Poverty in Arab-Palestinian society in Israel: Social work perspectives before and during COVID-19

Khoury, Ensherah; Krumer-Nevo, Michal

doi:10.1177/00208728221091125

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“…All the studies that examined social workers' attitudes found that they developed a degree of critical analysis during the PAP training and ongoing supervision, e.g., [31,33]. A quantitative study that investigated the attitudes of 127 social workers before and after PAP training courses found significantly higher scores in the perception of poverty as structural and in acknowledging the relational and symbolic aspects of living in poverty at T2 [31].…”

Section: Social Workers' Attitudes Toward Poverty and People In Povertymentioning

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Poverty-Aware Programs in Social Service Departments in Israel: A Rapid Evidence Review of Outcomes for Service Users and Social Work Practice

Timor‐Shlevin

Saar-Heiman

Krumer-Nevo

2023

IJERPH

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Critical perspectives and practices are fundamental to social work, yet there are only scarce examples of direct critical practice in public social services, and even fewer empirical evaluations of their outcomes for service users and social workers. This article presents a rapid evidence review of 25 evaluation studies of five programs that operate in the social services departments in Israel according to the principles of the Poverty-Aware Paradigm (PAP). The PAP is a critical paradigm for direct social work practice with people living in poverty that was implemented in the welfare services by the Ministry of Welfare, targeting over 14,000 service users. The evaluation studies we reviewed encompass an overall quantitative sample of 4612 service users and 1363 professionals, and a qualitative sample of 420 service users and 424 professionals. The findings present: (1) the program’s outcomes for service users in terms of relationship with social workers, financial circumstances, family relations, and children’s safety; and (2) the program’s impact on social workers’ attitudes and practices. Finally, we discuss the lessons learned regarding social workers’ role in combatting poverty, the construction of success in interventions with people in poverty, and the article’s limitations.

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Section: Social Workers' Attitudes Toward Poverty and People In Povertymentioning

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Poverty-Aware Programs in Social Service Departments in Israel: A Rapid Evidence Review of Outcomes for Service Users and Social Work Practice

Timor‐Shlevin

Saar-Heiman

Krumer-Nevo

2023

IJERPH

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Breaking Points: Exploring the Well-Being of Egyptian Social Workers Amid Covid-19

Abu-Ras,

Badahdah,

Decker

et al. 2024

Clin Soc Work J

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges and stressors for social workers, often at the forefront of responding to crises. The pandemic has disrupted their professional practices, increased their workload, and exposed them to health risks. As a result, the well-being of social workers has become a growing concern, especially in countries with limited resources. The present study used a cross-sectional web-based survey to assess the prevalence rates of anxiety, stress, sleep quality, and overall well-being in a sample of 216 social workers employed in public medical facilities in Egypt during the COVID-19 epidemic. It also investigated the factors that influence their well-being. The results showed that half of the social workers (51.4%) scored 10 or higher on the General Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), 83.3% scored ≥ 14 on PSS-10, and the mean score for sleep quality was 7.24 (SD = 2.10). Over half (58.3%) scored 50 or lower on the World Health Organization Wellbeing scale (WHO-5). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that younger social workers and those who scored ≤ 9 on GAD-7 were more likely to report a higher level of well-being. A higher score on PSS-10 was associated with a decrease in overall well-being. Working with family members of COVID-19 patients and sleep quality were not associated with WHO-5. These findings highlight the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of social workers in Egypt, underscoring the importance of providing adequate support and resources to address their well-being.

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Identity development of Arab drama therapists: The role of ethnic boundary work

Jaber,

Slobodin

2024

The Arts in Psychotherapy

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Poverty in Arab-Palestinian society in Israel: Social work perspectives before and during COVID-19

Cited by 6 publications

References 31 publications

Poverty-Aware Programs in Social Service Departments in Israel: A Rapid Evidence Review of Outcomes for Service Users and Social Work Practice

Poverty-Aware Programs in Social Service Departments in Israel: A Rapid Evidence Review of Outcomes for Service Users and Social Work Practice

Breaking Points: Exploring the Well-Being of Egyptian Social Workers Amid Covid-19

Identity development of Arab drama therapists: The role of ethnic boundary work

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