Pub Date : 2025-05-10DOI: 10.1177/00208728251336086
Susan R Pace, Shirley Gatenio Gabel
Human rights-based approaches in social welfare policy and social services are thought to improve the well-being of individuals, groups, communities, and society. But do they? This scoping review of the impact of human rights-based approaches yielded 34 geographically diverse studies, reviewed according to three key categories: commitment to human rights instruments and legal advocacy, policy and program outcomes, and community action and organization. Commitment to a human rights-based approach appeared to have a stronger impact when integrated into domestic legislation, result in positive policy and programming outcomes, and potentially contribute to empowerment when incorporated into community action and organization.
{"title":"Evidence for the impact of the human rights-based approach in social policy and programming: A scoping review","authors":"Susan R Pace, Shirley Gatenio Gabel","doi":"10.1177/00208728251336086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251336086","url":null,"abstract":"Human rights-based approaches in social welfare policy and social services are thought to improve the well-being of individuals, groups, communities, and society. But do they? This scoping review of the impact of human rights-based approaches yielded 34 geographically diverse studies, reviewed according to three key categories: commitment to human rights instruments and legal advocacy, policy and program outcomes, and community action and organization. Commitment to a human rights-based approach appeared to have a stronger impact when integrated into domestic legislation, result in positive policy and programming outcomes, and potentially contribute to empowerment when incorporated into community action and organization.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143932542","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 : 2025-05-06DOI: 10.1177/00208728251336944
Tianca Crocker
This brief note examines the dual impact of Internet-enabled technologies in public services to expand access to services while exposing gaps in data privacy protections in the United States. Both the opportunities and risks these technologies present for vulnerable populations are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the lack of a robust national data privacy law and the fragmented legal and ethical landscape that nonprofits providing social good must navigate. Recommendations are included to aid social service organizations in the creation of online data privacy practices.
{"title":"Balancing data privacy and social good: A framework for the AI generation of social and human services","authors":"Tianca Crocker","doi":"10.1177/00208728251336944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251336944","url":null,"abstract":"This brief note examines the dual impact of Internet-enabled technologies in public services to expand access to services while exposing gaps in data privacy protections in the United States. Both the opportunities and risks these technologies present for vulnerable populations are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the lack of a robust national data privacy law and the fragmented legal and ethical landscape that nonprofits providing social good must navigate. Recommendations are included to aid social service organizations in the creation of online data privacy practices.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143915994","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 : 2025-05-05DOI: 10.1177/00208728241313034
Maria Lúcia Teixeira Garcia, Gary Spolander, Fabiola Leal, Francis Adaikalam, Neil Gibson
COVID-19 impacted globally, on individual health, care systems and social reproduction. Excessive death, lockdowns and social policy change had immediate and long-term national and global implications. Attention has been given to the immediate consequences, including its disproportionate impact on parts of society such as older people, “black” and “ethnic minorities”, and migrants. This raises questions for social work about wider enduring lessons including social inequality and globalisation. Reflecting across three countries, we encourage debate on future professional lessons, recognising constraints the pandemic has imposed and the dilemma of relying on historical precedents, of which we now find we have none.
{"title":"Social work practice following the COVID-19 pandemic: Reflections from Brazil, India and Scotland","authors":"Maria Lúcia Teixeira Garcia, Gary Spolander, Fabiola Leal, Francis Adaikalam, Neil Gibson","doi":"10.1177/00208728241313034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728241313034","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 impacted globally, on individual health, care systems and social reproduction. Excessive death, lockdowns and social policy change had immediate and long-term national and global implications. Attention has been given to the immediate consequences, including its disproportionate impact on parts of society such as older people, “black” and “ethnic minorities”, and migrants. This raises questions for social work about wider enduring lessons including social inequality and globalisation. Reflecting across three countries, we encourage debate on future professional lessons, recognising constraints the pandemic has imposed and the dilemma of relying on historical precedents, of which we now find we have none.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143910556","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 : 2025-04-29DOI: 10.1177/00208728251335177
Caiyun Qi, Yongfeng Yang, Cheng Chang, Na Chen
Community participation is critical for the well-being of disabled people. We indicate that it is hampered by pervasive ableist microaggressions from community staff, community members, family members, and internalized thereof by disabled people. Social workers play important roles in work with them to attain full community participation.
{"title":"Barriers to the community participation of persons with disabilities: Insights from ableist microaggressions","authors":"Caiyun Qi, Yongfeng Yang, Cheng Chang, Na Chen","doi":"10.1177/00208728251335177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251335177","url":null,"abstract":"Community participation is critical for the well-being of disabled people. We indicate that it is hampered by pervasive ableist microaggressions from community staff, community members, family members, and internalized thereof by disabled people. Social workers play important roles in work with them to attain full community participation.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143884314","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 : 2025-04-12DOI: 10.1177/00208728251331792
Neveen Ali-Saleh Darawshy
The study addresses community violence among Arab social workers in Israel. Data from 14 in-depth interviews were thematically analyzed. The findings reveal that participants encounter challenges in the personal, familial, as well as the professional spheres. They report collegial supportive coping mechanisms used by social workers after exposure to community violence. This study highlights the importance of enhancing social workers’ well-being, safety, and professional effectiveness after exposure to community violence. Tailored peer support is crucial in addressing the challenges they face.
{"title":"Experiences and challenges of Arab social workers in Israel with community violence","authors":"Neveen Ali-Saleh Darawshy","doi":"10.1177/00208728251331792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251331792","url":null,"abstract":"The study addresses community violence among Arab social workers in Israel. Data from 14 in-depth interviews were thematically analyzed. The findings reveal that participants encounter challenges in the personal, familial, as well as the professional spheres. They report collegial supportive coping mechanisms used by social workers after exposure to community violence. This study highlights the importance of enhancing social workers’ well-being, safety, and professional effectiveness after exposure to community violence. Tailored peer support is crucial in addressing the challenges they face.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143824878","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 : 2025-03-27DOI: 10.1177/00208728251323070
Ibrahim Mahajne, Nuzha Allassad Alhuzail
The study joins the calls for the ‘authentication’ of social work interventions in ‘real-life contexts’, investigating the potential value of home visits as perceived by minority group social workers in Israel. Data were collected from in-depth semi-structured interviews with 15 Arab social workers employed by local authority welfare bureaus. Beyond the home visit’s universal potential, the interviews revealed authentic ways to utilize the home visit’s positive potential. The findings can encourage professionals in practice, policy design, and training to explore the variety of opportunities offered by home visits for service users’ benefit.
{"title":"The potential value of home visits as experienced by social workers belonging to the minoritized Arab population in Israel","authors":"Ibrahim Mahajne, Nuzha Allassad Alhuzail","doi":"10.1177/00208728251323070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251323070","url":null,"abstract":"The study joins the calls for the ‘authentication’ of social work interventions in ‘real-life contexts’, investigating the potential value of home visits as perceived by minority group social workers in Israel. Data were collected from in-depth semi-structured interviews with 15 Arab social workers employed by local authority welfare bureaus. Beyond the home visit’s universal potential, the interviews revealed authentic ways to utilize the home visit’s positive potential. The findings can encourage professionals in practice, policy design, and training to explore the variety of opportunities offered by home visits for service users’ benefit.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"183 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143723394","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 : 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1177/00208728251324411
Nozipho E Nkosi, Mpumelelo E Ncube
Supervision is crucial in social work for enhancing service delivery standards. In South Africa, deficiencies in supervision practices and ineffective implementation of the social development approach have negatively impacted service quality. This study investigated the relationship between supervision and the adoption of the social development approach within the Department of Social Development in Mpumalanga’s Gert Sibande District. Using a qualitative case study design and semi-structured interviews, the findings revealed that supervision in the district does not effectively support the social development approach, raising concerns about service delivery quality.
{"title":"Understanding social work supervision in the context of social development practice: A comprehensive analysis","authors":"Nozipho E Nkosi, Mpumelelo E Ncube","doi":"10.1177/00208728251324411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251324411","url":null,"abstract":"Supervision is crucial in social work for enhancing service delivery standards. In South Africa, deficiencies in supervision practices and ineffective implementation of the social development approach have negatively impacted service quality. This study investigated the relationship between supervision and the adoption of the social development approach within the Department of Social Development in Mpumalanga’s Gert Sibande District. Using a qualitative case study design and semi-structured interviews, the findings revealed that supervision in the district does not effectively support the social development approach, raising concerns about service delivery quality.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702748","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}
This study explored and compared conceptualizations of social work research across Anglophone and Latin American countries. Open-ended survey responses ( n= 46) from participants in three Anglophone countries and three Latin American countries were analyzed. Three themes emerged: (1) social work research seeks solutions or actions; (2) social work research integrates an ecological approach; and (3) social work research is upheld by ethics and social justice. The themes highlighted unique contributions of social work research, with nuances between Latin American and Anglophone respondents. Implications include expanding the study to other countries and highlighting ethics and transformation in social work research.
{"title":"What makes social work research distinct? A comparison of three Latin American and three Anglophone countries","authors":"Gabriela Rubilar Donoso, Gianinna Muñoz-Arce, Barbra Teater, Catherine A LaBrenz, Sabretta Alford","doi":"10.1177/00208728251324428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251324428","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored and compared conceptualizations of social work research across Anglophone and Latin American countries. Open-ended survey responses ( <jats:italic>n</jats:italic> <jats:italic>=</jats:italic> 46) from participants in three Anglophone countries and three Latin American countries were analyzed. Three themes emerged: (1) social work research seeks solutions or actions; (2) social work research integrates an ecological approach; and (3) social work research is upheld by ethics and social justice. The themes highlighted unique contributions of social work research, with nuances between Latin American and Anglophone respondents. Implications include expanding the study to other countries and highlighting ethics and transformation in social work research.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143672509","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 : 2025-03-14DOI: 10.1177/00208728251319495
Michal Segal, Ayelet Gur
This article proposes establishing a new model for making civil legal proceedings accessible to persons with disabilities, combining therapeutic jurisprudence principles with the requirements of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The model suggests integration of a social worker to act as a coordinator for advising judges and prepare litigants using the ICCAP model: identification, communication, courtroom, attorney, and preparation. The model aims to ensure convention principles and relevant laws are implemented, adapting proceedings to the unique needs of persons with disabilities, thereby improving court accessibility and promoting access to justice for persons with disabilities.
{"title":"Using therapeutic jurisprudence principles to enhance access to legal proceedings for persons with disabilities: The ICCAP model","authors":"Michal Segal, Ayelet Gur","doi":"10.1177/00208728251319495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251319495","url":null,"abstract":"This article proposes establishing a new model for making civil legal proceedings accessible to persons with disabilities, combining therapeutic jurisprudence principles with the requirements of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The model suggests integration of a social worker to act as a coordinator for advising judges and prepare litigants using the ICCAP model: identification, communication, courtroom, attorney, and preparation. The model aims to ensure convention principles and relevant laws are implemented, adapting proceedings to the unique needs of persons with disabilities, thereby improving court accessibility and promoting access to justice for persons with disabilities.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143627528","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 : 2025-03-14DOI: 10.1177/00208728251319499
Eike Bösing, Yannick von Lautz, Mehmet Kart, Margit Stein
Extremism is a global threat, and preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) is a worldwide challenge. As a soft-power approach, social work can play a crucial role in P/CVE. This study explores professional concepts and their impact on P/CVE regarding Islamism through eight semi-structured interviews with practitioners in Germany, analyzed using a reconstructive-documentary approach. Findings suggest that social work can contribute significantly to P/CVE if it avoids acting as a repressive agent and focuses on advocacy. Integrating social justice approaches into P/CVE is essential for reducing stigmatization and fostering emancipation. The study demonstrates how professional practice can influence problem perceptions and policies.
{"title":"Professional concepts in preventing and countering Islamist radicalization: Insights from practitioners in Germany","authors":"Eike Bösing, Yannick von Lautz, Mehmet Kart, Margit Stein","doi":"10.1177/00208728251319499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251319499","url":null,"abstract":"Extremism is a global threat, and preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) is a worldwide challenge. As a soft-power approach, social work can play a crucial role in P/CVE. This study explores professional concepts and their impact on P/CVE regarding Islamism through eight semi-structured interviews with practitioners in Germany, analyzed using a reconstructive-documentary approach. Findings suggest that social work can contribute significantly to P/CVE if it avoids acting as a repressive agent and focuses on advocacy. Integrating social justice approaches into P/CVE is essential for reducing stigmatization and fostering emancipation. The study demonstrates how professional practice can influence problem perceptions and policies.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143627434","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}
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