Pub Date : 2022-07-29DOI: 10.1177/14680173221116458
J. Hanley
microaggression towards participants. However, there is one flaw in the idea of this collection. As a pedagogical tool, I am not sure I would require my students to purchase the book, given it is a collection of papers from three special editions of a scholarly journal, to which many students and educators would have access through their institutional databases. I would have appreciated some added value or benefit in the collection form, for example, perhaps updates from the authors and researchers since the original publication or putting the works in dialogue with one another through editorial curation. The book is therefore perhaps more valuable for non-academic practitioners without access to expensive scholarly journals. The collection though is a wonderful opportunity to integrate applied social justice research into the curriculum and has some really good tools to consider in order to enhance our capacity to deal with microaggressions in social work practice, in our pedagogy, and in our classrooms.
{"title":"Book Review: Ethics and risk management in online and distance social work by Frederic Reamer","authors":"J. Hanley","doi":"10.1177/14680173221116458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221116458","url":null,"abstract":"microaggression towards participants. However, there is one flaw in the idea of this collection. As a pedagogical tool, I am not sure I would require my students to purchase the book, given it is a collection of papers from three special editions of a scholarly journal, to which many students and educators would have access through their institutional databases. I would have appreciated some added value or benefit in the collection form, for example, perhaps updates from the authors and researchers since the original publication or putting the works in dialogue with one another through editorial curation. The book is therefore perhaps more valuable for non-academic practitioners without access to expensive scholarly journals. The collection though is a wonderful opportunity to integrate applied social justice research into the curriculum and has some really good tools to consider in order to enhance our capacity to deal with microaggressions in social work practice, in our pedagogy, and in our classrooms.","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"22 1","pages":"1453 - 1454"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41723973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-29DOI: 10.1177/14680173221116449
Fran Wiles
{"title":"Book Review: The dynamics of the social worker–client relationship by Joseph Walsh","authors":"Fran Wiles","doi":"10.1177/14680173221116449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221116449","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"22 1","pages":"1447 - 1448"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43863475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-06DOI: 10.1177/14680173221109710
A. Bergman, K. Arnesson, Ulrik Berggren
Summary In Sweden, a practice has developed where the social services have started to hire private consultants in child protection investigations. This article analyses and compares the handling of child protection investigations carried out by private consultants and municipally employed social workers with regard to the reasons for the reports, the investigations, the assessments, and the decisions taken about interventions. The concepts funnel and filtering and children's participation are used in the analysis. The study has a mixed-methods design, where qualitative and quantitative data and analysis are combined and integrated. Data consists of 120 case files regarding the social service's handling of investigations as well as interviews with managers of social service departments. Findings The results show several differences in the handling of child protection investigations carried out by social workers and private consultants in the municipalities studied. The private consultants worked to a greater extent with investigations that were initiated due to concerns about violence. Investigations conducted by consultants contained less information and specifically concerning children's perspective. These children also received interventions to a lesser extent than children assessed by the municipal social workers. Application The study indicates that from a child’s perspective, it matters whether a municipally employed social worker or a private consultant performs an investigation. Consultants generally work temporarily in a workplace, and it may therefore be more difficult to establish a trusting relationship with the children, which can be a barrier to children's participation and the implementation of a child’s perspective.
{"title":"Child protection investigations by private consultants or municipally employed social workers: What are the differences for children?","authors":"A. Bergman, K. Arnesson, Ulrik Berggren","doi":"10.1177/14680173221109710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221109710","url":null,"abstract":"Summary In Sweden, a practice has developed where the social services have started to hire private consultants in child protection investigations. This article analyses and compares the handling of child protection investigations carried out by private consultants and municipally employed social workers with regard to the reasons for the reports, the investigations, the assessments, and the decisions taken about interventions. The concepts funnel and filtering and children's participation are used in the analysis. The study has a mixed-methods design, where qualitative and quantitative data and analysis are combined and integrated. Data consists of 120 case files regarding the social service's handling of investigations as well as interviews with managers of social service departments. Findings The results show several differences in the handling of child protection investigations carried out by social workers and private consultants in the municipalities studied. The private consultants worked to a greater extent with investigations that were initiated due to concerns about violence. Investigations conducted by consultants contained less information and specifically concerning children's perspective. These children also received interventions to a lesser extent than children assessed by the municipal social workers. Application The study indicates that from a child’s perspective, it matters whether a municipally employed social worker or a private consultant performs an investigation. Consultants generally work temporarily in a workplace, and it may therefore be more difficult to establish a trusting relationship with the children, which can be a barrier to children's participation and the implementation of a child’s perspective.","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"103 - 121"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43166452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-06DOI: 10.1177/14680173221093511
Hua-lei Yang, Wenchao Zhang, Yuan-yang Wu, Yi-dan Yao, Mohan Su
Summary With the increase in urbanization in China, people's neighborhood has an important influence on their well-being. This study aims to explore the impact of neighborhood mutual support on well-being from the perspective of social work. A total of 13,486 samples from the 2016 China Labor-force Dynamics Survey were utilized. The data were analyzed by the ordered logit model and propensity score matching while controlling for individual, family, and socioeconomic features. Findings (1) The more the neighborhood mutual support, the higher individuals' degree of well-being; this conclusion is robust. 2) Neighborhood mutual support has a larger improvement effect on the well-being of groups with low social status. (3) Neighborhood mutual support improves well-being through two mechanisms: it can grow an individual's support network, helping them obtain more material support, and it enhances individuals' integration into society, improving their well-being through increased feelings of community security. (4) The influence of neighborhood mutual support is weakened when a community has formal social support (full-time social workers) because individuals can resolve their problems through formal social support, reducing their reliance on neighbors. Applications Based on the perspective of community development, understanding the influence of neighborhood mutual support on well-being is important. Social workers should adopt different intervention approaches according to characteristics of different groups to improve residents' level of neighborhood mutual support. Moreover, to promote community development, the government should consider arranging social work for less-developed communities.
{"title":"The association among neighborhood mutual support, well-being, and social work","authors":"Hua-lei Yang, Wenchao Zhang, Yuan-yang Wu, Yi-dan Yao, Mohan Su","doi":"10.1177/14680173221093511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221093511","url":null,"abstract":"Summary With the increase in urbanization in China, people's neighborhood has an important influence on their well-being. This study aims to explore the impact of neighborhood mutual support on well-being from the perspective of social work. A total of 13,486 samples from the 2016 China Labor-force Dynamics Survey were utilized. The data were analyzed by the ordered logit model and propensity score matching while controlling for individual, family, and socioeconomic features. Findings (1) The more the neighborhood mutual support, the higher individuals' degree of well-being; this conclusion is robust. 2) Neighborhood mutual support has a larger improvement effect on the well-being of groups with low social status. (3) Neighborhood mutual support improves well-being through two mechanisms: it can grow an individual's support network, helping them obtain more material support, and it enhances individuals' integration into society, improving their well-being through increased feelings of community security. (4) The influence of neighborhood mutual support is weakened when a community has formal social support (full-time social workers) because individuals can resolve their problems through formal social support, reducing their reliance on neighbors. Applications Based on the perspective of community development, understanding the influence of neighborhood mutual support on well-being is important. Social workers should adopt different intervention approaches according to characteristics of different groups to improve residents' level of neighborhood mutual support. Moreover, to promote community development, the government should consider arranging social work for less-developed communities.","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"22 1","pages":"1345 - 1373"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47363365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-05DOI: 10.1177/14680173221109447
P. Simcock, J. Manthorpe, A. Tinker
Summary Vulnerability is an underexamined concept in social work. Scholarly activity principally concentrates on policy analysis and theoretical debate; less attention is given to lived experience of vulnerability from the perspectives of particular groups, impoverishing understanding of the phenomenon. This article presents findings from the first United Kingdom-based study of the lived experience of vulnerability from the perspectives of older deafblind adults. Adopting a qualitative design, data were collected via 18 semistructured interviews with eight participants (aged between 49 and 83), undertaken between October 2014 and July 2016. Data were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings Participants interpret vulnerability as layered, describing what they feel vulnerable about, what they feel vulnerable to, and when they feel vulnerable. The latter layer is predominant: vulnerability experiences are time-limited, and situation and setting specific. Situational and pathogenic sources of vulnerability include the responses of other people, particularly the experience of being misunderstood or perceived as incapable. The layers of vulnerability are not discrete: they can be combined and avoidance of one vulnerability can exacerbate another. Applications Findings strengthen arguments against categorizing particular groups, including deafblind people, as permanently and immutably vulnerable. Such categorization, focused solely on impairment, provides an inadequate understanding of experience. Policymakers should consider adopting a layered approach to defining vulnerability. Assessment of these layers and how they interact may offer social workers an enhanced understanding of deafblind people's experiences and assist in determining what matters to them. Assessment should explore coping strategies, and assumptions of incapability based on impairment be rejected.
{"title":"Vulnerability among older people ageing with deafblindness","authors":"P. Simcock, J. Manthorpe, A. Tinker","doi":"10.1177/14680173221109447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221109447","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Vulnerability is an underexamined concept in social work. Scholarly activity principally concentrates on policy analysis and theoretical debate; less attention is given to lived experience of vulnerability from the perspectives of particular groups, impoverishing understanding of the phenomenon. This article presents findings from the first United Kingdom-based study of the lived experience of vulnerability from the perspectives of older deafblind adults. Adopting a qualitative design, data were collected via 18 semistructured interviews with eight participants (aged between 49 and 83), undertaken between October 2014 and July 2016. Data were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings Participants interpret vulnerability as layered, describing what they feel vulnerable about, what they feel vulnerable to, and when they feel vulnerable. The latter layer is predominant: vulnerability experiences are time-limited, and situation and setting specific. Situational and pathogenic sources of vulnerability include the responses of other people, particularly the experience of being misunderstood or perceived as incapable. The layers of vulnerability are not discrete: they can be combined and avoidance of one vulnerability can exacerbate another. Applications Findings strengthen arguments against categorizing particular groups, including deafblind people, as permanently and immutably vulnerable. Such categorization, focused solely on impairment, provides an inadequate understanding of experience. Policymakers should consider adopting a layered approach to defining vulnerability. Assessment of these layers and how they interact may offer social workers an enhanced understanding of deafblind people's experiences and assist in determining what matters to them. Assessment should explore coping strategies, and assumptions of incapability based on impairment be rejected.","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"60 - 84"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49151703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-30DOI: 10.1177/14680173221109687
Charles Kiiza Wamara, Thomas Strandberg, Maria Bennich
Summary The social gerontological field has long called for a culturally appropriate framework to understand, prevent, and respond to elder abuse in the Global South. This emphasis is, in part, based on the notion that elder abuse is a cultural and structural concern that cannot be effectively addressed using mainstream social work approaches. Therefore, indigenised approaches are preferred while tackling cultural and structural forms of elder abuse. However, despite several attempts, there is limited research on indigenised approaches and practices within the gerontological social work field. Therefore, we investigated how social work could promote indigenised approaches to better address elder abuse. We explored this through in-depth semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 21 social workers. Findings Elder abuse is a cultural and structural social problem that requires family- and community-centred approaches premised on the Indigenous values of togetherness, reciprocity, solidarity, responsibility and love for humanity. These approaches must be embedded in people’s cultures and knowledge to address the social structural changes that have contributed to elder abuse in the Global South. Applications Social workers should strengthen family and community support to achieve social capital and inclusion for older people. This will not only enable families and communities to safeguard their older members, but also enhance community-based solutions to address elder abuse. Social work educators should engage in robust and rigorous research and curriculum change for social work education to enable the integration of post-colonial theories and approaches into social work training.
{"title":"Indigenised approaches to addressing elder abuse in Uganda","authors":"Charles Kiiza Wamara, Thomas Strandberg, Maria Bennich","doi":"10.1177/14680173221109687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221109687","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The social gerontological field has long called for a culturally appropriate framework to understand, prevent, and respond to elder abuse in the Global South. This emphasis is, in part, based on the notion that elder abuse is a cultural and structural concern that cannot be effectively addressed using mainstream social work approaches. Therefore, indigenised approaches are preferred while tackling cultural and structural forms of elder abuse. However, despite several attempts, there is limited research on indigenised approaches and practices within the gerontological social work field. Therefore, we investigated how social work could promote indigenised approaches to better address elder abuse. We explored this through in-depth semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 21 social workers. Findings Elder abuse is a cultural and structural social problem that requires family- and community-centred approaches premised on the Indigenous values of togetherness, reciprocity, solidarity, responsibility and love for humanity. These approaches must be embedded in people’s cultures and knowledge to address the social structural changes that have contributed to elder abuse in the Global South. Applications Social workers should strengthen family and community support to achieve social capital and inclusion for older people. This will not only enable families and communities to safeguard their older members, but also enhance community-based solutions to address elder abuse. Social work educators should engage in robust and rigorous research and curriculum change for social work education to enable the integration of post-colonial theories and approaches into social work training.","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"19 - 36"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44002595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-23DOI: 10.1177/14680173221109485
Sigal Bracha-Sadowitz, G. Feldman, L. Levin
Summary While scholars have examined how neoliberal ideas and policies manifest at the front lines of the welfare state, far less is known about how the neoliberal approach prevalent in such states shapes decisions that senior state actors make about social welfare policy. The current study advances the literature by examining the processes and motivations behind the decision to withdraw from enacting a law designed to secure the social rights of all Israeli citizens. The study is rooted in a critical research paradigm, combining both inductive and deductive analyses of in-depth interviews with 15 senior officials and legislators in the field of social services. Findings Despite their purported support for equality in the provision of social services, their acknowledgment of the shortcomings of current legislation in this respect, and their active role in promoting an alternative thereto, participants were persuaded to act in such a way as to support free-market measures. These findings illustrate an arena of policymaking wherein some state actors “purchase” other actors’ cooperation and compliance with the neoliberal approach. Applications The “behind-the-scenes” account of the legislative process, set against the backdrop of neoliberal welfare governance, provides insights useful to all those who seek to promote parity-enhancing legislation aimed at supporting marginalized social service recipients, in Israel and beyond.
{"title":"Securing citizens’ social rights under neoliberal welfare governance: the case of Israeli social services","authors":"Sigal Bracha-Sadowitz, G. Feldman, L. Levin","doi":"10.1177/14680173221109485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221109485","url":null,"abstract":"Summary\u0000 While scholars have examined how neoliberal ideas and policies manifest at the front lines of the welfare state, far less is known about how the neoliberal approach prevalent in such states shapes decisions that senior state actors make about social welfare policy. The current study advances the literature by examining the processes and motivations behind the decision to withdraw from enacting a law designed to secure the social rights of all Israeli citizens. The study is rooted in a critical research paradigm, combining both inductive and deductive analyses of in-depth interviews with 15 senior officials and legislators in the field of social services. \u0000 Findings\u0000 Despite their purported support for equality in the provision of social services, their acknowledgment of the shortcomings of current legislation in this respect, and their active role in promoting an alternative thereto, participants were persuaded to act in such a way as to support free-market measures. These findings illustrate an arena of policymaking wherein some state actors “purchase” other actors’ cooperation and compliance with the neoliberal approach. \u0000 Applications\u0000 The “behind-the-scenes” account of the legislative process, set against the backdrop of neoliberal welfare governance, provides insights useful to all those who seek to promote parity-enhancing legislation aimed at supporting marginalized social service recipients, in Israel and beyond.","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"189 - 204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42862593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-19DOI: 10.1177/14680173221109417
Jing Zhang, Zhipeng Li
{"title":"Book Review: The coronavirus crisis and challenges to social development: global perspectives by Maria do Carmo dos Santos Gonçalves, Rebecca Gutwald, Tanja Kleibl, Ronald Lutz, Ndangwa Noyoo and Janestic Twikirize (Eds)","authors":"Jing Zhang, Zhipeng Li","doi":"10.1177/14680173221109417","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221109417","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"401 - 403"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42283218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-19DOI: 10.1177/14680173221109408
I. Epstein
much more than maybe 12 hours without them” (p. 214). The author begins Part I with a historical overview of the role played by disability rights activists in the post-World War II era, culminating in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other legislative efforts that presaged the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. After detailing the many twists and turns that led to the emergence of PAS, she concludes that policymakers have coalesced around the “supports that enable individuals with disabilities and older adults who would otherwise require institutional care to live independently in the community” (p. 43). In Parts II through V, the author brings the complex world of PAS to life by describing the words and experiences of 21 disabled consumers and the 20 PAs who “make their days happen.” We learn about the many ways in which the lives and needs of these two groups align or diverge. One of the strengths of this book is the level of personal detail included in each chapter. Many of the individuals discussed in the book consented to be photographed and were often very frank in the opinions they shared with the author. Another strength is that the PAS movement is presented as a dynamic, evolving process. The author makes it clear this topic will come to preoccupy more and more Americans as the years progress. “Finding sustainable solutions to the looming paid PAS crisis requires understanding the intertwined and complex policy, personal, and interpersonal factors affecting in-home ADL supports” (p. 7). An interesting device in each chapter is to present the topics from both points of view. Thus, we see “Perspectives of Consumers” and “Perspectives of PAs” repeated throughout the book. Chapter topics cover nearly every aspect of a disabled person’s life. These include whether aids are hired by an agency or hired directly by the consumer, issues of trust and intimacy, issues regarding safety and abuse, and issues concerning hiring, firing, and paying additional funds privately. The author leaves a few stones unturned. In summary, this book is ideal for any person contemplating the need to engage the services of a personal care assistant. As both a social worker and someone who utilizes PAS, I enjoyed the comprehensive treatment of this topic. In addition, policymakers in all fields will benefit from the balanced approach to this complex societal need.
{"title":"Book Review: Practitioner research for social work, nursing and the health professions by Payam Sheikhattari, Michael T Wright, Gillian B Silver, Cyrilla van der Donk and Bas van Lanen","authors":"I. Epstein","doi":"10.1177/14680173221109408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221109408","url":null,"abstract":"much more than maybe 12 hours without them” (p. 214). The author begins Part I with a historical overview of the role played by disability rights activists in the post-World War II era, culminating in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other legislative efforts that presaged the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. After detailing the many twists and turns that led to the emergence of PAS, she concludes that policymakers have coalesced around the “supports that enable individuals with disabilities and older adults who would otherwise require institutional care to live independently in the community” (p. 43). In Parts II through V, the author brings the complex world of PAS to life by describing the words and experiences of 21 disabled consumers and the 20 PAs who “make their days happen.” We learn about the many ways in which the lives and needs of these two groups align or diverge. One of the strengths of this book is the level of personal detail included in each chapter. Many of the individuals discussed in the book consented to be photographed and were often very frank in the opinions they shared with the author. Another strength is that the PAS movement is presented as a dynamic, evolving process. The author makes it clear this topic will come to preoccupy more and more Americans as the years progress. “Finding sustainable solutions to the looming paid PAS crisis requires understanding the intertwined and complex policy, personal, and interpersonal factors affecting in-home ADL supports” (p. 7). An interesting device in each chapter is to present the topics from both points of view. Thus, we see “Perspectives of Consumers” and “Perspectives of PAs” repeated throughout the book. Chapter topics cover nearly every aspect of a disabled person’s life. These include whether aids are hired by an agency or hired directly by the consumer, issues of trust and intimacy, issues regarding safety and abuse, and issues concerning hiring, firing, and paying additional funds privately. The author leaves a few stones unturned. In summary, this book is ideal for any person contemplating the need to engage the services of a personal care assistant. As both a social worker and someone who utilizes PAS, I enjoyed the comprehensive treatment of this topic. In addition, policymakers in all fields will benefit from the balanced approach to this complex societal need.","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"404 - 407"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42223233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-19DOI: 10.1177/14680173221109407
Sabretta Alford
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