Showing papers in "International Social Work in 2000"
TL;DR: This paper raised questions about the formation of ethnic identities of the adoptees in transracial adoptions, such as adoptions of Korean and Chinese children by American families by Korean families.
Abstract: Intercountry, transracial adoptions, such as adoptions of Korean and Chinese children by American families, raise questions about the formation of ethnic identities of the adoptees. Such questions ...
133 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarize the dramatic impact that ongoing global processes are having on the social work profession and suggest the need for developing new approaches to bring international/crosscultural perspectives and content into the mainstream of social work education, and to create more specialized professional programmes.
Abstract: The authors summarize the dramatic impact that ongoing global processes are having on the social work profession. They review the literature on international and cross-cultural social work education, citing the rationales for and barriers to incorporating such content, and discussing models of introducing international content into social work education. They suggest the need for developing new approaches to bring international/crosscultural perspectives and content into the mainstream of social work education, and to create more specialized professional programmes.
109 citations
TL;DR: This article examined aspects of knowledge that are important to social work practice with Muslim clients: Islamic theology, prayers and the pillars of Islam (the shahada, or profession of faith; t...
Abstract: This article examines aspects of knowledge that are important to social work practice with Muslim clients: Islamic theology, prayers and the pillars of Islam (the shahada, or profession of faith; t...
65 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the relevance and efficacy of social work education in a transforming South Africa which has embraced the ethos of equality and social justice is explored and examined. And the authors argue for a mo
Abstract: This article explores and examines the relevance and efficacy of social work education in a transforming South Africa which has embraced the ethos of equality and social justice It argues for a mo
56 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a drawing of the "ideal person" completed by 82 children attending a program for working children in Honduras was scored for content, emotional indicators and intellectual mat...
Abstract: Drawings of the 'ideal person' completed by 82 children (aged 5 through 17) attending a programme for working children in Honduras were scored for content, emotional indicators and intellectual mat...
38 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that we can better appreciate responses to change by considering how staff strive to construct integrity in the light of challenges they construe to their values and their practices.
Abstract: Processes of organizational change in the human services are discussed from the perspective of front-line staff. The author argues that we can better appreciate responses to change by considering how staff strive to construct integrity in the light of challenges they construe to their values and their practices. Developmental and conceptual implications of the analysis are outlined in the context of change in human service organizations as they move towards an industrial or post-industrial era.
36 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the needs of people marginalized by attitudes towards mental illnesses have been inadequately addressed in Malaysian nationhood, and the need of marginalized people has not been adequately addressed.
Abstract: Throughout the last 40 years of the development of Malaysian nationhood, the needs of people marginalized by attitudes towards mental illnesses have been inadequately addressed. This article explor...
36 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the concept of "north" in a Canadian context and the northern application of social work practice models that are forged in industrialized urban settings is examined as an enabling model, as applicable to Canada's north as it is to developing countries.
Abstract: Existing models of social work practice do not adequately address the needs of people living in remote, northern communities. This article examines the concept of “north” in a Canadian context and the northern application of social work practice models that are forged in industrialized urban settings. Social development is examined as an enabling model, as applicable to Canada’s north as it is to developing countries.
35 citations
TL;DR: The phenomenon of intercountry adoption is largely one of transracial as well as transcultural placement as mentioned in this paper, and adoption of an ethnically different child by White parents frequently entails an...
Abstract: The phenomenon of intercountry adoption is largely one of transracial as well as transcultural placement. In the US, adoption of an ethnically different child by White parents frequently entails an...
33 citations
TL;DR: It is concluded that the educational process needs to be directed to immigrants when they are first introduced to US health and social institutions, concluding that the psychological and social factors affecting their use of health services should be explored.
Abstract: Stress as a result of immigration has contributed to physical illness and intergenerational conflicts among elderly Jewish Russian immigrants. Most speak only Russian and suffer from disabilities, isolation and lack of understanding of US health services. The authors explore the psychological and social factors affecting their use of health services, and address implications for social workers and health care professionals, concluding that the educational process needs to be directed to immigrants when they are first introduced to US health and social institutions.
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TL;DR: In this article, a study of newcomers from former Yugoslavia to Ontario, Canada, describes the settlement and adaptation challenges they face, the biggest of which are related to language, employment and cultural change.
Abstract: A study of newcomers from Former Yugoslavia to Ontario, Canada, describes the settlement and adaptation challenges they face, the biggest of which are related to language, employment and cultural change. The author discusses the policy and practice implications of the findings, concluding that a comprehensive settlement policy should be devised that is sensitive to the varied needs of newcomers, and holistic settlement services should be offered together with appropriate and timely follow-up.
TL;DR: The authors argue that work with men is a legitimate focus for feminist social workers, and male social workers who are prepared to work in pro-feminist ways, and discuss profeminist groupwork as a model for bringing about change.
Abstract: For two decades feminism has addressed the problem of male violence in inter-personal relationships by working with women. However, men continue to violently abuse women. This article argues that work with men is a legitimate focus for feminist social workers, and male social workers who are prepared to work in pro-feminist ways, and discusses pro-feminist groupwork as a model for bringing about change.
TL;DR: A survey of the victimization experienced by a sample of female juvenile prostitutes in Addis Ababa Ethiopia has been conducted in 1992-93 as mentioned in this paper, where 30 juvenile prostitutes interviewed by the researchers were aged 14-18 years with an average age of initiation to prostitution of 13.9 years.
Abstract: This survey of the victimization experienced by a sample of female juvenile prostitutes in Addis Ababa Ethiopia has two justifications. The first is to quantify in an empirical manner the extent of the victimization experienced by 30 juvenile prostitutes and the second is to highlight the victimization in an African context. The 30 juvenile prostitutes interviewed by the researchers in 1992-93 were aged 14-18 years with an average age of initiation to prostitution of 13.9 years. 22 (73%) had been raped at least once and a further 4 girls experienced sexual assaults. 11 (37%) had been pregnant; 6 pregnancies were terminated 2 were carried to full term and 3 infants died. Half of the sample used a contraceptive device 23 (93%) had been beaten while working on the streets and 25 (83%) had things stolen from them while living on the streets. Several implications for policy and practice which may alleviate the most acute manifestations of prostitution are cited.
TL;DR: The authors compares the works of Freire and Gandhi in education and relates these to social work education, including values such as injustice, non-violence and social responsibility, and the political nature of education and the limits of formal education.
Abstract: The author compares the works of Freire and Gandhi in education and relates these to social work education. The areas covered include values such as injustice, non-violence and social responsibility; the political nature of education and the limits of formal education; indigenization of content and the teacher-student relationship.
TL;DR: The authors discuss the relevance and usefulness of dialectics in social work practice, focusing on three areas: the individual/social divide, contradictions in worker-client relationships and social work as a profession.
Abstract: Dialectics deals with opposites and contradictions. Social work literature seldom talks about opposites and contradictions. This article attempts to discuss the relevance and usefulness of dialectics in social work practice, focusing on three areas: the individual/social divide, contradictions in worker-client relationships and social work as a profession.
TL;DR: It was found that medical social workers had different expectations of their roles from those of physicians and nurses, and role ambiguity did not merely arise out of misunderstanding or misperception but was also affected by authority structure.
Abstract: Physicians and nurses were included in the study in order to see whether role ambiguity for medical social workers is related to the differences in role expectations. It was found that medical soci...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors look into the coverage of social development in the curricula of Australian social work schools and identify critical problems and strategies relating to the inclusion of such material.
Abstract: This article looks into the coverage of social development in the curricula of Australian social work schools. Although most Australian BSW programmes appear to concentrate on a remedial social work model, some schools have made significant progress in incorporating social development content into their MA/MSW and higher-degree research programmes. The study identifies critical problems and strategies relating to the inclusion of such material.
TL;DR: Cross-cultural counseling should be seen as a contextualized cultural activity which requires the open-mindedness and sensitivity of the practitioners to the cultural influence of both their clients and themselves.
Abstract: This article examines the nature and limits of the existing cross-cultural counseling discourses in order to search for a more culturally sensitive cross-cultural counseling approach. The authors pinpoint the inherent cultural deficiencies of the existing modification-based cross-cultural counseling approaches and advocate that the cross-cultural counseling process should be an inter-subjective interaction between the counselors and counselees, both of whom are products of their own culture. Cross-cultural counseling therefore should be seen as a contextualized cultural activity which requires the open-mindedness and sensitivity of the practitioners to the cultural influence of both their clients and themselves.
TL;DR: In this paper, the success and limitations of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) are discussed. But they argue that one must not rely wholly on internatio...
Abstract: This article looks at the success and limitations of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The authors argue that one must not rely wholly on internatio...
TL;DR: The harm reduction approach has been used in substance abuse prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for three decades as mentioned in this paper, and this article re-examines its underlying assumptions, redefines the major con...
Abstract: The harm reduction approach has been used in substance abuse prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for three decades. This article re-examines its underlying assumptions, redefines the major con...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the perceptions of mothers of the seriousness of specific components of neglect compared with those of local authority child protection workers in England. The findings report that mothers' perceptions of neglect were significantly worse than those of other adults.
Abstract: This study explores the perceptions of mothers of the seriousness of specific components of neglect compared with those of local authority child protection workers in England. The findings report t...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine some of the factors that might have engendered and/or impeded efforts aimed at enhancing social development in sub-Saharan African countries and suggest how social workers could play meaningful roles in realizing social development goals.
Abstract: This article examines some of the factors that might have engendered and/or impeded efforts aimed at enhancing social development in sub-Saharan African countries. It suggests how social workers could play meaningful roles in realizing social development goals in these contexts, as well as in South Africa.
TL;DR: In this article, the findings of this research project indicate that conduct problems in young children, if not addressed, can develop into extremely serious and costly problems by the time adolescence is reached.
Abstract: Conduct problems in young children, if not addressed, can develop into extremely serious and costly problems by the time adolescence is reached. The findings of this research project indicate that ...
TL;DR: This article is a critical review about the community care movement in mental health services in the UK and the USA, and social workers are the most suitable people to integrate formal and informal community care.
Abstract: This article is a critical review about the community care movement in mental health services in the UK and the USA This movement has important implications for psychiatric social work practice First, social workers have to enrich the concept of community care with those of normalization and social integration Second, they have to develop an accepting community for mental patients and outpatients Finally, they are the most suitable people to integrate formal and informal community care
TL;DR: In this paper, the needs of the homeless and mentally ill in the heavily populated coastal area of Guyana were explored and the process, findings and implications of this international social work collaboratio...
Abstract: This study explores the needs of the homeless and mentally ill in the heavily populated coastal area of Guyana. The process, findings and implications of this international social work collaboratio...
TL;DR: In this article, a study conducted among 164 Arab social workers in Israel found that the respondents' definitions of maltreatment focus more on abuse than on neglect, while the risk factors for child maltreatment as perceived by the social workers were identified.
Abstract: Child maltreatment has become a major concern in countries throughout the world. This article presents a study conducted among 164 Arab social workers in Israel. The study asked the following questions: How do Arab social workers define child maltreatment? What signs are used to identify potential cases? What are the risk factors for child maltreatment as perceived by the social workers? How do social workers perceive their role in reporting maltreatment? The results reveal that the respondents’ definitions of maltreatment focus more on abuse than on neglect.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the psychosocial conditions commonly shared by women throughout the world result in their universally high rates of mental illness and emotional distress, and propose solutions based on a comprehensive personal, social and economic model for the prevention of mental illnesses and the promotion of mental health.
Abstract: This article is based upon the author’s presentation at the UN Third Annual World Mental Health Day, the first Day to be devoted to women and mental health. The author argues that the psychosocial conditions commonly shared by women throughout the world result in their universally high rates of mental illness and emotional distress. Solutions are global in origin, based upon a comprehensive personal, social and economic model for the prevention of mental illness and the promotion of mental health.
TL;DR: With the birth of democracy in Albania, social workers partnered with attorneys, physicians, other community leaders, organizations, and foundations, to identify the problem of domestic violence in the country as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: With the birth of democracy in Albania, social workers partnered with attorneys, physicians, other community leaders, organizations, and foundations, to identify the problem of domestic violence in the country. They addressed the problem of violence by establishing a center for women, community information programs, and initiatives to address policy issues.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the findings of a study of ex-mental patients in a community care centre in Denmark, which marks the first part of a research project to develop a sociological understanding of social relations and interaction patterns among mental patients living outside institutions.
Abstract: This article presents the findings of a study of ex-mental patients in a community care centre in Denmark. Participant observation was used in combination with qualitative and semi-structured interviews. It marks the first part of a research project to develop a sociological understanding of social relations and interaction patterns among mental patients living outside institutions. The present study describes and analyses the social community, norm and value systems and explains them scientifically as amounting to a mutual or social coping situation.
TL;DR: In this paper, past and present relations between the US and Cuba are discussed and the authors believe that these freedoms are irreversible and will lead Cuba to a greater acceptance of US contributions in the fields of human services, social welfare and social work.
Abstract: This article looks at past and present relations between the US and Cuba. Social work students, practitioners and faculty will gain insight into the historical and social events that have led to present-day confrontations. After the end of the cold war, Cuba implemented substantial changes to build civil society. The authors believe that these freedoms are irreversible and will lead Cuba to a greater acceptance of US contributions in the fields of human services, social welfare and social work. The traveler to Cuba should benefit from this succinct account, full of keen personal observations of Cuba today.