Welfare regimes and social workers' conceptions of social problems and professional roles by Lennart Nygren, Alastair Christie, Carolina Muñoz Guzmán, Rasa Naujaniené

“…The aim is to examine how social workers in different contexts refer to families’ complex needs, how contextual factors influence social workers’ positions and actions, and how they make sense of their work. …”
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Collaboration between general practitioners and social workers: a scoping review by Birgitta Weltermann, Patrick Mark, Samira Sommer, Cornelia Löwe

“…Case management as person-centred care for defined patient groups is a central aspect of all identified collaborations between general practitioners and social workers.Conclusion This scoping review showed evidence for benefits on behalf of patients, professionals and healthcare systems by collaborations between general practitioners and social workers, yet more rigorous research is needed to better understand the impact of these collaborations.Trial registration number www.osf.io/w673q.…”
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A Study on Self Efficacy of Social Workers in Ernakulam and Thrissur Districts by Luis P. Thomas

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THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF CAR GUARDS: INTERVENTIVE ROLES OF THE SOCIAL WORKER by Herman Strydom, C Strydom

“…To address this problem, car watch organisations were introduced in the city centers. Social workers should identify those people who are especially vulnerable, including car guards, and ensure that their abilities and potential are developed and strengthened. …”
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THE USES OF HUMOR IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL WORKERS’ EXPERIENCE by Gabrielė Vaitulionytė, Rasa Naujanienė

“…The article discusses how humor could enrich social work practice and guideline social workers. Social work field is not that traditionally relates with humor. …”
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On Problem of Professional Training of Social Workers within the Framework of Higher Education by L. Z. Karavanova, R. I. Kachayev, M. G. Sergeyeva, I. S. Samokhin, N. L. Sokolova

“…The issue of training of social workers in higher education is considered. The relevance of the research is caused by changes of socio-economic and technological nature, taking place in modern society, implying the training of specialists of higher level: “multi-functional,” meeting international standards of training professionals to implement certain urgent tasks. …”
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ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR ADOPTION SOCIAL WORKERS IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE DELPHI PROCESS by Katinka Pieterse, Hanelie Malan

“…The Delphi method was used to identify the challenges in adoption-related practices, as well as to develop and refine ethical guidelines for South African adoption social workers, to be included in the South African Council for Social Service Professions Policy Guidelines for Course of Conduct, Code of Ethics, and the Rules for Social Workers.…”
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Working with Lesbian-Headed Families: What Social Workers Need to Know by Misty L. Wall

“…The following are three areas of intervention (knowledge, creating affirmative space, and ways to incorporate inclusive language), informed by current literature, that allow social workers to create successful working relationships with members of lesbian-headed families.…”
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Client Violence Towards Social Workers in Spain: A Systematic Review by Cristina Vidal

“…This research has a main aim to identify the studies on client violence towards the social worker in Spain. This aim has four specific objectives to understand the phenomenon: (1) to identify those investigations that study the violence of clients against social workers; (2) to analyze the descriptive characteristics of the selected studies; (3) to analyze the methodological characteristics of the selected studies; (4) to identify the variables associated to client violence towards the social worker. …”
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A Structural Equation Model on Stress Coping Among Social Workers by Rhea Amor Lara, Arian Rey Ladroma, Dionalie Jay Recapente, Elline Castilla, Joanaros Fahit, Ronel Dagohoy

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Role of the social worker in the outbreak of pandemics (A case of COVID-19) by Afomachukwu Okafor

“…This article has the objective of exploring the role of social workers in the outbreak of a pandemic thereby preparing the social work profession for future outbreaks. …”
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Positions of Social Workers’ Views About Residential Care for People with Dementia by Zuzana Havrdová, Jiří Šafr, Ingrid Štegmannová

“…To show how social work may contribute to reforms in this area, we present the views of social workers about the care provided within a team of different professionals. …”
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Professional Identity: Social representations of Chilean social workers in times of the dictatorship by Paula Andrea Opazo-Valenzuela, Carmen Gloria Jarpa-Arriagada

“…This article examines the social representations of Chilean social workers who worked professionally in human rights organizations during Chile’s civilian-military dictatorship. …”
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SOCIAL WORKERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF INTER-ORGANISATIONAL COLLABORATION IN CHILD AND FAMILY WELFARE by Madoda Sitshange

“…The nature of problems experienced by social workers’ clients has often challenged social workers to collaborate with other organisations (Patel, Hochfeld, & Selipsky, 2008). …”
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Influence of Social Workers' Empathy Ability on Suicidal Ideation of Cancer Patients by Ningxi Yang, Ningxi Yang, Yuting Zhang, Zhibo Liu, Fang Wang, Guoqing Yang, Xiuying Hu

“…This research aimed to explore the influence of the social workers' empathy ability on suicidal ideation of patients with cancer and its path.MethodsThere was a sum of 358 patients with cancer and the 45 social workers serving them participated in the survey. …”
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A Study on Self Efficacy of Social Workers in Ernakulam and Thrissur Districts by Luis P. Thomas

“…So the present study is expected to assess the “Self Efficacy of Social Workers In Ernakulam and Thrissur Districts”. …”
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EVOLUTIONARY EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS: STATUS AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GROUP VIOLENCE by Boyd Patterson Jr.

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Stress, cognitive appraisal, and burnout in social workers of residential child care by Diana Rocha, António Rui Gomes, Ana Cristina Costa Figueiredo

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Training Needs and Preferences of Social Workers Providing Services to Migrant Children by Jurga Mataitytė-Diržienė, Vaida Ališauskaitė

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PERSONALITY AND PROFESSIONAL TRAITS: HOW INTERPERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS DEFINE SOCIAL WORKERS by Alina COSTIN

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