Essays about: "social welfare professionals"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words social welfare professionals.

  1. 1. Digital communication with children and youth in out-of-home care: social workers’ perspective : A qualitative study in Swedish Child Welfare Services

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Yayneabeba Shumye Tessema; Tigrane Viviane Aoust; [2023]
    Keywords : Digitalization; digital communication; child welfare services; children and youth; out-of-home care;

    Abstract : The social work profession, which traditionally relied on face-to-face interactions with clients, has been increasingly using digital communication. Though research has directed its attention to this phenomenon in a post Covid-19 era, very little data is available from professionals’ perspectives, particularly those working with children and families. READ MORE

  2. 2. Prevention of child endangerment in deportation processes in Germany : Understanding the processes from a street-level bureaucrats' perspective

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Ann-Marie Sander; [2022]
    Keywords : deportation processes; Germany; child endangerment; street-level bureaucrats; institutional logics; prevention; social welfare professionals;

    Abstract : The aim of this qualitative study is to understand the processes around the prevention of child endangerment in deportation processes in Germany focusing on street-level bureaucrats. Eight social welfare professionals directly working with refugee minors and having experiences with deportation processes where refugee minors are or were involved distributed along three Federal States participated in this study. READ MORE

  3. 3. Identifying and supporting young carers in Sweden : School social worker’s perspectives

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Mengqi Chen; [2021-07-01]
    Keywords : Young carer; School social work; Child; Childhood; Parentification; Child welfare;

    Abstract : Research on young carers has been enriched over recent decades, but there are still many gaps to be explored. There is a lack of local research in many countries about the prevalence, identification, and interventions of young carers. Few studies have explored the experiences and perspectives of professionals in different fields. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Construction of Sex Trafficking - Swedish Policy-making, Effects and the Complexity of a Global Social Problem

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Tekla Münger; [2021]
    Keywords : Keywords: sex trafficking; victims; policy analysis; public sector; non-governmental organisations; Bacchi; intersectionality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Author: Tekla Münger Title: The Construction of Sex Trafficking – Swedish Policy-making, Effects and the Complexity of a Global Social Problem Master’s thesis SOCM04 Cultural Criminology, 30 credits Supervisor: Erik Hannerz Department of Sociology, spring 2021 The purpose of this qualitative study is to analyse how sex trafficking is constructed and represented as a social problem in policy documents. Further, to investigate how the problem representation of sex trafficking impacts the work of public and non-governmental organisations, and in the end the victim’s right to support and protection. READ MORE

  5. 5. 'Belonging' as a concept in placemaking: Exploring perceptions in Ikaria, Greece : A study of belonging in the elderly in the Greek Blue Zone of Ikaria

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Ellen Zouras; [2020]
    Keywords : longest living; longevity; belongingness; geographical belonging; Icaria; Christos Rachon; Raches;

    Abstract : Globally, increased length-of-life trends parallel the rise in reported levels of loneliness. Social connectedness is associated with a 50% reduced risk of premature mortality, and research has shown there is a moderately strong association between people who are lonely and people who have an unmet desire to belong. READ MORE