Sophia F Dziegielewski
Biographic Data
| ID | 178686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophia F Dziegielewski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophia F |
| FAMILY NAME | Dziegielewski |
| SIGNATURE | DZIEGIELEWSKI S F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Central Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2592-8038 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 34 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Farewell Letter for Journal: Sophia Dziegielewski
Moderating Effect of Perceived Behavioral Control on Islamic Tax ( Zakah ) Compliance Behavior among Businessmen in Yemen
Zakah (Islamic tax) in Islam is considered to be one of the fundamental mechanisms for assistance of poverty among Muslim societies. Although Zakah plays a vital role for the survival of low-income earners (Asnaf) in Muslim countries, the Zakah collection remains low in these countries, especially in Yemen. Prior studies have elucidated that perceived behavior control (PBC) can assist to improve human behavioral intention. The main objective of t…
Ethical Difficulties among Turkish Social Workers
Structured interviews with 227 social workers in Turkey categorized ethical problems in the work place. An inductive content analysis categorized nine themes (dual relationships, threats by clients, worker bias leading to prejudice, child custody issues, fraudulent use of state funds, procedural tensions, coercion by authorities, confidentiality, and taking people into state care) that required problem-solving strategies on the part of the social…
Perceptions of a Military Social Work Specialization Certificate Program: Implications for Future Programs
Military social work certificates, courses, and specializations have emerged to address the need for competent and culturally aware practitioners to serve military and veteran clients. This study evaluates one of these certificate programs surveying 27 previous graduate students and 11 field supervisors affiliated with this program. The majority of the participants endorsed this certificate as a viable means to prepare for practice with these cli…
Social Workers in Turkey: Identifying and Addressing Professional Problems and Concerns
The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of social workers in terms of the occupational problems they experience in the country of Turkey. Using a mixed-methods approach, a survey of 98 social workers was followed by individual interviews with 10 social workers. Utilizing this combined approach, social workers reported several problem areas with the most common concerns being: work execution and working conditions that can impair t…
Health Beliefs and Attitudes: A Comparison Between Turkey and Palestine
The purpose of this study is to identify the beliefs and attitudes that influence health-related behavior while comparing two countries that can have different political and economic structures. This study also gathers both Turkish and Palestinian citizens' beliefs and attitudes towards health determinants. To assess and compare citizens' attitudes toward health care and health determinants a total of 4,100 questionnaires were distributed, wherea…
Pathway to Financial Success: Autonomy Through Financial Education in India
This study evaluates attitudinal outcome of financial education workshops on the financial autonomy of the participants (homemakers) in the state of Gujarat, India. A series of financial education workshops were conducted with 300 female homemakers. A pretest and follow-up (after 3 months) survey design was used to assess changes. The survey identified 3 types of autonomy outcomes (reflexive, emotional, and functional) using 15 variables. Data we…
Zakat as a Social Safety Net: Assessing its Perception in a Less-Developed Rural District in Pakistan
Zakat is categorized as a religious tradition with the obligation that well-off Muslims share some of their wealth and dispense it among those in the society that are less fortunate with lower incomes. The main objective of this research is to assess service satisfaction with the distribution of zakat and the effect it can have on the recipients' social and financial status; and, whether this religious tradition which is deeply embedded in the so…
Role of AKRSP on Gender Development: A Case Study in Pakistan
In Pakistan, nongovernmental agencies (NGOs) play an important role in program implementation. This study focuses on the contribution of one of these NGO social service programs that serves women in a rural area of Pakistan. To assess program satisfaction and effectiveness, 200 females were surveyed to measure their opinions and overall satisfaction with this particular NGO. The key findings of the study showed that the Aga Khan Rural Support Pro…
Restructuring Long-Term Care in Spain: The Impact of The Economic Crisis on Social Policies and Social Work Practice
Care needs of the aging population are increasing in Southern European countries. The purpose of this article is to explore the implications of meeting these needs while taking into account the recent economic crisis, which has deeply affected countries such as Spain. This study is part of a European project (ISCH COST Action IS1102) and is based mainly on qualitative information that focuses on in-depth interviews with social service workers (n …
Factors Affecting Choice and Satisfaction: Social Work in Turkey
The study examines the relationship between professional choices and employment expectations of social worker trainees in the country of Turkey. Professional choices are examined according to gender and the relationship between employment expectations and satisfaction. This study examined responses with a comparative relational scanning model with a sample of 692 social service (social worker) trainees studying at four different universities in T…
Practicing Social Work Ethics Among Hospital Social Workers in Saudi Arabia
Social workers often work with vulnerable clients and are expected to always utilize ethical decision-making skills. Using a questionnaire, we explored how 218 hospital social workers in Western Saudi Arabia applied ethical standards in social work practice. General findings of this study raise a number of compelling issues related to the importance of taking into account the culture and the importance of the professional relationship in the chan…
Long-Term Care of Older Adults in Malta: Influencing Factors and Their Social Impacts Amid The International Financial Crisis
This article explores recent changes in long-term care (LTC) for older persons in Malta, resulting from restructuring or other contextual factors related to the international financial crisis. The ageing population continues to grow, while traditional ways of providing care for the ageing population are progressively dwindling. Waiting lists for residential care have grown longer, although public-private partnerships have served to shorten these …
State of Inheritance Rights: Women in a Rural District in Pakistan
Inheritance is an extremely significant factor in wealth distribution and gender relations. This article provides an area-specific insight on inheritance distribution with respect to women. A total of 144 daughters were interviewed in a feudal society in Pakistan to assess their inheritance. A descriptive analysis was employed to investigate the inheritance shares they received in provision of agricultural land and its annual income for the women…
Ethical Practices: Institutional Oversight and Enforcement
Informal Payments in Health Systems: Purpose and Occurrences in Turkey
Informal payments constitute a significant portion of out-of-pocket payments in health systems, especially in developing countries. This study examined the current status of informal payments in Turkey and the opinions, attitudes, and behavior of individuals toward informal payments. To examine this concept, 1,033 residents in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, were surveyed. The 28-item questionnaire used in data collection was developed based …
Risk for a Price: Sexual Activity Solicitations in Online Male Sex Worker Profiles
The use of social- and sexual networking-based Web sites designed to provide easy and more anonymous access to sexual partners is rising. The popularity of the use of Web sites by male sex workers to promote their services and find clients is also rising. To date, very little inquiry has been devoted to studying the sexual behaviors solicited within online advertisement profiles of male sex workers and men who have sex with men. This study utiliz…
Using the Internet to Meet Sexual Partners: Research and Practice Implications
Recent research studies suggest increasingly widespread use of Internet sexual networking sites to initiate sexual relationships among men who have sex with men. Concerns are growing in regard to use of such sites in promoting participation in higher-risk sexual activities by providing easier access to partners who are willing to participate. One such activity surrounds substance abuse including using crystal methamphetamine and is commonly terme…
Psychosocial Environmental Relationships Among MSW Students in Distance Learning and Traditional Classrooms
A Midwestern university assessed 108 graduate social work students. Student preferences were examined regarding their perceptions and satisfaction with distance education versus traditional classroom settings. With a standardized measurement scale and 6 qualitative interviews being utilized, results identified several interpersonal and environmental characteristics influencing positive preference. Using an independent sample t-test, significant d…
The Effect of the Mobbing on Organizational Commitment in the Hospital Setting: A Field Study
Mobbing includes any kind of systematic behaviors, such as threats, humiliation, and violence, committed by an employee against his or her colleagues, subordinates, or managers. In recent years, reoccurring and persistent mobbing behaviors that result in a power imbalance between harasser and victim are increasing. These unethical behaviors can affect organizational commitment, employee efficiency, motivation, job satisfaction, and potential staf…
The Use of a Strength-Based Approach in Addressing Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians
Gay parenting is a salient issue in American culture today and will continue to be a pressing issue in the near future. Just as society's definition of family has evolved over time, the meaning of family remains an important component within the gay community as well. This paper explores the topic of gay parenting and child rearing through an empirically based literature review. An overview of variables that tend to predict homophobia in heterose…
Self-Determination and Confidentiality: The Ambiguous Nature of Decision-Making
This article seeks to further clarify the ambiguous nature of two of social work's most important values: self-determination and confidentiality. Previous research indicates that many ethical decisions in social work practice are difficult to make; and, many times decisions are made based on the worker's values and experiences rather than on written ethics, laws, and agency policy. To explore this concept further, an open-ended survey instrument …
Social Service Research: Efficacy, Necessity and Effectiveness
This article and each of the articles in this journal discuss general social service research applications with different populations at risk. While sharing much in common with respect to many of the technical characteristics of the research process, each of these articles was selected through a peer-review process because of its applicability to the field. Understanding phenomena requires an openness and exposure to a complex array of methods de…
Perceptions of Evil and Lesbians
Historically, sexual minorities have been labeled as evil and sexual behavior that deviates from the norm established by society often elicits strong negative responses with specific attempts to control or eliminate it. Since our society tends to prefer a heterosexual life-style, same-sex relationships that do not conform to this model can be very threatening. This article discusses the prejudice that occurs from labeling this productive and cont…
The Privatization of Social Services from Public to Sectarian: Negative Consequences for America's Gays and Lesbians
This article explores the privatization of social services from public to sectarian points of view while examining the implications of the Charitable Choice movement on the gay and lesbian community. The history of this movement is explored from a developmental perspective outlining the socioeconomic makeup of gays and lesbians, the societal perceptions and mythology of the economic status of homosexuals, and actual figures related to the number …
Restructuring Long-Term Care in Spain: The Impact of The Economic Crisis on Social Policies and Social Work Practice
Care needs of the aging population are increasing in Southern European countries. The purpose of this article is to explore the implications of meeting these needs while taking into account the recent economic crisis, which has deeply affected countries such as Spain. This study is part of a European project (ISCH COST Action IS1102) and is based mainly on qualitative information that focuses on in-depth interviews with social service workers (n …
The Relationship Between Romantic Partner Support Styles and Body Image Disturbance
American women have long been affected by perceptions of beauty being described as the thin female idealizing standards far below the standards for what is considered the ideal body weight. Women have also been strongly influenced by their partners and the opinions that are expressed. To explore this concept further, 170 females were assessed to determine whether romantic partner social support could be a predictor of female body image and eating…
Domestic Violence: Focus Groups from the Survivors' Perspective
As our communities and families are faced with the growing problem of violence, more information is needed as to what women in abusive relationships see as challenges that prevent or delay leaving. To address the issue in the brief therapeutic environment, 14 women in counseling for abuse agreed to participate in three task groups and were asked to identify and rank-order the challenges they faced that could prevent them from leaving. Group one i…
Social Group Work With the Family Members of Elderly Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: A Controlled Evaluation
The effects of three current social work treatments to improve the relationship between family members and their relatives who suffer from dementia were examined in a pretest-posttest control group experimental design. The interventions provided for family members were an educational approach, a supportive approach, and a combined approach. Relationship satisfaction was measured by a modified version of the Child's Attitude Toward Mother/Father S…
Zakat as a Social Safety Net: Assessing its Perception in a Less-Developed Rural District in Pakistan
Zakat is categorized as a religious tradition with the obligation that well-off Muslims share some of their wealth and dispense it among those in the society that are less fortunate with lower incomes. The main objective of this research is to assess service satisfaction with the distribution of zakat and the effect it can have on the recipients' social and financial status; and, whether this religious tradition which is deeply embedded in the so…
Moderating Effect of Perceived Behavioral Control on Islamic Tax ( Zakah ) Compliance Behavior among Businessmen in Yemen
Zakah (Islamic tax) in Islam is considered to be one of the fundamental mechanisms for assistance of poverty among Muslim societies. Although Zakah plays a vital role for the survival of low-income earners (Asnaf) in Muslim countries, the Zakah collection remains low in these countries, especially in Yemen. Prior studies have elucidated that perceived behavior control (PBC) can assist to improve human behavioral intention. The main objective of t…
Pathway to Financial Success: Autonomy Through Financial Education in India
This study evaluates attitudinal outcome of financial education workshops on the financial autonomy of the participants (homemakers) in the state of Gujarat, India. A series of financial education workshops were conducted with 300 female homemakers. A pretest and follow-up (after 3 months) survey design was used to assess changes. The survey identified 3 types of autonomy outcomes (reflexive, emotional, and functional) using 15 variables. Data we…
Role of AKRSP on Gender Development: A Case Study in Pakistan
In Pakistan, nongovernmental agencies (NGOs) play an important role in program implementation. This study focuses on the contribution of one of these NGO social service programs that serves women in a rural area of Pakistan. To assess program satisfaction and effectiveness, 200 females were surveyed to measure their opinions and overall satisfaction with this particular NGO. The key findings of the study showed that the Aga Khan Rural Support Pro…
State of Inheritance Rights: Women in a Rural District in Pakistan
Inheritance is an extremely significant factor in wealth distribution and gender relations. This article provides an area-specific insight on inheritance distribution with respect to women. A total of 144 daughters were interviewed in a feudal society in Pakistan to assess their inheritance. A descriptive analysis was employed to investigate the inheritance shares they received in provision of agricultural land and its annual income for the women…
Risk for a Price: Sexual Activity Solicitations in Online Male Sex Worker Profiles
The use of social- and sexual networking-based Web sites designed to provide easy and more anonymous access to sexual partners is rising. The popularity of the use of Web sites by male sex workers to promote their services and find clients is also rising. To date, very little inquiry has been devoted to studying the sexual behaviors solicited within online advertisement profiles of male sex workers and men who have sex with men. This study utiliz…
The Use of a Strength-Based Approach in Addressing Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians
Gay parenting is a salient issue in American culture today and will continue to be a pressing issue in the near future. Just as society's definition of family has evolved over time, the meaning of family remains an important component within the gay community as well. This paper explores the topic of gay parenting and child rearing through an empirically based literature review. An overview of variables that tend to predict homophobia in heterose…
Perceptions of Evil and Lesbians
Historically, sexual minorities have been labeled as evil and sexual behavior that deviates from the norm established by society often elicits strong negative responses with specific attempts to control or eliminate it. Since our society tends to prefer a heterosexual life-style, same-sex relationships that do not conform to this model can be very threatening. This article discusses the prejudice that occurs from labeling this productive and cont…
Ethical Difficulties among Turkish Social Workers
Structured interviews with 227 social workers in Turkey categorized ethical problems in the work place. An inductive content analysis categorized nine themes (dual relationships, threats by clients, worker bias leading to prejudice, child custody issues, fraudulent use of state funds, procedural tensions, coercion by authorities, confidentiality, and taking people into state care) that required problem-solving strategies on the part of the social…
Social Workers in Turkey: Identifying and Addressing Professional Problems and Concerns
The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of social workers in terms of the occupational problems they experience in the country of Turkey. Using a mixed-methods approach, a survey of 98 social workers was followed by individual interviews with 10 social workers. Utilizing this combined approach, social workers reported several problem areas with the most common concerns being: work execution and working conditions that can impair t…
Psychosocial Environmental Relationships Among MSW Students in Distance Learning and Traditional Classrooms
A Midwestern university assessed 108 graduate social work students. Student preferences were examined regarding their perceptions and satisfaction with distance education versus traditional classroom settings. With a standardized measurement scale and 6 qualitative interviews being utilized, results identified several interpersonal and environmental characteristics influencing positive preference. Using an independent sample t-test, significant d…
Self-Determination and Confidentiality: The Ambiguous Nature of Decision-Making
This article seeks to further clarify the ambiguous nature of two of social work's most important values: self-determination and confidentiality. Previous research indicates that many ethical decisions in social work practice are difficult to make; and, many times decisions are made based on the worker's values and experiences rather than on written ethics, laws, and agency policy. To explore this concept further, an open-ended survey instrument …
Midlife Changes: Utilizing a Social Work Perspective
The life stage that ranges from approximately age forty to sixty-five in human development is a time of major changes for both men and women, yet this time frame is often neglected or de-emphasized in the intervention context. This article reviews the philosophical, biological, cultural, psychological, and social areas of human development in mid-life. These factors are identified and practice suggestions are made as we enter the new millennium
Psychopharmacology and Social Work Practice: Introduction
This article provides an overview of the medication issues and concerns that social workers will encounter in practice Special emphasis is placed on the role of the social worker in regard to new trends in the field. Knowledge regarding medication use and misuse is highlighted. The intent is to provide social work professionals with a basic knowledge of medication-prescribing considerations to assist with assuming a client broker and advocate sta…
Psychopharmacological Treatment of Major Depression
This article provides an overview of the medication issues and concerns that social workers may encounter when participating in the treatment of clients who suffer from major depression. This overview includes information about the condition of major depression, the medications used to treat this disorder, their short- and long-term efficacy, side effects, and other important considerations for effective social work
Social Group Work With the Family Members of Elderly Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: A Controlled Evaluation
The effects of three current social work treatments to improve the relationship between family members and their relatives who suffer from dementia were examined in a pretest-posttest control group experimental design. The interventions provided for family members were an educational approach, a supportive approach, and a combined approach. Relationship satisfaction was measured by a modified version of the Child's Attitude Toward Mother/Father S…
Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions: What Social Workers Need to Know
This article examines the role of social work professionals in the assessment, treatment, and research of sexual dysfunction, specifically dysfunctions of desire and arousal. Diagnostic categories of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) are reviewed briefly. Relationship and intimacy issues are descnbed as amenable to psychosocial interven tion, and research pertinent to assessment and treatment is examined. The spec…
Psychopharmacology and Social Work Practice: Introduction
This article provides an overview of the medication issues and concerns that social workers will encounter in practice Special emphasis is placed on the role of the social worker in regard to new trends in the field. Knowledge regarding medication use and misuse is highlighted. The intent is to provide social work professionals with a basic knowledge of medication-prescribing considerations to assist with assuming a client broker and advocate sta…
Psychopharmacological Treatment of Major Depression
This article provides an overview of the medication issues and concerns that social workers may encounter when participating in the treatment of clients who suffer from major depression. This overview includes information about the condition of major depression, the medications used to treat this disorder, their short- and long-term efficacy, side effects, and other important considerations for effective social work
Involuntary sterilization and the mentally retarded, revisited
Managed Care and Social Work: Practice Implications in an Era of Change
The purpose of this article is to explore the role of the clinical social worker in a time of unprecedented change. The events of the last decade have transformed health care delivery as well as professional performance expectations. To facilitate understanding, the environmental considerations that surround these changes are traced and discussed. A direct linkage is made to clinical social work practice and suggestions for the future survival of…
Midlife Changes: Utilizing a Social Work Perspective
The life stage that ranges from approximately age forty to sixty-five in human development is a time of major changes for both men and women, yet this time frame is often neglected or de-emphasized in the intervention context. This article reviews the philosophical, biological, cultural, psychological, and social areas of human development in mid-life. These factors are identified and practice suggestions are made as we enter the new millennium
Social Service Research: Efficacy, Necessity and Effectiveness
This article and each of the articles in this journal discuss general social service research applications with different populations at risk. While sharing much in common with respect to many of the technical characteristics of the research process, each of these articles was selected through a peer-review process because of its applicability to the field. Understanding phenomena requires an openness and exposure to a complex array of methods de…
Perceptions of Evil and Lesbians
Historically, sexual minorities have been labeled as evil and sexual behavior that deviates from the norm established by society often elicits strong negative responses with specific attempts to control or eliminate it. Since our society tends to prefer a heterosexual life-style, same-sex relationships that do not conform to this model can be very threatening. This article discusses the prejudice that occurs from labeling this productive and cont…
The Privatization of Social Services from Public to Sectarian: Negative Consequences for America's Gays and Lesbians
This article explores the privatization of social services from public to sectarian points of view while examining the implications of the Charitable Choice movement on the gay and lesbian community. The history of this movement is explored from a developmental perspective outlining the socioeconomic makeup of gays and lesbians, the societal perceptions and mythology of the economic status of homosexuals, and actual figures related to the number …
Domestic Violence: Focus Groups from the Survivors' Perspective
As our communities and families are faced with the growing problem of violence, more information is needed as to what women in abusive relationships see as challenges that prevent or delay leaving. To address the issue in the brief therapeutic environment, 14 women in counseling for abuse agreed to participate in three task groups and were asked to identify and rank-order the challenges they faced that could prevent them from leaving. Group one i…
The Relationship Between Romantic Partner Support Styles and Body Image Disturbance
American women have long been affected by perceptions of beauty being described as the thin female idealizing standards far below the standards for what is considered the ideal body weight. Women have also been strongly influenced by their partners and the opinions that are expressed. To explore this concept further, 170 females were assessed to determine whether romantic partner social support could be a predictor of female body image and eating…
Self-Determination and Confidentiality: The Ambiguous Nature of Decision-Making
This article seeks to further clarify the ambiguous nature of two of social work's most important values: self-determination and confidentiality. Previous research indicates that many ethical decisions in social work practice are difficult to make; and, many times decisions are made based on the worker's values and experiences rather than on written ethics, laws, and agency policy. To explore this concept further, an open-ended survey instrument …
The Use of a Strength-Based Approach in Addressing Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians
Gay parenting is a salient issue in American culture today and will continue to be a pressing issue in the near future. Just as society's definition of family has evolved over time, the meaning of family remains an important component within the gay community as well. This paper explores the topic of gay parenting and child rearing through an empirically based literature review. An overview of variables that tend to predict homophobia in heterose…
Psychosocial Environmental Relationships Among MSW Students in Distance Learning and Traditional Classrooms
A Midwestern university assessed 108 graduate social work students. Student preferences were examined regarding their perceptions and satisfaction with distance education versus traditional classroom settings. With a standardized measurement scale and 6 qualitative interviews being utilized, results identified several interpersonal and environmental characteristics influencing positive preference. Using an independent sample t-test, significant d…
The Effect of the Mobbing on Organizational Commitment in the Hospital Setting: A Field Study
Mobbing includes any kind of systematic behaviors, such as threats, humiliation, and violence, committed by an employee against his or her colleagues, subordinates, or managers. In recent years, reoccurring and persistent mobbing behaviors that result in a power imbalance between harasser and victim are increasing. These unethical behaviors can affect organizational commitment, employee efficiency, motivation, job satisfaction, and potential staf…
Using the Internet to Meet Sexual Partners: Research and Practice Implications
Recent research studies suggest increasingly widespread use of Internet sexual networking sites to initiate sexual relationships among men who have sex with men. Concerns are growing in regard to use of such sites in promoting participation in higher-risk sexual activities by providing easier access to partners who are willing to participate. One such activity surrounds substance abuse including using crystal methamphetamine and is commonly terme…
Risk for a Price: Sexual Activity Solicitations in Online Male Sex Worker Profiles
The use of social- and sexual networking-based Web sites designed to provide easy and more anonymous access to sexual partners is rising. The popularity of the use of Web sites by male sex workers to promote their services and find clients is also rising. To date, very little inquiry has been devoted to studying the sexual behaviors solicited within online advertisement profiles of male sex workers and men who have sex with men. This study utiliz…
Ethical Practices: Institutional Oversight and Enforcement
Informal Payments in Health Systems: Purpose and Occurrences in Turkey
Informal payments constitute a significant portion of out-of-pocket payments in health systems, especially in developing countries. This study examined the current status of informal payments in Turkey and the opinions, attitudes, and behavior of individuals toward informal payments. To examine this concept, 1,033 residents in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, were surveyed. The 28-item questionnaire used in data collection was developed based …
Role of AKRSP on Gender Development: A Case Study in Pakistan
In Pakistan, nongovernmental agencies (NGOs) play an important role in program implementation. This study focuses on the contribution of one of these NGO social service programs that serves women in a rural area of Pakistan. To assess program satisfaction and effectiveness, 200 females were surveyed to measure their opinions and overall satisfaction with this particular NGO. The key findings of the study showed that the Aga Khan Rural Support Pro…
Restructuring Long-Term Care in Spain: The Impact of The Economic Crisis on Social Policies and Social Work Practice
Care needs of the aging population are increasing in Southern European countries. The purpose of this article is to explore the implications of meeting these needs while taking into account the recent economic crisis, which has deeply affected countries such as Spain. This study is part of a European project (ISCH COST Action IS1102) and is based mainly on qualitative information that focuses on in-depth interviews with social service workers (n …
Factors Affecting Choice and Satisfaction: Social Work in Turkey
The study examines the relationship between professional choices and employment expectations of social worker trainees in the country of Turkey. Professional choices are examined according to gender and the relationship between employment expectations and satisfaction. This study examined responses with a comparative relational scanning model with a sample of 692 social service (social worker) trainees studying at four different universities in T…
Practicing Social Work Ethics Among Hospital Social Workers in Saudi Arabia
Social workers often work with vulnerable clients and are expected to always utilize ethical decision-making skills. Using a questionnaire, we explored how 218 hospital social workers in Western Saudi Arabia applied ethical standards in social work practice. General findings of this study raise a number of compelling issues related to the importance of taking into account the culture and the importance of the professional relationship in the chan…
Long-Term Care of Older Adults in Malta: Influencing Factors and Their Social Impacts Amid The International Financial Crisis
This article explores recent changes in long-term care (LTC) for older persons in Malta, resulting from restructuring or other contextual factors related to the international financial crisis. The ageing population continues to grow, while traditional ways of providing care for the ageing population are progressively dwindling. Waiting lists for residential care have grown longer, although public-private partnerships have served to shorten these …
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