An Exploratory Study into Social Welfare Policies and Social Service Delivery Models for People with Disabilities in China

Kwok, Siu Ming; Tam, Dora M. Y.; Hanes, Roy

doi:10.1007/s40609-016-0077-x

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“…In the past decades, some of the most progressive disability-related legislation in the world was established. In spite of this promising evidence, as dramatically pointed out by Kwok et al [ 67 ], the actual experiences of people with disabilities have not improved and a substantial disconnection between the legislation and implementation of policy is observed ( ibidem ).…”

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The Efficacy of Parent Training Interventions with Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities

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Boldrini

Mangialavori

et al. 2022

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Parenting children with developmental disabilities (DD) can be generally characterized by a considerable psychological burden. The effects on parental and familial psychological well-being and, consequently, on children’s developmental outcomes should not be underestimated, especially in early childhood. The current review aims to advance our understanding of the key factors (e.g., formats, sample characteristics, research design) that characterize parent training interventions, and that could be related to their outcomes, to guide researchers and clinical practitioners to develop and provide efficient programs. Studies were identified via an Internet search from three electronic databases, following PRIMSA guidelines. Studies published until November 2021 were taken into account. The initial search yielded a total of 2475 studies. Among them, 101 studies were fully reviewed. Finally, ten of the studies, which met all the inclusion criteria, formed the basis for this review. Participants’ characteristics, main features of the interventions (i.e., study design, structure, and contents), outcome variables and treatment efficacy were deeply examined and discussed. Key factors of parent training interventions with parents of children affected by DD are enlightened, to guide researchers and clinicians in the design and implementation of tailored specific programs, aimed to sustain parenting and foster children’s developmental outcomes, from early stages of life.

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The Efficacy of Parent Training Interventions with Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities

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Mangialavori

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“…but there appears to be a huge disconnection between the actual legislative policies and implementation of the stated policies (12,20). Social services, rehabilitation services, employment services and other services are insufficient to meet development needs, resulting in poverty for the majority of persons with disabilities (20).…”

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“…As pointed out by relevant scholars, assessing changes attributable to vocational interventions should focus on the impact of improvement of life skills through vocational interventions on multiple areas of quality of life (17). It is worth noting that employment services play a greater role in improving the poverty of education, insurance and social participation than in economic poverty, which to some extent indicates that China provides a minimum guarantee in ensuring that the disabled and their families have a decent income (12).…”

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“…The employment of persons with disabilities has become a long-term concern of many governments around the world, and has led to a series of welfare reforms and employment intervention policies. But it appears that putting the actual policies and legislation into practice has had limited success across China and, for the most part, China's disabled population remains out of the mainstream wherein access to education, training, and good-paying jobs are a minimum (12). Long-term unemployment for persons with disabilities is serious problem in China, with millions of unemployed disabled persons living in poverty (13).…”

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Multidimensional poverty of persons with disabilities in China: An analysis of poverty reduction effect of employment services

Guo¹,

Li²

2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionDisability is a global public health problem, and poverty due to illness and disability has always been a major problem and challenge for global poverty governance. In order to eradicate poverty, China has carried out a series of welfare reforms and employment interventions for people with disabilities. The purpose of this study is to examine the levels of multidimensional poverty of persons with disabilities aged 16–59 in China and the poverty reduction effect of employment services.MethodsThe Alkire-Foster (AF) method is applied to measure and decompose the multidimensional poverty index (MPI) of people with disabilities in this study. In order to make the results more robust, ordinary least squares (OLS) regression and the combination of propensity score matching and difference-in-differences (PSM-DID) are used to study the effect of employment services on multidimensional poverty of the disabled.ResultsThe results show that among persons with disabilities aged 16–59, about 90% are deprived in at least one dimension, and about 30% are in a state of severe multidimensional poverty until 2019. The contributions of deprivation in the dimensions of education and social participation are remarkably higher than dimensions of economy, health and insurance. In addition, employment services have a significant improvement effect on multidimensional poverty, which is reflected not only in the economic dimension, but also in the dimensions of education, insurance and social participation.ConclusionPeople with disabilities are generally in multidimensional poverty in China, and their abilities in learning and social integration are seriously inadequate. Employment services have played a great role in improving poverty, but the improvement has been different in different dimensions and different disability categories. These findings provide important evidence for recognizing multidimensional poverty of persons with disabilities and the poverty reduction effect of employment services, which will help to formulate more reasonable public policies to eradicate poverty.

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“…As long as they have a warm heart and work training, it seems that anyone can take up the post. For example, it is still relatively normal for people with disabilities to be cared for by family members with support from community social workers who care deeply (Kwok et al 2018).…”

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‘I Respect You but I Am Not Willing to Be You’: Critical Reflections of Western Teaching of Social Work to Students in China—What Can be Learned Both Ways?

2019

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Staff from a Western University annually travel to China to teach social work students at a Chinese University, providing a rich opportunity to share ideas and knowledge about values and practices in social work. One common point of tension that arises each year is how to teach critical reflection whilst considering differences between Eastern and Western ways of knowing and doing. This article is based on email conversations between one Australian lecturer and one Chinese student, containing their discussions on not just critical reflection but also of various key social work topics in China such as social worker’s salary, social work as a profession and using empathy. The student questioned social work in an authentic and practical manner; while the lecturer responded with examples and reflections as a role model of critical reflective thinking and practice in the Chinese context. While such letters of exchange only reflect the particular points of view of the lecturer and the student, much can still be learned about current issues and debates in both countries. The insights given raise many questions about the implications and benefits for sensitively teaching social work across East/West contexts whilst trying to develop anti-colonial social work educational approaches.

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An Exploratory Study into Social Welfare Policies and Social Service Delivery Models for People with Disabilities in China

Cited by 6 publications

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The Efficacy of Parent Training Interventions with Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities

The Efficacy of Parent Training Interventions with Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities

Multidimensional poverty of persons with disabilities in China: An analysis of poverty reduction effect of employment services

‘I Respect You but I Am Not Willing to Be You’: Critical Reflections of Western Teaching of Social Work to Students in China—What Can be Learned Both Ways?

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