Social Work Research in German-Speaking Countries

Taube, Vera; Bördlein, Christoph

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“…This applies, in particular, to implementation support in relation to RSIs delivered or administered by social workers and/or in social welfare contexts, where only few MoC studies have been conducted (e.g., (Aarons, Sommerfeld, & Walrath-Greene, 2009;Engell, Kirkøen, Aarons, & Hagen, 2020;Motamedi et al, 2021;Williams et al, 2017Williams et al, , 2018, and even fewer focus on the role of ISPs (Williams et al, 2017). Internationally, it has long been debated how to best enhance the uptake of evidence-based practice as a decision-making model that can be used by social work professionals in a broad range of social and human service organizations (Finne, 2020;Gambrill, 1999;Grady et al, 2018;McNeece & Thyer, 2004;Taube & Bördlein, 2020;Webb, 2001;Wike et al, 2014;Zwet, Beneken genaamd Kolmergenaamd, Schalk, & Van Regenmortel, 2019). With this uptake remaining to be slow and traditional training provided through educational institutions being only one factor in building the implementation capacity of social workers, ISPs represent an additional pathway toward enabling evidence-based practice in social and human service organizations.…”

Section: Discussion and Applications To Practicementioning

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The Mechanisms of Implementation Support - Findings from a Systematic Integrative Review

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Metz

Burke

et al. 2021

Research on Social Work Practice

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Purpose: Mechanisms of Change (MoC) explain how strategies used to enhance the uptake of evidence in social and human services enable change in the behaviors of individual practitioners, organizational leaders or entire organizations, and systems. One such strategy is the use of implementation support practitioner (ISPs). This study examines the mechanisms through which ISPs facilitate behavior supportive of the implementation of research-supported interventions. Methods: A systematic, integrative review was conducted. The conceptualization of MoCs built on a model by Dalkin and colleagues. Results: Based on a unique combination of knowledge, skills, and attitudes, ISPs install trust in and among their stakeholders and utilize this trust to promote meaningful and relevant learning; provide ongoing opportunities for learning, reflection, and support; help to span boundaries; and positively motivate stakeholders. Discussion: ISPs do not represent a short cut to better implementation. They represent an additional implementation challenge that requires dedicated attention and resources.

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The Mechanisms of Implementation Support - Findings from a Systematic Integrative Review

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Burke

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Research Study on Communicative Competence Features of Social Sphere Specialists

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Demidova

Akhtyan

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Purpose of the study: To study the ways to increase the communicative competence of social sphere specialists, aimed at the formation of professional and personal qualities, communicative skills, and development of professional interest and success. Methodology: Some theoretical and empirical research methods are used: analysis of publications in social work, normative documentation on the research issue; diagnostic methods: questioning, testing, interviews; experimental methods: ascertaining, forming, and control stages of the experiment; stating, forming and control stages of the experiment; methods of statistical processing of research results. Main Findings: The main results of the study showed that the modern practice of successful organization of social service activities requires a thoughtful approach. The head, together with the full-time psychologist, should monitor the communicative competence of the specialists working at this service and timely organize the work to overcome the manifestations of professional burnout of specialists and prevent their professional deformation. The significance of the influence of active teaching methods on interpersonal communication has allowed us to develop and test several practically effective teaching methods that increase the effectiveness of interaction with others in professional communication. Applications of this study: This study reveals the possibilities of improving the communicative competence of the specialists working at social service departments in modern conditions of systematic emotional overload when performing their professional duties. This theme is quite relevant for the activities of any service within “person to person” interaction, especially a social one, having its specifics and directed at helping a person facing a social problem. Novelty/Originality of this study: The novelty of this study is in justifying the need for organizing activities to improve the communicative competence of social service specialists using modern socio-psychological developments. In the modern practice of holding social work, this component is often overlooked, which subsequently leads to frequent conflicts among social service employees and recipients of social services, a gradual loss of interest in the work performed, and, as a result, its indifferent fulfilment.

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Social Work Research in German-Speaking Countries

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The Mechanisms of Implementation Support - Findings from a Systematic Integrative Review

The Mechanisms of Implementation Support - Findings from a Systematic Integrative Review

Research Study on Communicative Competence Features of Social Sphere Specialists

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