Showing papers in "International Social Work in 1976"
TL;DR: Estes and Morgan as discussed by the authors pointed out that critical phenomena such as gross national product, balance of payments, investment, productivity, and profit, valuable as they are to economists, are of only limited value in planning for the social needs of people throughout the world.
Abstract: * Dr. Estes and Dr. Morgan are respectively Assistant Professor and Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A. The authors are indebted to Mrs. Kate Katzki, Secretary General of the International Council on Social Welfare, and Sir Goeffrey Vickers of Great Britain for their helpful comments on earlier versions of the manuscript. We are also in debt to the member notions of the ICSW in as much as their 1972 and 1974 biennial conference reports to the Council contributed substantially to many of the ideas contained in this paper. NE of the marked features of the cur0 rent turmoil in international affairs is the growing distrust of econo-mic values and concepts as points of departure for world social welfare planning. ;Such critical phenomena as &dquo;gross national product,&dquo; balance of payments,&dquo; &dquo;investment,&dquo; &dquo;productivity,&dquo; and &dquo;profit,&dquo; crs valuable as they are to economists, are now recognized to be of only ;limited value in planning for t.he social needs of people throughout the world. As a result, new approaches to world and na-tiona-I social welfare analysis
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TL;DR: The adoption of Western social work ideas and practice has, in many cases, been dysfunctional because, as with many other occupational specialties, western social work is too culture-bound and too inextricably conditioned by its economic and political origins to serve as a runiversolly applicable model as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: was on the fact that developing countries, because of lower per capita incomes, limited social services, a strong attachment to traditional values and institutions, and a desire for political action geared to national development, are passing through convulsive and revolutionary changes, many of which are induced or imposed by their governments. For these countries, the adoption of Western social work ideas and practice has, in many cases, been dysfunctional because, as with many other occupational specialties, Western social work is too culture-bound and too inextricably conditioned by its economic and political origins to serve as a runiversolly applicable model.
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TL;DR: Baker and Campbell as discussed by the authors have been members of a team setting up a new department in Social Work at Monash University Clayton, Victoria, Australia, since August 1974 and have been senior lecturer and lecturer in social work, respectively.
Abstract: * Mr. Baker is senior lecturer & Miss Campbell is lecturer in Social Work, Monash University. Since August 1974 the authors have been members of a team setting up a new department in Social Work at Monash University Clayton, Victoria, Australia. Ht last six years liars seen an upsurge T of interest in redefining and broadening the theoretical base of social work practice. (Bartlett, 1970~, Stumpf 19701, Pincus & Minahan 19733, Goldstein 19734, St. George Henry i 974’). The emphasis has moved from the use of specific skill/¡me-thod models which had been formulated for practice with individuals, families, groups, and communities to models which apply to all social work interventions wherever they occur. Over the years the concept of genericism has waxed and waned in popularity among social work practitioners and educators. Currentiy it is once again in vogue (Hartman 19746) and the word &dquo;generic&dquo; is frequency found in Australian, British and American professional li,terature. io-day’s generic practitioner is seen as an agent of change who is able to understand and respond to a wide range of human needs.
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TL;DR: The field of social work is a low-status profession because it is action-oriented and most of us in social work chose this field rather than sociology, psychology, political science or anthropology because we are action-orientated.
Abstract: ther at a conference, seminar, or informal discussion, the process is often trying to define what it is they do; from there talk frequently shifts to identifying/agonizing over the paradoxes and dilemmas faced by community organizers, and often ends with an analysis of why social work is a low-status profession. I believe most of us in the field of social work chose this &dquo;unloved&dquo; profession rather than sociology, psychology, political science or anthropology because we are action-orientated. We want to go beyond analyzing a problem and do something about it. While others have been setting up empirical studies to measure implications of individual autonomy, for example, we have concentrated
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TL;DR: For eleven years I have been involved in teaching overseas students in the University College of Swansea, I have worked for brief periods in Uganda, and most recently have spent a year as visiting professor of social work at a University in Bangladesh.
Abstract: state that for eleven years I have been involved in teaching overseas students in the University College of Swansea, I have worked for brief periods in Uganda, I am a regular visitor as an adviser to the social work course in the University of Khartoum, and most recently have spent a year as visiting professor of social work at a University in Bangladesh. I have also visited former Swansea students in Kenya, Ethiopia, India, Burma, Thailand, Hong Kong, Cyprus and Greece.
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TL;DR: In this paper, it is stated that aging is affected differently in different cultures and that climate, economic condition, standard of living, education and health care facilities, the structure and social attitudes toward the aging and other available resources all these factors greatly affect aging persons in a particular society and thus largely determine the type and extent of the social services available for them.
Abstract: true that aging is affected differently in different cultures. Climate, economic condition, standard of living, education ahd health care facilities, the structure and social attitudes toward the aging and other available resources all these factors great’liy affect aging persons in a particular society and thus largely determine the type and extent of the social services available for them.
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TL;DR: The history of social work education points to a certain incompatibility bet-- as discussed by the authors, if our training is meant to prepare us to perform as a ca.no.se-worker or a group worker in a social agency.
Abstract: no. Yes, if our training is meant to prepare us to perform as a ca.se-worker or a group worker in a social agency. No, if it is meant to educate for socia:l change and to stimulate balanced national development and wider participation by the people., which were indeed the respective themes of the 17th ~Internationa:i Congress on Schools of S(>cia.1 Work and the 17th lnternatianal Conference on Social Welfare. The history of social work education points to a certain incompatibility bet-
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TL;DR: Kalmar et al. as discussed by the authors studied the social, economic, and political implications of abortion services in the United States and Western Europe but relatively little attention has been paid to the ideological, economic and political consequences of these services in China and in the Soviet Union.
Abstract: * Mrs. Kalmar, who holds an MSW from N. Y. university, currently is an intern in the Urban Corps in the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York. Much has been written on the social, economic, and political implications of abortion services in the United States and Western Europe but relatively little attention has been paid to the ideological, economic and political consequences of these services in the People’s Republic of China and in the Soviet Union. This article, attempts to outline the policies and their implementation and to mustrate the provision of abortion services under decentralized and centralized administrative structures in the People’s Republic of China and in the Soviet Union.
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TL;DR: It seems that sociol workers at various levels are beginning to take stock, to question their roles, to take a new look at the services which they provide and which are entrusted to them in virtue of their profession.
Abstract: It seems that sociol workers at various levels are beginning to take stock, to question their roles, to take a new look at the services which they provide and which are entrusted to them in virtue of their profession. Can this be seen as catharsis, as heartsearching or a desire to serve humanity with more zeal and dedication, or is it just a fashion to come to conferences and dream aloud with no sincere conviction of fathoming and exploring possibilities under the different conditions in which we serve? Are we searching high and low for a philosophy
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TL;DR: The concept of environment congenial and conducive to the growth of such potentialities of the individual himself/herself and of those he/she comes in contact with is defined in this paper.
Abstract: we believe connotes all those activities and pursuits, that are undertaken by an agency, the government or an .international agency to promote the well-being of people in order that each individual can develop to his/her utmost potentiality. This concept also includes the provision and preparation of an environment congenial and conducive to the growth of such potentialities of the individual himself/herself and of those he/she comes in contact with. Such a definition would include all those endeavours that normally
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TL;DR: In this article, the concept of urbanism has been criticised for its generality and the difficulty of grasping it when used to embrace simuttaneously a big city, a village hamlet or a regional settlement.
Abstract: Perhaps the first thing that hinders the concept itself is its ’ generality. ’ ’City’, ’town’ and ’village’ = like ’region’ or ‘country’ belong to our. thinking and our language. The term ’urbanism’ has only been accepted with difficulty, however, by most people, even though its actual subject, the city, is familiar enough in most people’s mind. When the concept is used to embrace simuttaneously a big city, a village hamlet or a regional settlement, it becomes very difficult to grasp. When it is o question of not artificially slicing up sociai reality and of not isolating urban agglomerations or service centres from their outlying territories, but of treating as a whole the living entity which extends through all its human interconnections and arteries over an entire municipality or metropolitan area, then the difficulty is even greater.
TL;DR: A relatively large number of social workers have been enabled to work in such settings but, unfortunately, only a few have recorded their experiences as discussed by the authors. But the sharing of the knowledge and insights gained, the problems faced and the pleasures and hardships encountered would be most helpfu.l to other professionals on sim~iiar assignments
Abstract: * Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. HE opportunity to practise, to teach T or to study in a developing country different from one’s own, brings rich rewards. A relatively large number of social workers have been enabled to work in such settings but, unfortunately, only a few have recorded their experiences.’ Yet the sharing of the knowledge and insights gained, the problems faced and the pleasures and hardships encountered would be most helpfu.l to other professionals on sim~iiar assignments
TL;DR: The Social Work T (Scot) Act 1'968, as it applied to local authority social work services in Scot4and, called for the integration of the then existing separate social work agencies and their staff as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: *Dr. Lynch, M.A., Ph.D., is a lecturer in Sociology, Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh, Scotland. †See Note on p. 32. HE introduction of the Social Work T (Scot) Act 1’968, as it applied to local authority social work services in Scot4and, called for the integration of the then existing separate social work agencies and their staff. The significance of the change loy in the recognised impact which the move
TL;DR: In this article, the concept of urban education is seen as education conducted under certa-in conditions, and the authors present a revised version of a paper presented to the Forty-Fourth Congress of the Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advoncement of Science (ANZAAS), Sydney, August, 1972.
Abstract: *The author is currently a Ph.D. student in the school of Sociology, University of New South Wales. This article is a revised version of a paper presented to the Forty-Fourth Congress of the Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advoncement of Science (ANZAAS), Sydney, August, 1972. This article is reprinted with permission from the Aust. Journal of Social Issues 1974 Volume 9 Number 4. The concept of urban education is seen as education conducted under certa-in conditions
TL;DR: In this paper, the past and present achievements of women in world societies and to encourage further growth and development of women's potential on an,indivi- dual os well as on a societal and global basis.
Abstract: . two-fotd : to recognize the past and present achievements of women in world societies and to encourage further growth and development of women’s potential on an ,indivi-. dual os well as on a societal and global basis. Althoug’h women’s contributions in the history of regional and national developmen.t have been numerous, it is apparent that their participation in social development is still very limi-ted in scope and that expanded opportunities are essential (UN Report, 1970).
TL;DR: In this paper, four concrete models of structures in social welfare organizations characteristic of present western societies, and their reactions to changes which necessitate re structuring, are presented and analyzed.
Abstract: Four concrete models of structures in social welfare organizations characteristic of present western societies, and their reactions to changes which necessitate re structuring.
TL;DR: Bruinooge as discussed by the authors is a Social Welfare Policy Analyst with the Department of Institutions and Agencies of the State of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey with a focus on social welfare.
Abstract: * Mr. Bruinooge is Social Welfare Policy Analyst with the Department of Institutions and Agencies of the State of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey. NDIA ; young and proud and rich in cult ture. India : ancient and bowed down with problems. Both sets of adjectives are true, and that is why In.dia is so fascinating. We want to know how this crppealing country is ’handling its tremendous social problems. Can independence and vigor, together with strong and sensitive artistic, rel:igious and social traditions, and borrowed insight from the West help India to feed its hungry, educate its illiterate, provide useful work for its millions? We hope so;
TL;DR: In this paper, a vague reply was given to Yan Yi villaoers every time they asked for a definite date for re-housing from the then Resettlement Department: "We understand the situation and are very sympathetic with you. But you just have to be patient and wait."
Abstract: * Monica Yu is a Field Supervisor of Chung Chi, the Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong. Her article is copyright 1974, the Hong Kong Social Workers’ Association, reproduced by permission. ‘ ‘ E understand the situation and are very sympathetic with you. But you just have to be patient and wait&dquo;. This has always been the vague reply the Yan Yi villaoers obtained every time they asked for a definite date for re-housing from the then Resettlement Department.
TL;DR: The need for accountability in social work has been emphasized by Briar as mentioned in this paper, who stated that descriptions of what we do, &dquo; must be stated in empirical, concrete, behoviourally specific language devoid of professional jargon in order to be comprehensible to non social workers.
Abstract: * The author is Assistant Professor, Social Welfare Concentration, Dept. of Sociology, Florida Technical Univenity, Orlando, Florida. N his editorial in the July, 1974, issue of Social Work, Scott Briar spoke to the need for accountability in social work. He stated that descriptions of what we do, &dquo;must be stated in empirical, concrete, behoviourally specific language devoid of professional jargon in order to be comprehensible to non social workers There is a general recognition in the field that such specificity is needed; however, there is not
TL;DR: In the developed and the industrialized countries, communities in the developing and the Industrialized countries have been so much in the throes of change and new developments in practice, that it would seem arbitrary to confine community development mainly to self-help efforts in rural areas of developing countries and community organization to coordinating efforts mainly in urban areas of the advanced countries.
Abstract: Both the developing and the Industrialized countries have been so much in the throes of change and new developments in practice, that it would seem arbitrary to confine community development mainly to self-help efforts in rural areas of developing countries and community organization to coordinating efforts mainly in urban areas of the advanced countries. Increasingly developing countries, faced with problems of urbanization such as rootlessness, slums, unemployment, are beginning somewhat belatedly to focus on urban come munity development efforts. Likewise, in the industrialized countries, community development efforts are being directed toward problems of ghettos, minority groups, and depressed neighbourhoods in urban areas.
TL;DR: In this paper, an Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, found a pronounced trend toward an open learning system as opposed to the traditional or closed teaching system, and recognized that this trend was more apparent in the literature than in actual practice.
Abstract: *Presently, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. This article is written in collaboration with Method Teachers Sosialskolen, Stavanger. Stavanger, Norway, June 1975. ARIANS, after reviewing 1000 books m and documents related to developments in education found a pronounced trend toward an &dquo;open learning system&dquo; as opposed to the traditional or &dquo;closed teaching system.&dquo; However, he also recognized that this trend was more apparent in the literature than in actual practice. Educators, critics and writers identified with this trend
TL;DR: In this article, the HIWED project presented a large-scale data collection on participants of social insurance systems in Western Europe, which is published as a research report No. 4 of the History of Western European Democracies at the Urriversity of Mannheim, W. Germany.
Abstract: ["The following article is part of a larger data collection on participants of social insurance systems in Western Europe which is published as research report No. 4 of the HIWED project (Historical indicators of the Western European Democracies) at the Urriversity of Mannheim, W. Germany. The report contains qualitative and quantitative data, and the part reproduced here serves as the introduction to . the tables."