Enhancing Social Workers’ Capacity Building for Career and Life Development Services: A Quasi-Experimental Outcome Study

IF 1.7 4区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK

Research on Social Work Practice Pub Date : 2024-01-15 DOI:10.1177/10497315231226406

Yuen-hang Ng, S. Ngai, C. Cheung, Wing-tsam Pang, Qiushi Zhou, Chunyan Mai, Elly Nga-hin Yu, Cornelia Meng-ting Liu, Hok-yee Siu

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Abstract

Purpose: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a training program for social workers who provide services for promoting the career and life development (CLD) of non-engaged youth (NEY). Methods: A quasi-experimental design was utilized to compare the changes between the training ( n = 58) and the comparison groups ( n = 48). Focus groups and individual interviews with training participants ( n = 13) and guest speakers ( n = 2) were also conducted. Results: The training group showed greater improvement in all four aspects of capacity building—implementation, commitment, knowledge, and orientation—than the comparison group. The qualitative analysis generated four themes about how social workers benefited from the training program. Discussion: The findings provided evidence for the positive impact of the training program in building social workers’ capacity for facilitating NEY's CLD. As such, the Program offers a holistic framework of CLD-related theory and practice for social workers and evaluators.

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加强社工在职业和生活发展服务方面的能力建设：准实验结果研究

目的：本研究评估了为待业青年（NEY）提供促进职业与生活发展（CLD）服务的社工所开展的培训项目的有效性。研究方法：采用准实验设计，在对待业青年的职业生涯和生活发展进行评估的基础上，对他们进行培训：采用准实验设计，比较培训组（58 人）和对比组（48 人）之间的变化。此外，还对培训参与者（13 人）和特邀演讲者（2 人）进行了焦点小组讨论和个别访谈。结果显示与对比组相比，培训组在能力建设的所有四个方面--实施、承诺、知识和方向--都有了更大的提高。通过定性分析，得出了社工如何从培训计划中受益的四个主题。讨论：研究结果证明，培训计划对社工促进东北亚青年社区发展的能力建设产生了积极影响。因此，该计划为社工和评估人员提供了一个与社区发展相关的理论和实践的整体框架。

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Research on Social Work Practice SOCIAL WORK-

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

11.10%

发文量

105

期刊介绍： Research on Social Work Practice, sponsored by the Society for Social Work and Research, is a disciplinary journal devoted to the publication of empirical research concerning the methods and outcomes of social work practice. Social work practice is broadly interpreted to refer to the application of intentionally designed social work intervention programs to problems of societal and/or interpersonal importance, including behavior analysis or psychotherapy involving individuals; case management; practice involving couples, families, and small groups; community practice education; and the development, implementation, and evaluation of social policies.