Showing papers in "International Social Work in 1985"
TL;DR: In this article, 371 delinquent boys and girls were interviewed in order to study the various socioeconomic factors, including poverty, large family size, nuclear family pattern and illiteracy had a great bearing in causing aberrant behaviour in these children.
Abstract: [In Bombay, 371 delinquent boys and girls were interviewed in order to study the various socioeconomic factors. In the majority of the cases, an adverse home environ ment played a major role. 45% of the boys and 50% of the girls had incurred loss of one or both the parents. Factors like poverty, large family size, nuclear family pattern and illiteracy had a great bearing in causing aberrant behaviour in these children. Involvement in sexual offences in the form of elopement and/or rape were observed in girls. In boys, stealing was a major reason for being in the observation home. 70% of the delinquents did not belong to proper Bombay. With rapid urbanisation, the problem of juvenile delinquency is bound to increase manifold in the next few decades}.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of the day-care experience is far from clear, e.g., it is not clear how the daycare experience affects the health of the children.
Abstract: [Increasing rates of maternal employment in recent decades has created the need for expanded day-care programs for children. Presently, the impact of the day-care experience is far from clear, espe...
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TL;DR: Alexander as discussed by the authors described three polar and antagonistic forces that underlie the tensions reflected in the 1 theme of the International Federation of Social Work : Survival and Developmeant : Choices and R«ponsibilities : Challenges for Social Work.
Abstract: * Chauncey A. Alexander, ACSW, CAE, 8072 Driftwood Dr. Huntingdon Beach, CA 92646. The above is a paper delivered at the International Conference on Social Development in Canada, August 1984. ’~(3 polar and antagonistic forces T underlie the tensions reflected in the 1 theme of the International Federation of Social Work : Survival and Developmeant : Choices and R«ponsibilities : Challenges for Social Work. The onrushing economic Goliath of contemporary society often seems destined to pulverize the timerous social David of humanistic ethics.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors make a strong case for exploring fruitful ways in which music experience can play a part in the social casework context, in contrast with some other therapeutic approaches (Freud, Rogers etc.) which have gained a degree of acceptance in social work.
Abstract: course of intervention. However, its application has been limited, and while it may not be appropriate for the social worker to attempt intensive music therapy,2 there is a strong case for exploring fruitful ways in which music experience can play a part in the social casework context. However, in contrast with some other therapeutic approaches (Freud, Rogers etc.) which have gained a degree of acceptance in social work, the psychological bases of music therapy have remained somewhat vague and obscure except to specialist music therapists. Some understanding of the psychological dynamics of music are a
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider a specific period of life, between ten and twenty years, when the gradual advent of youth is heralded according to one's own growth pattern, and these difficulties, though not always as acute and intense as to be considered abnormal, may nonetheless affect the health (both physical and mental), behaviour and general efficiency of an adolescent.
Abstract: varied,. rapid and extensive changes in the mind and body of an individual., Secondly, -it is considered to be a specific period of life, say, between ten and twenty years (W.H.O., 1965), when the gradual advent of youth is heralded according to one’s own growth pattern. During this period an adolescent may experience various transient difl7cultzes: ’These difficulties, though not always as acute and intense as to be considered abnormal, may nonetheless affect the health (both physical and mental), behaviour and .general efficiency of an adolescent.
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TL;DR: The world view of international social welfare (and of internationalizing needs assessment) expressed here is influenced by the notion of the world-system2 which rejects the state as the fundamental unit of analysiS3, by the valuable contributions of general systems theory which preceded it,4 Boulding's &dquo;ecodynamics&dqo; theorizing,5 and other contemporary developments as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The world-view of international social welfare (and of internationalizing needs assessment) expressed here is influenced by the notion of the world-system2 which rejects the state (or &dquo;society&dquo;) as the fundamental unit of analysiS3, by the valuable contributions of general systems theory which preceded it,4 Boulding’s &dquo;ecodynamics&dquo; theorizing,5 and other contemporary developments. The idea of &dquo;duties beyond borders&dquo;6 needs to be placed on the agenda for debate in respect to the nation-state orientation of needs assessment, and of social policy as a whole.7 %
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the differing effects of immigration upon 162 recent English-speaking immigrants to Israel and compare them to the results of a similar study of 135 immigrants completed in 1981.
Abstract: [New immigrants represent a population at risk for increased emotional distress due to the number and frequency of major life changes they experience. Utilizing SCL-9O emotional health scores, this study describes the differing effects of immigration upon 162 recent English-speaking immigrants to Israel and compares them to the results of a similar study of 135 immigrants completed in 1981. In contrast to the 1981 study sample, it was found that among 1983 immigrants : (1) longer stays in immigrant absorption centers were not necessarily correlated with decreasing emotional health; (2) American immigrants were no different than other English-speakers on measures of emotional health; and (3) separation problems were considered the area of greatest difficulty compared to the earlier immigrants' claim that interactions with the complex Israeli bureaucracy was its most difficult adjustment. In both groups greater emotional health was associated with the presence of at least one relative or friend upon arrival...
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TL;DR: The Third International Symposium, Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development, Universite de Montreal, Montreal Canada on July 30, 1984 as discussed by the authors, presented by Chauncey A. Alexander, ACSW, CAE.
Abstract: * Presented by Chauncey A. Alexander, ACSW, CAE. at the Third International Symposium, Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development, Universite de Montreal, Montreal Canada on July 30, 1984. HILE, a nation honored in world c history for its leadership struggle ~― toward independence and individual freedom, survives today as a social development case model of mechanisms of social
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TL;DR: The problem of assessing the supply of social services is addressed in this paper, where the authors provide insights into the supply side of social planning and propose a method of estimating the demand for social services.
Abstract: [Social planners have been preoccupied with methods of estimating the demand for social services and have accorded scant attention to the problem of assessing the supply of those services. As a corollary, they are far better equipped to grapple with the question of the magnitude of need than with that of the capacity to satisfy need. The object of the present article is to rectify in part this deficiency by furnishing insights into the supply side of social planning].
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TL;DR: During psychotherapeutic interviews a therapist and a patient carry on a verbal interchange in which the production of the patient are interpreted to him by the therapist with the goal of relieving the patient's neurotic or psychotic distress.
Abstract: Regardless of the approach taken by a practitioner, the vast majority of psychotherapeutic interviews may be process linked for the purpose of providing an operational definition: During psychotherapeutic interviews a therapist and a patient carry on a verbal interchange in which the production of the patient are interpreted to him by the therapist with the goal of relieving the patient’s neurotic or psychotic distress and
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TL;DR: The Pacific islands peoples tend largely to be bewildered spectators of what is referred to by critics as a continuous process of military and economic activity with the potential of having a positive or a negative impact on their individual and collective lives.
Abstract: *―&dquo; creased economic and military activity with the potential of having a positive or a negative impact on their individual and collective lives. Reference is made at times to the 21st century as being a Pacific century in the context of the current and likely future developments in the region. The Pacific islands peoples, however, tend largely to be bewildered spectators of what is referred to by critics as a continuous process of &dquo;militarization&dquo;, &dquo;nuc1earization&dquo; and &dquo;commercialization&dquo; of the region. Scholars and political analysis continue to raise questions about the nuclear armament and defense build up and the technology of exploitation of natural re-
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine dimensions of conflict in the context of complex organixa tions in general and human services organizations in particular, and the implications of theory and related research on co...
Abstract: [The authors examine dimensions of conflict in the context of complex organixa tions in general and human services organizations in particular. The implications of theory and related research on co...
TL;DR: A major positive strategy for social A development in Korea appears to be seriously needed when high economic growth strategies of the past two decades have been attended by acute social problems including unfair economic opportunities, increasing inequality, income distribution, and lack of provisions for the basic needs of the people.
Abstract: major positive strategy for social A development in Korea appears to ’― ― be seriously needed when high economic growth strategies of the past two decades have been attended by acute social problems including unfair economic opportunities, increasing inequality, income distribution, and lack of provisions for the basic needs of the people.1 In the 1980’s, income inequality and relative poverty will becomes the focal point for the majority of people in line with social adequacy, as well as for economic satisfaction.
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of the social designer is viewed as that of a centrifugal force in a continuous process of change, which requires the intermittent resetting of new and higher goals.
Abstract: to a higher level of complexity. This, in turn, requires the intermittent resetting of new and higher goals. Within this context, the role of the social designer is viewed as that of a centrifugal force in a continuous process of change. This is in direct contrast to the role of the social developer who can serve as an observer, facilitator, agitator or scholarly experimenter, but is not expected to reshape or redesign a society through planned change.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a four-phase process for rural development problems of the host country, its communities and its people, including matters of basic approach to and philosophy of rural development, cultural sensitivity and assessments of need, interest and resource availability.
Abstract: analyses of background information necessary to articulate major rural development problems of the host country, its communities and its people. Included are matters of basic approach to and philosophy of rural development, cultural sensitivity, and assessments of need, interest and resource availability. The second focuses on the design of the develop accompanying statements of project goals strategy and policy, selection of field sites and staffing patterns. The third phase, project implementation, involves the hiring, orientation and &dquo;on-site&dquo; placement of staff and operationaiization of the design phase, including any needed adaptation of that design. The fourth phase, evaluation, encompasses both formative and summative evaluations which emphasize the criterion of congruence of the development effort with the local culture. The four phase process is recursive, with insights gained from formative evaluations being used to make necessary adjustments in the project’s general approach and specific activities.
TL;DR: A central position advocated by these countries was the importance of involving residents in the employment, participation, and management of their own future as discussed by the authors, which is reflected by the transformationalists who see a social and cultural shift now in process that will take society from its present dehumanized plastic industrial age to communal goals and personal development within a communal frameworks.
Abstract: A central position advocated by these countries was the importance of involving residents in the employment, participation, and management of their own future. This theme is reflected by the transformationalists who &dquo;see a social and cultural shift now in process that will take society from its present dehumanized plastic industrial age... to communal goals and personal development within a communal frameworks This position contrasts with that of Kahn and Bell, who view postindustriahsm reflected in science and technology, where knowledge is supreme and serves as the major force in solving social problems and expanding leisure time for developmental purposes.4
TL;DR: The voices of leprosy patients, terrified, angry, desperate about the attitude of society towards them and their words of appeal spoken in piognant repetition still haunt me as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: When I think about my work in the field of leprosy, I have only to close my eyes for floodgates to open in my mind making it all seem like yesteryears. The voices of my patients, terrified, angry, desperate about the attitude of society towards them and their words of appeal spoken in piognant repetition still haunt me. Their question on how and why they are treated as sub-humans that I had not been able to
TL;DR: In this paper, two approa ches to this task are discussed: the first built around the concept of social welfare problems; the second around disadvantage, which represents some refinement for this analytical task for social work practice by giving greater prominence to its central purposes, guiding values and basic action modes.
Abstract: [Is there something distinct about the way in which social workers develop, analyse and apply certain knowledge to their day-to-day practice? One critical area of social work knowledge variously referred to as 'social problems', 'social welfare problems' or 'disadvantage' could be usefully subjected to more systematic analysis. Two approa ches to this task are discussed: the first built around the concept of social welfare problems; the second around disadvantage. The framework which uses the concept of disadvantage represents some refinement for this analytical task for social work practice by giving greater prominence to its central purposes, guiding values and basic action modes].
TL;DR: The case for the attachment of social T workers to primary care teams and the mental health of clients of attached workers and workers in Area teams has been described as poor.
Abstract: * Department of Psychiatry, Gaskell House, Swinton Grove, Manchester, England. (Co-author with David Goldberg of ’Mental Illness in the Community’, Tavistock, London 1980) ** Department of Social Work, Park Lane Special Hospital, Liverpool, England. THE case for the attachment of social T workers to primary care teams has ....... recently been reiterated in Community Care (Winny and Comey, 1982)1 and the mental health of clients of attached workers and workers in Area teams has been described as poor (Rickards, R, Con. Gen. Practitioners, 1976)2. But until now the extent of minor mental disorder, that is, non-psychotic and non-organic conditions, has not been assessed in either GP or an
TL;DR: Sinfield, an expert on social policy, and Showler, a social economist, are two of many unemployment analysts who believe that this work needs to be made available, and that it ought to provide the combined rewards of equitable vay' with job satisfaction.
Abstract: want to work. (Sinfie:d and Showler, 1981: 240). These analysts believe, not only that this work needs to be made available, but that it ought to provide the combined rewards of equitable vay’ with job satisfaction. A formidable challenge in an age of unprecedented unemployment. Sinfield, an expert on social policy, and Showler, a social economist, are two of many unemployment analysts who believe