Social Work Core Competencies in Disaster Management Practice: An Integrative Review

Sim, Timothy; He, Minying; Dominelli, Lena

doi:10.1177/10497315211055427

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“…We carefully selected and reviewed 183 out of 1,288 relevant international publications and identified an initial list of social work core competencies in disaster management for our integrative review. We then conducted a content analysis (Sim et al, 2022) in which we considered the conceptual social work competence framework (CSWE, 2015; Trevithick, 2012) and the disaster management cycle (UNDRR, 2017). Finally, we identified 73 core competence items across the disaster management phases based on the integrative review.…”

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“…Study design and the process. (Sim et al, 2022) in which we considered the conceptual social work competence framework (CSWE, 2015;Trevithick, 2012) and the disaster management cycle (UNDRR, 2017). Finally, we identified 73 core competence items across the disaster management phases based on the integrative review.…”

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Core competencies in disaster management for social workers in China: A modified e-Delphi study

Sim

2023

Journal of Social Work

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A modified e-Delphi study was conducted to identify the core competencies required by social workers for disaster management in China. A list of competencies was compiled through an integrative review and in-depth interviews. We then conducted a three-round e-Delphi survey with 25 experts including social work practitioners and academics, government officials and other professionals. After a 4-month period of data collection and analysis, we proposed a specific social work competence framework for disaster management in the unique context of China. A total of 87 competencies were identified and categorised into knowledge, values and skills needed for the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery phases of disaster management (a total of 15 categories). Through a further thematic analysis, we identified four interconnected themes related to disaster resilience building and social justice in various phases. This ground-breaking competence framework can inform Chinese social work practice and training in disaster management, thus enabling social workers to better identify their specific professional roles and tasks in disaster contexts. The framework can also enhance transdisciplinary collaboration among social workers and the various disaster management stakeholders, and can also be of value when developing social work core competencies outside of China.

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Core competencies in disaster management for social workers in China: A modified e-Delphi study

Sim

2023

Journal of Social Work

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“…Disaster-driven community development requires social workers’ macro-level advocacy for political and program support [ 40 ]. Disaster-specific policies and programs serve as top-down strategies to guarantee multi-stakeholder engagement in community-centered disaster risk management and post-disaster activities [ 41 ].…”

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Adaptability, Interdisciplinarity, Engageability: Critical Reflections on Green Social Work Teaching and Training

Greig

2022

Healthcare

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The upward tendencies of global climate change, disasters, and other diverse crises have been urgently calling for green social work (GSW) interventions which engage a holistic approach to explore diverse societal dimensions’ compounded influences on inhabitants’ individual and collective health and well-being in disaster settings. Though globally gaining more attention, GSW has been slow to develop in the Canadian social work curriculum and professional training. This deficit jeopardizes integrating environmental and climate justice and sustainability in social work research and practice in Canada. In response to this pedagogical inadequacy, this article employs a critical reflection approach to examine two authors’ two-academic-year teaching–learning and supervision-training experiences of GSW-specific in-class and field education in a Master of Social Work program. The content analysis illustrates three essential components for GSW-specific teaching and training, namely adaptability, interdisciplinarity, and engageability. These components enhance the prospective social workers’ micro-, mezzo-, and macro-level practices to better support individuals, families, and communities affected by extreme events and promote their health and well-being in disaster and non-disaster scenarios. These GSW-specific pedagogies shed light on the fact that integrading climate change, disasters, and diverse crises in pedagogical innovations should be encouraged beyond the social work profession. A multidisciplinary multi-stakeholder engagement approach would comprehensively investigate and evaluate the essential components and evidence-based strategies that better serve inhabitants and promote resilience and sustainability.

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“…Literature suggests the importance of community social workers' roles in disaster intervention and management, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic (Itzhaki-Braun, 2022;Santiago and Smith, 2020;Sim and He, 2022). Community social work interventions for disaster management include emergency relief work, such as identifying marginalised communities, assessing vulnerability and organising resources and community responses to reduce the threat of risk to the communities (Ersing, 2020).…”

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Community social work in Hong Kong during COVID-19: Intervention strategies to address social injustices

Fung

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Chan

2022

International Social Work

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In Hong Kong, professional social workers made their presence felt when they delivered a variety of services at the height of the pandemic. Social workers who were working in community development projects or who had adopted community work approaches have become the major service providers when the availability and accessibility of other types of social services have been seriously impeded. This article reports on a qualitative research study conducted to examine (1) how community social workers have planned and implemented services, (2) their use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), and (3) ideas for addressing injustices in disaster management work.

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Social Work Core Competencies in Disaster Management Practice: An Integrative Review

Cited by 13 publications

References 35 publications

Core competencies in disaster management for social workers in China: A modified e-Delphi study

Core competencies in disaster management for social workers in China: A modified e-Delphi study

Adaptability, Interdisciplinarity, Engageability: Critical Reflections on Green Social Work Teaching and Training

Community social work in Hong Kong during COVID-19: Intervention strategies to address social injustices

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