An exploratory study of four factors which affectsocial workers’ professional practice in Libyan human service organizations

Abstract

Leadership and governance are critical to human service organizations. In Libya, the professional practice of social workers within such organizations is influenced by four factors: social workers' morale, their human relationships within the organization, their relationship with the manager, and organizational control within the organization.Thisexploratory study considers 10 social organizations and rehabilitation centers in Tripoli with 111 social workers as participantsconducted from July to September 2015. Results indicate thateffective leadership and sound governance in human service organizations are critical to the professional practice of social workers.