{"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}
{"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}
{"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}
{"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}
{"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}
Eike Bösing, Yannick von Lautz, Mehmet Kart, Margit Stein
{"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}
Rojan Afrouz, Kim Robinson, Angela Daddow, Tamara Holmes
{"title":"Social work graduates’ professional socialisation and identity: Perceptions and experiences of social workers and supervisors","authors":"Rojan Afrouz, Kim Robinson, Angela Daddow, Tamara Holmes","doi":"10.1177/00208728251319494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251319494","url":null,"abstract":"Professional socialisation is a complex and interactive process through which professional roles and skills are learned and internalised. In social work, this complexity is due to a changing professional landscape, contested discourses and differing organisational contexts. This article reports on an Australian study exploring the perceptions and experiences of early career social workers and supervisors on professional socialisation. The study used qualitative methods to interview 18 participants. The findings highlighted the importance of recognition of subjective experiences, negotiating power and supervision. The findings can inform practice guides and policies for graduate programmes and practice settings.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143607780","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}
David Herrera-Pastor, Verónica Sevillano-Monje, María Crecente-Dapena, Ángela Martín-Gutiérrez
{"title":"‘The tyranny of projects’: Experiences and challenges faced by socio-educational action professionals in Spain","authors":"David Herrera-Pastor, Verónica Sevillano-Monje, María Crecente-Dapena, Ángela Martín-Gutiérrez","doi":"10.1177/00208728251319493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251319493","url":null,"abstract":"This article is the result of the European Project Er (Key Action KA203) called ‘LEMA “Learning from the Margins” Social inclusion of highly marginalised young people urban settings’ (ref.: 2019-1-DK01-KA203-060285). The project analysed the situation of Young Migrants Formerly in State Care in Spain. The aim of the article is to analyse the employment situation experienced by professionals working in the care sector. The methodology used was Educational Research Squared. The results explore the current system, which is essentially project-based and prevents more appropriate socio-educational actions from being undertaken. The main conclusion is that joint action by the administrations involved is needed to enable a coordinated, efficient and more collaborative model.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143607772","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}
{"title":"Familisation and defamilisation processes of social safety net: Low-income families’ welfare participation experiences in Shanghai and Taipei","authors":"Xi Zhao, Julia Shu-Huah Wang","doi":"10.1177/00208728251319496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251319496","url":null,"abstract":"This study used the conceptual lens of familisation and defamilisation to examine how different social safety net policy instruments shape low-income family processes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 28 welfare recipients in Shanghai and Taipei. The study reveals unique patterns under non-Western and low-income contexts. Means-tested cash transfers inadvertently reinforced familisation processes; defamilisation tendencies were observed in subsidies and services tailored for children and parents, and a hybrid process emerged from employment support. Given that low-income families value both defamilisation and familisation measures, the study highlights the critical need for social safety net policies to balance these components.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143599940","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}