Pub Date : 2020-11-26DOI: 10.1080/02185385.2020.1850332
Jie Wang, I. Katz, Jiajun Li, Qiang Wu, Chunqing Dai
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for ‘Internet plus social work’ service delivery for older people. We analysed the China Family Panel Studies and the Resident Help-seeking Data and interviewed eight older people. We found that a growing age-based mobile digital divide of China in the last decade. In the pandemic, older people encountered difficulties when using mobile phones to access the internet to seek help, which highlighted the problem of the mobile digital divide. We propose that Interactive TV could be a way of enabling older people to access internet-based remote social work services.
{"title":"Mobile digital divide and older people’s access to ‘Internet plus social work’: implications from the COVID-19 help-seeking cases","authors":"Jie Wang, I. Katz, Jiajun Li, Qiang Wu, Chunqing Dai","doi":"10.1080/02185385.2020.1850332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1850332","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for ‘Internet plus social work’ service delivery for older people. We analysed the China Family Panel Studies and the Resident Help-seeking Data and interviewed eight older people. We found that a growing age-based mobile digital divide of China in the last decade. In the pandemic, older people encountered difficulties when using mobile phones to access the internet to seek help, which highlighted the problem of the mobile digital divide. We propose that Interactive TV could be a way of enabling older people to access internet-based remote social work services.","PeriodicalId":44820,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development","volume":"155 1","pages":"52 - 58"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75789366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-11-16DOI: 10.1080/02185385.2020.1848616
Faezeh Akbari, Asal Sadat Niaraees Zavare, F. Rezaei
ABSTRACT Companies recently have increased the focus on performing social responsibilities. Charitable aids are one dimension of corporate social responsibility. In this regard, following the COVID-19 epidemic in Iran, private sectors (PSs) offer some assistance in wider and coherent cooperation. Therefore, PSs’ association created a campaign, where donations were allocated based on the need priorities. The campaign revived the missing link between the public and the private sectors and the NGOs (non-Governmental Organisations), and forward to achieving the goals of sustainable development.
{"title":"Private Sector Participation during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Iran: Lessons from a Practical Experience","authors":"Faezeh Akbari, Asal Sadat Niaraees Zavare, F. Rezaei","doi":"10.1080/02185385.2020.1848616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1848616","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Companies recently have increased the focus on performing social responsibilities. Charitable aids are one dimension of corporate social responsibility. In this regard, following the COVID-19 epidemic in Iran, private sectors (PSs) offer some assistance in wider and coherent cooperation. Therefore, PSs’ association created a campaign, where donations were allocated based on the need priorities. The campaign revived the missing link between the public and the private sectors and the NGOs (non-Governmental Organisations), and forward to achieving the goals of sustainable development.","PeriodicalId":44820,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development","volume":"17 1","pages":"31 - 37"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76580875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-11-09DOI: 10.1080/02185385.2020.1845229
Yixuan Wang, Fuhua Zhai, Q. Gao, Fei Pei
ABSTRACT Among one of the first social work studies to probe the mechanism between cultural orientations and parental distress, this study examined the mediating role of parent–child acculturation conflict among Chinese immigrant families. A sample of first-generation immigrants from mainland China to the United States (N = 268) was extracted from the Study of Asian American Families, which was conducted in New York (2011–2012), New Jersey (2013–2014), and Hawaii (2015–2017). Mediation results suggest that Chinese immigrant parents who had a stronger cultural orientation to the United States had less parent–child acculturation conflict, which in turn, lessened parental distress. For social workers, these findings echo existing theories and highlight the importance and potential arrays of cultural competence for social service delivery to support family resilience among first-generation Chinese immigrant families in the United States.
{"title":"Cultural orientations and parental distress among Chinese immigrants in the United States: the mediating role of parent–child acculturation conflict","authors":"Yixuan Wang, Fuhua Zhai, Q. Gao, Fei Pei","doi":"10.1080/02185385.2020.1845229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1845229","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Among one of the first social work studies to probe the mechanism between cultural orientations and parental distress, this study examined the mediating role of parent–child acculturation conflict among Chinese immigrant families. A sample of first-generation immigrants from mainland China to the United States (N = 268) was extracted from the Study of Asian American Families, which was conducted in New York (2011–2012), New Jersey (2013–2014), and Hawaii (2015–2017). Mediation results suggest that Chinese immigrant parents who had a stronger cultural orientation to the United States had less parent–child acculturation conflict, which in turn, lessened parental distress. For social workers, these findings echo existing theories and highlight the importance and potential arrays of cultural competence for social service delivery to support family resilience among first-generation Chinese immigrant families in the United States.","PeriodicalId":44820,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development","volume":"83 1","pages":"205 - 219"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82213556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-11-08DOI: 10.1080/02185385.2020.1829499
Tauchid Komara Yuda, J. Damanik, Nurhadi
ABSTRACT This article seeks to examine an emerging model of social policy governance during the COVID-19 crisis. Our observation indicates although positive welfare model reform that leads to protective-developmental orientation is underway, there remains important issues that need to be addressed. We recommend developing a community-based support system that is able to capture the community’s needs based on their real-time conditions, especially for vulnerable groups which have often been neglected. This system would provide better direction for governments, NGOs, and donors to more effectively allocate resources to communities, and be applicable should a similar crisis arise in the future.
{"title":"Examining emerging social policy during COVID-19 in Indonesia and the case for a community-based support system","authors":"Tauchid Komara Yuda, J. Damanik, Nurhadi","doi":"10.1080/02185385.2020.1829499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1829499","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article seeks to examine an emerging model of social policy governance during the COVID-19 crisis. Our observation indicates although positive welfare model reform that leads to protective-developmental orientation is underway, there remains important issues that need to be addressed. We recommend developing a community-based support system that is able to capture the community’s needs based on their real-time conditions, especially for vulnerable groups which have often been neglected. This system would provide better direction for governments, NGOs, and donors to more effectively allocate resources to communities, and be applicable should a similar crisis arise in the future.","PeriodicalId":44820,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development","volume":"37 1","pages":"13 - 22"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80470530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-11-08DOI: 10.1080/02185385.2020.1846604
J. Wong, C. Leung
ABSTRACT After the COVID-19 outbreak, Social Workers across Borders (SWAB) was invited to organise crisis intervention training and supervisions for volunteer counselling teams. By reviewing the supervision records this paper found that the steps of ‘Sensitisation, Education, Scanning, Choice of Opting Out, and Recovery Facilitation’ (S-E-S-C-R) are useful to structure Trauma-Informed Supervision. Analysis indicated that volunteer counsellors have gone through three different stages, namely confusion, coordination and adaptation to changing crisis situations.
{"title":"Trauma-informed practice and supervision for volunteer counsellors of online psychological support groups during the impact of COVID-19","authors":"J. Wong, C. Leung","doi":"10.1080/02185385.2020.1846604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1846604","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT After the COVID-19 outbreak, Social Workers across Borders (SWAB) was invited to organise crisis intervention training and supervisions for volunteer counselling teams. By reviewing the supervision records this paper found that the steps of ‘Sensitisation, Education, Scanning, Choice of Opting Out, and Recovery Facilitation’ (S-E-S-C-R) are useful to structure Trauma-Informed Supervision. Analysis indicated that volunteer counsellors have gone through three different stages, namely confusion, coordination and adaptation to changing crisis situations.","PeriodicalId":44820,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development","volume":"454 1","pages":"67 - 72"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77709909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT This reflective essay seeks to detail lessons learnt from conducting group work for migrant workers with COVID-19. In response to rapidly emerging psychosocial needs, Medical Social Workers (MSWs) from Tan Tock Seng Hospital conceptualised and facilitated activities targeted at improving the workers’ psychosocial well-being. The need for response to rapidly evolving psychosocial needs meant limited time for systematic needs assessment and evaluation of activities. Activities encouraging non-verbal forms of expression were useful in overcoming language barriers and adoption of the participatory paradigm for ongoing assessment and evaluation of the activities helps create a more culturally appropriate intervention for this vulnerable population.
{"title":"Lessons learnt from group work during COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Janet Hoon Ru Lim, Jude Lim, Qing Hui Lee, Shiao Wei Lim, Eugene Yong Quan Wong, Tian Wui Tan, I. Woo","doi":"10.1080/02185385.2020.1840424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1840424","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This reflective essay seeks to detail lessons learnt from conducting group work for migrant workers with COVID-19. In response to rapidly emerging psychosocial needs, Medical Social Workers (MSWs) from Tan Tock Seng Hospital conceptualised and facilitated activities targeted at improving the workers’ psychosocial well-being. The need for response to rapidly evolving psychosocial needs meant limited time for systematic needs assessment and evaluation of activities. Activities encouraging non-verbal forms of expression were useful in overcoming language barriers and adoption of the participatory paradigm for ongoing assessment and evaluation of the activities helps create a more culturally appropriate intervention for this vulnerable population.","PeriodicalId":44820,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development","volume":"63 1","pages":"139 - 146"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82184935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-10-23DOI: 10.1080/02185385.2020.1837660
Soyoon Weon
ABSTRACT The present study examines multidimensional working poverty in South Korea by combining household income with material deprivation. It aims to capture the reality of working poverty, which is not adequately captured by the income measurement alone. By using data from the Korean Welfare Panel study in 2018, this study revealed three main findings: (a) the material deprivation rate was relatively low in Korea, although some households still suffered from deprivation influencing quality of life; (b) some working households experienced deprivation despite their high income; (c) working households whose heads were engaged in precarious employment were more likely to suffer from either material deprivation or income poverty. Future research should expand the deprivation measure and apply the longitudinal approach to determine more about people trapped in poverty in the long run. In terms of policy, a more generous social protection scheme is necessary for the working poor.
{"title":"Multidimensional poverty among working households in South Korea","authors":"Soyoon Weon","doi":"10.1080/02185385.2020.1837660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1837660","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The present study examines multidimensional working poverty in South Korea by combining household income with material deprivation. It aims to capture the reality of working poverty, which is not adequately captured by the income measurement alone. By using data from the Korean Welfare Panel study in 2018, this study revealed three main findings: (a) the material deprivation rate was relatively low in Korea, although some households still suffered from deprivation influencing quality of life; (b) some working households experienced deprivation despite their high income; (c) working households whose heads were engaged in precarious employment were more likely to suffer from either material deprivation or income poverty. Future research should expand the deprivation measure and apply the longitudinal approach to determine more about people trapped in poverty in the long run. In terms of policy, a more generous social protection scheme is necessary for the working poor.","PeriodicalId":44820,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development","volume":"2005 1","pages":"189 - 204"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78271985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-10-20DOI: 10.1080/02185385.2020.1831949
Y. Kawamura
ABSTRACT Isolation is one of the most critical factors related to older people’s health. However, to prevent COVID-19, community socialisation among the elderly has halted. Because of older people’s limited access to information technology, they cannot maintain external communication easily, and even several weeks of isolation from others could be detrimental to their health. How we sustain communication with and among the elderly is currently and will continue to be a considerable challenge in community work in Japan. In addition to contextualised information on Japanese community care for social welfare before and after the pandemic, the case of a social worker and her community is introduced. From her practices, wisdom in communication processes that can make communities more resilient to crisis can be gained and be of use in Japan and other Asian countries.
{"title":"Wisdom to make communication resilient to the crisis: Learning from a Japanese community and social worker","authors":"Y. Kawamura","doi":"10.1080/02185385.2020.1831949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1831949","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Isolation is one of the most critical factors related to older people’s health. However, to prevent COVID-19, community socialisation among the elderly has halted. Because of older people’s limited access to information technology, they cannot maintain external communication easily, and even several weeks of isolation from others could be detrimental to their health. How we sustain communication with and among the elderly is currently and will continue to be a considerable challenge in community work in Japan. In addition to contextualised information on Japanese community care for social welfare before and after the pandemic, the case of a social worker and her community is introduced. From her practices, wisdom in communication processes that can make communities more resilient to crisis can be gained and be of use in Japan and other Asian countries.","PeriodicalId":44820,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development","volume":"9 1","pages":"73 - 79"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77930638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-10-19DOI: 10.1080/02185385.2020.1837216
L. Tung
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic is causing tremendous damage, as reflected through socio-economic indicators worldwide. Countries have taken unprecedented measures to combat this pandemic. In the current context, vulnerable people are in need of urgent assistance to overcome this difficult period. Vietnam is recognised as a successful country not only in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, but also in ensuring social security for vulnerable groups. This paper aims to introduce the effective activities of socio-political organisations in supporting social welfare for vulnerable people during the pandemic in Vietnam. The experiences of Vietnam will be useful to other countries, especially those with limited resources, in ensuring the welfare of vulnerable people in pandemics such as COVID-19.
{"title":"Social work responses for vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of socio-political organisations","authors":"L. Tung","doi":"10.1080/02185385.2020.1837216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1837216","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic is causing tremendous damage, as reflected through socio-economic indicators worldwide. Countries have taken unprecedented measures to combat this pandemic. In the current context, vulnerable people are in need of urgent assistance to overcome this difficult period. Vietnam is recognised as a successful country not only in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, but also in ensuring social security for vulnerable groups. This paper aims to introduce the effective activities of socio-political organisations in supporting social welfare for vulnerable people during the pandemic in Vietnam. The experiences of Vietnam will be useful to other countries, especially those with limited resources, in ensuring the welfare of vulnerable people in pandemics such as COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":44820,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development","volume":"26 1","pages":"5 - 12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91023562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-10-16DOI: 10.1080/02185385.2020.1832564
Wichaya Komin, Rungnapa Thepparp, Borvorn Subsing, D. Engstrom
ABSTRACT Informal sector (IS) workers comprise a significant proportion of the Thai work force and contribute significantly to the Thai economy. Nevertheless, IS workers have little social protection and are economically marginalised, making them especially vulnerable to the effects of the government’s shutdown of the Thai economy to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a sample of 384 IS workers, researchers found that IS workers experienced dramatic decreases in their monthly income, although the reduction varied across occupation and geographic region. To compensate for reduced income, IS workers tapped their savings and increased their debt. A Thai government programme to provide income support for workers during the shutdown reached less than half of IS workers. Social workers can help provide better social protection to IS workers from pandemic-amplified social exclusion.
{"title":"Covid-19 and its impact on informal sector workers: a case study of Thailand","authors":"Wichaya Komin, Rungnapa Thepparp, Borvorn Subsing, D. Engstrom","doi":"10.1080/02185385.2020.1832564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1832564","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Informal sector (IS) workers comprise a significant proportion of the Thai work force and contribute significantly to the Thai economy. Nevertheless, IS workers have little social protection and are economically marginalised, making them especially vulnerable to the effects of the government’s shutdown of the Thai economy to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a sample of 384 IS workers, researchers found that IS workers experienced dramatic decreases in their monthly income, although the reduction varied across occupation and geographic region. To compensate for reduced income, IS workers tapped their savings and increased their debt. A Thai government programme to provide income support for workers during the shutdown reached less than half of IS workers. Social workers can help provide better social protection to IS workers from pandemic-amplified social exclusion.","PeriodicalId":44820,"journal":{"name":"Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development","volume":"34 1","pages":"80 - 88"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77754974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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