Esther Shurka
Biographic Data
| ID | 213714 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Esther Shurka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Esther |
| FAMILY NAME | Shurka |
| SIGNATURE | SHURKA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Burnout Among Social Workers Working with Physically Disable Persons and Bereaved Families
The present study investigated and compared the professional burnout level of rehabilitation social workers working in different rehabilitation agencies. The burnout level measured in the three groups of rehabilitation social workers was also compared to the burnout level experienced by a group of social workers working in social welfare agencies. One hundred and twelve subjects filled out the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The MBI consists of …
Supervision in Ecological Context
The present study measured the interaction between the work and treatment environments and social work supervision in public welfare agencies in Israel. Moos' scales for measuring work and treatment environments, and Munson's instrument for measuring worker's evaluation of supervision were culturally adjusted and then used. Supervisory variables such as the worker's professional development and the supervisor's administrative skills were positive…
Attitudes Towards Disability and Rehabilitation Among Political and Professional Leaders in Israeli Development Towns
The process by which development towns were created in Israel engendered the need for welfare and rehabilitation services for a varied population. The present ex ploratory study focussed on the opinions of two groups of persons who supposedly represent and direct the social services in their communities — political leaders and professional leaders. A sample of 120 local leaders in ten development towns in northern Israel were individually intervi…
Attitudes of Israeli Arabs Towards the Mentally Ill
A sample of 91 Israeli Arab subjects were interviewed in a structured, closed-item questionnaire about their attitudes towards former mental patients. The results indicated the predominance of negative attitudes towards intimate relationships with such patients and towards their work potential. The respondents did not appear to have a clear idea about the dangers posed by former mental patients; this suggested a generally ambiguous attitude towar…
The Evaluation of Ex-Mental Patients By Other Ex-Mental Patients
The aim of the present study was to investigate the attitudes ex-mental patients hold toward other ex-mental patients in regard to their rehabilitation stage. 72 subjects from different rehabilitation centers in Israel were randomly assigned to one of the groups. Group I evaluated an ex-mental patient who was in the process of rehabilitation. Group II evaluated an ex-mental patient who had successfully completed the rehabilitation process. Group …
A Study of Israeli Jewish and Arab Parental Perceptions of their Disabled Children
Seventy-four Arab couples and fifty-seven Jewish couples with disabled children were compared on their perceptions of three issues: amount and type of help required by their disabled children, the parent-child relationship, and children's work capacities. The results indicated major intercultural, and some intracultural differences between the parent groups. It appears that, as compared to Jewish parents, Arab parents tend to encourage more famil…
Evaluation of Persons with a Physical Disability
The impact of ethnic group, disability framework, and responsibility for the disability on evaluation of the physically disabled was examined in Israel. Arab and Jewish students were asked to evaluate a disabled person shown on videotape. Before and after seeing the videotape, subjects were given additional information pertaining to the circumstances in which the person became disabled. The results of the three-way analysis of variance indicated …
Burnout Among Social Workers Working with Physically Disable Persons and Bereaved Families
The present study investigated and compared the professional burnout level of rehabilitation social workers working in different rehabilitation agencies. The burnout level measured in the three groups of rehabilitation social workers was also compared to the burnout level experienced by a group of social workers working in social welfare agencies. One hundred and twelve subjects filled out the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The MBI consists of …
Supervision in Ecological Context
The present study measured the interaction between the work and treatment environments and social work supervision in public welfare agencies in Israel. Moos' scales for measuring work and treatment environments, and Munson's instrument for measuring worker's evaluation of supervision were culturally adjusted and then used. Supervisory variables such as the worker's professional development and the supervisor's administrative skills were positive…
A Study of Israeli Jewish and Arab Parental Perceptions of their Disabled Children
Seventy-four Arab couples and fifty-seven Jewish couples with disabled children were compared on their perceptions of three issues: amount and type of help required by their disabled children, the parent-child relationship, and children's work capacities. The results indicated major intercultural, and some intracultural differences between the parent groups. It appears that, as compared to Jewish parents, Arab parents tend to encourage more famil…
Evaluation of Persons with a Physical Disability
The impact of ethnic group, disability framework, and responsibility for the disability on evaluation of the physically disabled was examined in Israel. Arab and Jewish students were asked to evaluate a disabled person shown on videotape. Before and after seeing the videotape, subjects were given additional information pertaining to the circumstances in which the person became disabled. The results of the three-way analysis of variance indicated …
Evaluation of Persons with a Physical Disability
The impact of ethnic group, disability framework, and responsibility for the disability on evaluation of the physically disabled was examined in Israel. Arab and Jewish students were asked to evaluate a disabled person shown on videotape. Before and after seeing the videotape, subjects were given additional information pertaining to the circumstances in which the person became disabled. The results of the three-way analysis of variance indicated …
Attitudes of Israeli Arabs Towards the Mentally Ill
A sample of 91 Israeli Arab subjects were interviewed in a structured, closed-item questionnaire about their attitudes towards former mental patients. The results indicated the predominance of negative attitudes towards intimate relationships with such patients and towards their work potential. The respondents did not appear to have a clear idea about the dangers posed by former mental patients; this suggested a generally ambiguous attitude towar…
The Evaluation of Ex-Mental Patients By Other Ex-Mental Patients
The aim of the present study was to investigate the attitudes ex-mental patients hold toward other ex-mental patients in regard to their rehabilitation stage. 72 subjects from different rehabilitation centers in Israel were randomly assigned to one of the groups. Group I evaluated an ex-mental patient who was in the process of rehabilitation. Group II evaluated an ex-mental patient who had successfully completed the rehabilitation process. Group …
A Study of Israeli Jewish and Arab Parental Perceptions of their Disabled Children
Seventy-four Arab couples and fifty-seven Jewish couples with disabled children were compared on their perceptions of three issues: amount and type of help required by their disabled children, the parent-child relationship, and children's work capacities. The results indicated major intercultural, and some intracultural differences between the parent groups. It appears that, as compared to Jewish parents, Arab parents tend to encourage more famil…
Attitudes Towards Disability and Rehabilitation Among Political and Professional Leaders in Israeli Development Towns
The process by which development towns were created in Israel engendered the need for welfare and rehabilitation services for a varied population. The present ex ploratory study focussed on the opinions of two groups of persons who supposedly represent and direct the social services in their communities — political leaders and professional leaders. A sample of 120 local leaders in ten development towns in northern Israel were individually intervi…
Supervision in Ecological Context
The present study measured the interaction between the work and treatment environments and social work supervision in public welfare agencies in Israel. Moos' scales for measuring work and treatment environments, and Munson's instrument for measuring worker's evaluation of supervision were culturally adjusted and then used. Supervisory variables such as the worker's professional development and the supervisor's administrative skills were positive…
Burnout Among Social Workers Working with Physically Disable Persons and Bereaved Families
The present study investigated and compared the professional burnout level of rehabilitation social workers working in different rehabilitation agencies. The burnout level measured in the three groups of rehabilitation social workers was also compared to the burnout level experienced by a group of social workers working in social welfare agencies. One hundred and twelve subjects filled out the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The MBI consists of …
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Rehabilitation (3 works) · Rehabilitation (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works)