this journal publishes authoritative articles in the following areas: Social work Social Welfare Social health Social Security Social Issues Norms
Ahmad Kalateh Sadati; seyyed reza taherzadeh ardakani
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Social work as a helping profession has defined its position and roles for many years at the individual, group and community levels and for different target groups in accordance with the needs of its audience and has addressed its mission in various fields. One of the target groups of social work is ...
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Social work as a helping profession has defined its position and roles for many years at the individual, group and community levels and for different target groups in accordance with the needs of its audience and has addressed its mission in various fields. One of the target groups of social work is the employees working in industries who form a cultural and social community of their own and who have injuries and need related assistance. The aim of the current research is to know the role of social work in the field of industry. This research is a qualitative study in several industrial companies, which was conducted by social workers with more than three years of experience in the industry and with the criterion of data saturation with ten people with opinions and related to the topic in a targeted manner and with semi-structured interviews. The data have been explained by thematic analysis method. The results showed that all participants emphasized the importance and role of industrial social work and its necessity. The three themes analyzed are: industrial professionalism, holistic support, and organizational monitoring. The result of this research can be effective in explaining social work services in policies in the field of employee welfare in industrial companies.
this journal publishes authoritative articles in the following areas: Social work Social Welfare Social health Social Security Social Issues Norms
m j; mohammad sabzi khoshnami; Tahereh Azari Arghoun; Sara Noruzi; Farzaneh Yaghoob; Mahdokht Memarian
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One of the most important responsibilities of social workers is economic support of the needy patients based on professional evaluation and diagnosis. The present research is a qualitative contractual content analysis. Data was collected from 18 social workers of the headquarters, universities of medical ...
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One of the most important responsibilities of social workers is economic support of the needy patients based on professional evaluation and diagnosis. The present research is a qualitative contractual content analysis. Data was collected from 18 social workers of the headquarters, universities of medical sciences, and medical centers, following focused group discussion (FGD) method with multiple-question design. The findings obtained from analyzing the codes, subcategories, and themes/category were grouped as poor intra-organizational cooperation and collaboration and irresponsible inter-organizational challenges influential on the discount topic. The inter-organizational dimension involved topics such as the weakness of hospital HIS system, interference of others in recording the discounts, poor instructions, occupation of social work posts by graduates of other majors, poor documentation, lack of personnel and facilities, lack balance between the authorities and responsibilities, and the unfamiliarity of health workers with the nature of social work. The inter-organizational dimension included the poor performance of other supporting organizations, growing social paths and undocumented immigrants, insurance role, lack of attention to some of the vulnerable groups, imposed expenses, growing visits to public hospitals, and the culture of using public resources. According to the findings of the study, different factors influence the amount and type of the economic support that the social workers provide for the needy patients and this fact imposes a great expense into the healthcare system of the country. On the other hand, it has deprofessionalized the social work profession and created a negative and low level perception towards it in the society.
Ismail Aalizad; m z; Marzieh Gharaat; Elham mohammadi; h a
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The continuity and development of any science depends on the research that is done in that field. Stagnation in research in a scientific field paves the way for stagnation in that field of knowledge, and dynamism in research guarantees the development of that science and the growth of its scholars. Therefore, ...
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The continuity and development of any science depends on the research that is done in that field. Stagnation in research in a scientific field paves the way for stagnation in that field of knowledge, and dynamism in research guarantees the development of that science and the growth of its scholars. Therefore, in order to be aware of the position of a scientific discipline in the current situation, what process it has gone through so far and what is its perspective, it needs to do some Internal analysis. To achieve this, the sum of research conducted in a scientific field should be recognized as the subject or domain for an independent critical research. The present research is an attempt has been made to critically examine the academic research conducted in the field of social work in Iran during five decades of the research life of this field. However, in conducting such research, not only these considerations have been satisfied, but also a redoubled effort has been made to investigate the thematic relationship of the laws passed with this discipline in the framework of an institutional relationship. Quantitative content analysis method has been used to examine both areas. In applying this method, 645 academic researches and 169 legal documents have been used as valid sources of data collection. Among the findings of this study, we can mention the relationship between the institution of science and the institution of legislation, which has experienced convergences and divergences during the period under review.
this journal publishes authoritative articles in the following areas: Social work Social Welfare Social health Social Security Social Issues Norms
Mohammad Babapour; Mansour Fathi
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AbstractHuman, value and moral systems are the common theme between existentialism philosophy and social work profession. Therefore, the present research has been studied for comparative investigation and the answer to the main question of the research that what is the situation and application of existentialism ...
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AbstractHuman, value and moral systems are the common theme between existentialism philosophy and social work profession. Therefore, the present research has been studied for comparative investigation and the answer to the main question of the research that what is the situation and application of existentialism philosophy in the values and principles of social work. The method of the current research is fundamental-theoretical, strategy used is interpretive strategy and logical reasoning, method of collecting information is library and documents. Based on the comparison of the main concepts existentialism with the values and principles of social work, it can be said these two areas are convergent and aligned in the categories of freedom and discretion, responsibility, individuality, self-awareness, self-determination, participation and emphasis on alteration, transformability and human empowerment. These common categories are the principles that social workers should pay attention to in their interventions in order to improve the quality of life, increase adaptation and solve the human problems.
Faegheh Nemat Saatloo; t a
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Mental health is recognized as one of the inseparable and essential dimensions of health and achieving it without recognizing and overcoming the challenges and obstacles in this area is far from the mind. At present, the treatment of people with mental disorders has changed from a mere drug therapy to ...
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Mental health is recognized as one of the inseparable and essential dimensions of health and achieving it without recognizing and overcoming the challenges and obstacles in this area is far from the mind. At present, the treatment of people with mental disorders has changed from a mere drug therapy to a teamwork approach and social workers as a member of the treatment team can play a constructive role in promoting patient well-being. The present study tries to understand the problems and obstacles in the treatment of people with mental disorders and also to recognize the strategies of social workers, in order to improve the well-being of these people. In this research, qualitative method and content analysis have been used to analyze the data. For this purpose, 18 social workers and 7 clinical psychologists were selected through purposive sampling and in-depth and semi-structured interviews were conductedThe results include 8 main themes including performance change, awareness vacuum, stigma, abandonment policy and legal vacuum, commodification of treatment, structural barriers, and social work strategies. Finally, we summarize the actions provided or can be provided by social workers
Nasrin Babaeian; Ali yazdani; Ahmad Kalateh Sadati; Mahya Hajhosseini
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According to the increasing statistics of divorce in Iran, we see a large number of children of divorce who are involved in many social, psychological and emotional injuries, which have been given less attention. Social workers as experts can play an effective role in reducing these harms. The purpose ...
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According to the increasing statistics of divorce in Iran, we see a large number of children of divorce who are involved in many social, psychological and emotional injuries, which have been given less attention. Social workers as experts can play an effective role in reducing these harms. The purpose of the study is to explain the importance and role of social work in working with children. The main question of this research is whether the effectiveness of social work interventions on children of divorce has been considered? Using a Meta-Synthesis, this paper selected and analyzed 25 English and Persian studies on the impact of social service interventions on of children from divorced families during 1970-2020.Based on the findings, the researches were categorized into three areas: the negative consequences of parental divorce on children, the interventions made regarding divorced children, and the role of social work. The researches show that the interventions carried out were in the field of children's mental and emotional problems and less attention was paid to children's social issues. If specialized services are not provided to the children of divorce, the effects of the parents' divorce will be institutionalized, and removing them will cost a lot for individual and society. Social workers are one of the groups that importance of their role and specialized services has been paid less attention in researches. They can provide appropriate services to families and children to prevent possible harm or if problems arise, children will be less harmed in divorce.
Talat Allahyari; Keivan Davatgaran; Mina Abdy
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The present research was performed using qualitative method to describe the assessment of disability from the perspective of social workers using the International Classification of functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with fourteen experienced ...
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The present research was performed using qualitative method to describe the assessment of disability from the perspective of social workers using the International Classification of functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with fourteen experienced and knowledgeable social workers about ICF selected in a targeted and accessible manner, then were classified by thematic content analysis and adaptation of the obtained concepts to ICF. First the Concepts classified in 16 main categories including: work and employment, economic status, interactions and support, education and training, dwelling /housing and interior physicalspace, physical space outside the home, supervision and care, social mobility and transportation, attitudes and customs and culture, Welfare facilities and technology, media and mass communication, social security, social voluntarily activity and participation, leisure, health and rehabilitation services, climatic conditions; and The subcategories were matched with 79 ICF descriptive codes, that referring to 11 ICF headings: 6 headings are related to activities and participations and 5 headings are related to environmental factors. The results of this study introduce ICF as a suitable tool for assessing disability by social workers. Also much attention has been paid to the components of activities and participations and environmental factors and shows a systematic approach in assessing the social dimension of disability. Therefore, the ICF can assist to a systematic assessment in rehabilitation social work.
atefe kiaahmadi; abolfazl hosseini
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The present article studies the perception of geriatricians about the phenomenon of aging. This research has been done with a qualitative phenomenological approach. The statistical population includes all professors and researchers who have worked in the field of aging and demography. Eighteen people ...
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The present article studies the perception of geriatricians about the phenomenon of aging. This research has been done with a qualitative phenomenological approach. The statistical population includes all professors and researchers who have worked in the field of aging and demography. Eighteen people were selected as the sample size based on the saturation rule by purposive sampling. Data collection tools were in-depth interviews and reading theoretical texts on aging in social work of the elderly, which were finally analyzed using thematic analysis technique. From the analysis of the findings, three main themes were extracted about the needs, consequences of aging and its problem-solving, which indicates that the elderly have economic, social and health needs and the aging of the population has various consequences in economic, social and It has a culture in the structure of the country that has both positive and negative aspects. Also, population aging is considered as not only a challenge but also an opportunity for both the country and the elderly if it is done through planning, strengthening the active population and positive replacement. The results showed that the elderly have many needs and the aging of the population has consequences that are not only negative and social workers as one of the main forces to prevent the aging of the crisis and use it as an opportunity to structure the country. .
farid bahrami; h a
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This study aimed to assess the application of a task-centered model in social work on children labour’s tendency to high risk behaviors. Trough using a Randomized Controlled Trial, 30 children labour aged 13 15 years with higher risk behaviors based on Iranian adolescent risk questionnaire were ...
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This study aimed to assess the application of a task-centered model in social work on children labour’s tendency to high risk behaviors. Trough using a Randomized Controlled Trial, 30 children labour aged 13 15 years with higher risk behaviors based on Iranian adolescent risk questionnaire were recruited in to the intervention and control groups (each one = 15). We applied the intervention based on Professor Garvin's (1974) task-centered group protocol during 10 sessions. Iranian questionniar of tendency to high risk behaviors was used to measure dependent variables, comparing pre, and post measures between the groups and within each group. ANCOVA test was applied to analyze the data. The results showed that in pre-test, there were no significant differences between the groups in term of tendency to high risk behaviors and its dimensions and its domains but in post tests, there were significant differences. In conclusion, the task-centerd model in social work can be effective in reducing the high risk behaviours among children labour.
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Using an analytical approach and proposing the question: How is the convergence of social policy and social work possible? this study aims to investigate the role of social work in social policy development and the effect of welfare ideologies, and consequently social policies on social work. This paper ...
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Using an analytical approach and proposing the question: How is the convergence of social policy and social work possible? this study aims to investigate the role of social work in social policy development and the effect of welfare ideologies, and consequently social policies on social work. This paper identifies and conceptualizes the areas of interest to express this relationship in two axial roles: 1) the minimalist role in which the social worker is only the executor of social policy. In this situation, the social worker appears in the role of social policy executor in organizations and centers that provide social services, and 2) the extremist role in which the social worker acts as the social policy reformer. In this situation, the social worker embarks on a plan to analyze the existing problem, to present a research proposal, and even approve the policy at the same time with implementing the social policies to determine the agenda for implementing or preventing the implementation of a policy. In this role, the social worker both helps with developing the effective social work in a two-way interaction with social policy and help with the dynamicity and evolution of the social policy in an organic connection; the synergy interaction which is considered as a necessity for up-to-date social work and applied social policy in Iran.
