in place community as a physical environment
      • Shared interests as an idea of community
      • Research design
      • Sampling procedure
      • Profile of the participants
      • Research instruments and techniques
      • Research findings elderly people in the community
      • Social relations
      • Public and social spaces
      • Recommendations for practice
      • Conclusions
      • References
      • Streszczenie. Analiza doświadczeń osób starszych i konceptualizacja lokalności w celu promowania dobrostanu. Przykład Warszawy
  • George Sichone
    • Towards Inclusion in Health and Social Assistance: Implications for Statutory Social Work Practice
      • Inclusion in health and social care
      • The significance of promoting inclusive health and social care
      • Theoretical background and research context. Polish context: country situation analysis
      • Policy and legal responses to health and social care
      • Social welfare and social assistance institutions
      • Theoretical perspective
      • Methodology and research description. Study objective
      • Data collection techniques
      • Sampling and data generation
      • Data analysis
      • Informed consent and autonomy
      • Study limitations
      • Results and findings of the research. Introduction
      • Participant demographic data
      • Research results: social work in statutory welfare: possibilities and challenges. Considering policies and welfare organization as pathways
      • Qualifying benefits emerges as a health and social care pathway
      • Statutory social work relevance to health and social care
      • Fostering coping mechanisms: health and social inclusion strategy
      • Family empowerment in the lens of inclusive health and social care
      • Joint-working for inclusive health and social care
      • Implications and recommendations for social work practice: mutual support for health and social care. Cost-effectiveness versus professional and human needs
      • Managing difference: social work mandate and welfare systems
      • Health care social work and global practice: an interface
      • Developing strategic alliances for health care
      • Recommendations
      • Conclusions
      • Areas for recommended further research
      • References
      • Streszczenie. W kierunku inkluzji w opiece zdrowotnej i pomocy społecznej: konsekwencje dla praktyki pracy socjalnej
• Part Three. Social Work Practice Beyond the Traditional Frames
  • Aleksandra Belina
    • Social Activism in Transition: Why Activists Resign from Working and Volunteering in the Third Sector
      • Introduction
      • Methodology
      • Results of the research
      • Resignation from being active in an NGO
      • Volunteers perspective. Former volunteers: reasons for resignation
      • New commitments
      • Relationships, hierarchy and communication
      • Suggestions and proposals for changes in selected NGOs
      • Terms and conditions
      • Scope of duties
      • Employees. Former employees: reasons for resigning
      • Management factors
      • Financial aspects
      • Relationships, hierarchy and communication. Founders syndrome
      • Mobbing
      • Recommendations
      • Conclusions. Social activism in transition
      • Discussion points
      • Civic studies and researchers entanglements
      • References
      • Streszczenie. Aktywizm społeczny w okresie przejściowym. Analiza przyczyn rezygnacji aktywistów z pracy i wolontariatu w trzecim sektorze
  • Tinatin Tsertsvadze
    • Radical and Critical Approaches in Contemporary Social Work: Cases of Activism and Advocacy-Oriented Practices in Selected Polish Civil Society Organizations
      • Introduction
      • Theoretical background social activism and advocacy in social work
      • Contextualizing the research: the case of Poland
      • Research methodology. Research objectives
      • Conceptual framework
      • Research methods
      • Data collection and analysis
      • Research limitations
      • Activism and advocacy different angles, integrated passions
      • Conceptualization of activism and advocacy in practice. Social activism and advocacy in a political context
      • Social activism and advocacy: complementary or substitutive?
      • Internationalization of social activism and advocacy
      • Intersectionality and collaboration in activism and advocacy
      • Practice methods to realize the concepts of activism and advocacy in practice. The venue for social activism and advocacy: the streets and the Internet
      • Storytelling and participation as a practical domain of activism and advocacy
      • Challenges to incorporate the concepts of advocacy and activism in practice. Funding limitations
      • Burn-out syndrome
      • Implications and recommendations for social work education and practice
      • Conclusions
      • References
      • Streszczenie. Radykalne i krytyczne podejście we współczesnej pracy socjalnej: przypadki aktywizmu i praktyk zorientowanych na rzecznictwo w wybranych polskich organizacjach społeczeństwa obywatelskiego
  • Matthew William Biddle
    • Exploring the Role of Narratives in Online Advocacy Work: Lessons Learned for Social Work Professionals
      • Introduction: aim of the research
      • Theoretical background and research context. The development and conceptualization of empowerment
      • The increasing focus of empowerment throughout the history of advocacy
      • Using narratives in intervention and advocacy
      • Methodology and research description
      • Getting outsiders and insiders perspectives
      • Storytellers
      • Results from the research. What audiences think
      • NGO & storytellers
      • Discussion: diversification of voices
      • The importance of strategic reflection
      • Offline impact of campaigns
      • Recommendations. Suggestions for the social work profession
      • Suggestions for advocacy organizations
      • Wider discussions of social works engagement in e-advocacy
      • Conclusions
      • References
      • Streszczenie. Badanie roli narracji w działaniach związanych z rzecznictwem online. Wnioski dla osób zajmujących się pracą socjalną
  • Hue Thi Minh Dao
    • Exploring Social Work Practice in the Area of Social Entrepreneurship
      • Introduction
      • Theoretical background and context of the study. The concept of social entrepreneurship
      • Social entrepreneurship and neo-liberal ideology
      • Neo-liberalism and social work
      • The global emergence of social entrepreneurship
      • Social entrepreneurship as a way out of social problems
      • The connections between social entrepreneurship and social work
      • Calls for research on social entrepreneurship, with a focus on social work
      • Methodology and research description
      • Research results
      • Discussion and recommendations. New territory for social workers (social work expansion)
      • Filling the gaps in the current social work practices and methods/interventions (social work improvement)
      • Approach to professionalization, innovation and creativity (social work leadership)
      • Enhancing the competences of social workers (social work education)
      • Practical consideration of financial issues (social work management)
      • The engagement of social workers in studies on social entrepreneurship (social work research)
      • References
      • Streszczenie. Odkrywanie praktyki pracy socjalnej w obszarze przedsiębiorczości społecznej
• Notes on Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• Podziękowania

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