Social Work in the Context of Political Conflict, Shulamit Ramon (ed.), Birmingham, Venture Press, 2008, pp. ix + 292, ISBN 978-1-86178-080-5 (pbk)
In: The British journal of social work, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 1018-1020
ISSN: 1468-263X
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 1018-1020
ISSN: 1468-263X
In: The British journal of social work, Band 35, Heft 5, S. 782-558
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 35, Heft 7, S. 1123-1144
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In: International journal of social welfare, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 14-22
ISSN: 1468-2397
Globalization has played a major role in redefining the nature of the welfare state and the ways in which social work practice is being undertaken in a number of different countries. Moreover, its impact has been to exacerbate gendered and racialized social relations. In this article, I explore the changes that globalization has wrought on the social work profession. These have resulted in neo‐liberialist policies that have contributed to the realization of a purchaser‐provider split in service delivery, the commodification of inter‐personal relationships embodied in caring work and the creation of a technicist cadre to deal with vulnerable people in need. I conclude by arguing that social workers need to engage in a public debate which challenges this state of affairs and form alliances with clients, professional associations, trade unions, politicians and other professional groupings in order to set a new welfare agenda which replaces profit‐making with social justice to ensure that needs‐led assessments and people are at the heart of their professional remit.
In: The British journal of social work, Band 27, Heft 6, S. 980-981
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 26, Heft 2, S. 153-175
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 291-307
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In: New community: European journal on migration and ethnic relations ; the journal of the European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations, Band 15, Heft 3, S. 391-404
ISSN: 0047-9586
In: Critical social policy: a journal of theory and practice in social welfare, Band 8, Heft Autumn 88
ISSN: 0261-0183
In: Critical social policy: a journal of theory and practice in social welfare, Band 7, Heft Autumn 87
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In: Critical social policy: a journal of theory and practice in social welfare, Heft 47
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 38, Heft 5, S. 1009-1024
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 525-543
ISSN: 1468-263X
The 2014 explosive eruption of Kelud volcano, Indonesia ejected fine-grained volcanic ash in a plume which travelled westwards across the island of Java. In Yogyakarta, without warning, up to 5 cm of ash was deposited within a few hours. This paper investigates the community and organizational response to the respiratory hazard of the ashfall, in the city of Yogyakarta. In any location where ashfall is a rare event, people located away from the primary volcanic hazards will be concerned about whether volcanic ash in their environment is dangerous to inhale, and how they should protect themselves. The World Health Organization primarily recommends that people stay indoors, or use light-weight face masks if outdoors. In the first study of its kind, we undertook a rapid questionnaire survey (with 125 respondents) on the use of community respiratory protection when ash is in the air. We documented the types of masks people wore, where they had got the mask from, why people wore masks, who advised them to wear a mask, and whether people thought their respiratory protection was effective. We also conducted informal interviews with a range of emergency management and health agencies, NGOs and a children's charity, to understand how those involved in mask procurement and distribution responded to the crisis, and to determine their understanding of the effectiveness of the masks that they provide. The study showed that a wide range of respiratory protection is used by those who choose to protect themselves, from cloth through to highly-efficient face masks, but with most people wearing surgical masks. Masks are widely available, from street stalls and shops, but are also distributed by government agencies, NGOs and employers. The organizations interviewed mainly distribute surgical masks to the public. Most people wore masks through their own initiative because they understood that there could be a health hazard, although some people wear them anyway when riding scooters (to protect from inhaling vehicle exhaust and street dust). Around 40% of the respondents thought that their existing protection was not sufficiently effective and around 30% of the respondents took measures to try to improve the effectiveness of their chosen protection method (e.g., wearing two types concurrently). This pilot paves the way for the Health Interventions in Volcanic Eruptions (HIVE) project which aims to provide an evidence base on effective respiratory protection for community use when ash is airborne, so that health agencies and other suppliers can provide reliable protection for the general population. The HIVE project will experimentally test the effectiveness of the range of types of respiratory protection identified in this study, as well as understanding the behaviours and environmental and cultural issues which affect whether people will wear masks when ash is in the air.
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In: The British journal of social work, Band 41, Heft 2, S. 351-367
ISSN: 1468-263X