Social Work and Social Development

Midgley, James; Conley, Amy

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“…Kirst-Ashman [41] is of the view that by investing in macro social services such as health care, education and nutrition, the state is profitable by producing a improved and skilled personnel that participates to strengthen the economy. Midgely and Conley [42] opine that social investment into employment placement, small and medium enterprise, skills training, literacy coaching and capacity building empowers societies and eliminates dependency on the state for social welfare and well-being. Applause has been given to this model of social welfare for its pro-active stance on the provision of social welfare and its efforts on minimising the amount of citizens who encounter high risk circumstances.…”

Section: Developmental Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

The efficacy of social welfare in social policy: Challenges, prospects and a way forward in Social Work Practise with young refugee women in Zimbabwe

Portia Tendengu

2024

Refugees and Migrants - Current Conditions and Future Trends [Working Title]

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In the world of social work and related professions and disciplines, policy and welfare provisioning is everywhere. Some would say that over the past 10–15 years there has been a veritable explosion of policy-making. Social policy can be regarded as referring to the actions taken within society to develop and deliver services for people in order to meet their needs for social welfare and well-being. Social policy explores a plethora of social, political, ideological and institutional context within which welfare is produced, distributed and consumed. It seeks to provide an account of the processes which contribute to or detract from welfare, and it does this within a normative framework which involves with broad-based social phenomena is, in principle, no different from putting in place arrangements for dealing with issues at home. A desktop review was used in accordance with the case study for the study, and qualitative and qualitative research methods were used to gather data collected from the research. Data collection methods that were used included observations, focus group discussions and interviews. The study recommends that social workers should be equipped with the practical applicability of social welfare with refugees in policy making, coordination and implementation.

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Section: Developmental Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

The efficacy of social welfare in social policy: Challenges, prospects and a way forward in Social Work Practise with young refugee women in Zimbabwe

Portia Tendengu

2024

Refugees and Migrants - Current Conditions and Future Trends [Working Title]

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“…In addition to the health conditions, the livelihood and economic conditions such as poverty and hardship (Korf, 2004) still appeared to be some of the most important issues for people with disabilities in the sites studied by quantitative and qualitative analysis. The CBR programme consisting of disabled people's organisations (CRCs) and livelihood assistance, or a social investment intervention strategy (Midgley and Conley, 2010), was likely to correspond to their needs and have positive impacts on their lives.…”

Section: Post-conflict Societies Disability and Cbrmentioning

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The Impact of Community-Based Rehabilitation in a Post-Conflict Environment of Sri Lanka

Higashida

Soosai

Robert³

2017

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Purpose: Conflict and disability are closely associated; it is therefore significant to examine strategies at the grassroots-level for restoring the human rights of people with disabilities living in post-conflict societies. The aim of this study is to reveal the impact of and issues with community-based rehabilitation (CBR) in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka that was ravaged by civil war from 1983 to 2009.Methods: The research was implemented in October 2016, in collaboration with a local NGO in the Mullaitivu district. A mixed-methods approach was followed, which included quantitative analysis of the NGO’s registration database of people with disabilities in the area (n=964), group interviews with 9 community rehabilitation committees (CRCs) of people with disabilities and their family members (n=118), and semi-structured interviews with clients of the CBR programme (n=5). Thematic analysis was applied to the narrative data.Results: The quantitative analysis on clients of the NGO revealed that 60.9% of disabilities were related to war. Livelihood assistance was the most common type of self-reported need (44.6%). The qualitative analysis revealed that in communities with inadequate local resources, CRCs that had access to livelihood assistance made a positive impact on the socioeconomic conditions of people with disabilities and their family members. Potential issues were observed, such as the expectation of and dependence on the financial aid without self-help. Some people with disabilities would not attend CRCs if there were no financial benefits. As most of the participants had war-related disabilities, it is also possible that participation of people with intellectual and psychiatric disabilities unrelated to war may not have been promoted in some CRCs.Conclusions: The CBR programme has had positive impacts on the living conditions of participants, albeit with some potential issues such as financial expectations and aid dependency. The authors argue that empowerment of people with disabilities and addressing socioeconomic inequality should be considered simultaneously.

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“…The CBR programme consisting of disabled people's organisations (CRCs) and livelihood assistance, or a social investment intervention strategy (Midgley and Conley, 2010), was likely to correspond to their needs and have positive impacts on their lives.…”

Section: Post-conflict Societies Disability and Cbrmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Community-Based Rehabilitation in a Post-Conflict Environment of Sri Lanka

Higashida¹,

Soosai²,

Robert³

2017

DCID

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Social Work and Social Development

Cited by 73 publications

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The efficacy of social welfare in social policy: Challenges, prospects and a way forward in Social Work Practise with young refugee women in Zimbabwe

The efficacy of social welfare in social policy: Challenges, prospects and a way forward in Social Work Practise with young refugee women in Zimbabwe

The Impact of Community-Based Rehabilitation in a Post-Conflict Environment of Sri Lanka

The Impact of Community-Based Rehabilitation in a Post-Conflict Environment of Sri Lanka

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