Tipologías actuales de los trabajadores sociales en España

Garro, Juan Jesús Viscarret; Izquierdo, Alberto Ballestero; Goldaracena, Francisco Idareta; Pemán, María Jesús Úriz

doi:10.5209/cuts.51126

Cited by 12 publications

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“…Table 1 shows the socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample. The results obtained indicate that the study sample is similar to that of the general population of social workers in Spain, in terms of the variables of gender, age and professional experience, according to reports by Viscarret, Ballestero, Idareta and Uriz (2016). All the participants were volunteers and gave their informed consent.…”

Section: Samplesupporting

confidence: 62%

Burnout in social workers and socio-demographic factors

Gómez-García

Alonso-Sangregorio

Llamazares-Sánchez

2019

Journal of Social Work

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Summary The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of burnout syndrome in a sample of Spanish social workers and analyse the influence of a series of socio-demographic variables that may potentially be related to the appearance and development of one of the three dimensions of burnout. A total of 947 Spanish social workers participated in the study. Findings 33.2% and 22.1 of Spanish social workers experienced high levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation, and 54.2% experienced low personal accomplishment at work. The hierarchical regression analysis showed that having been on sick leave in the preceding year was the most important predictor of emotional exhaustion. Moreover, full-time employment status was the most robust predictor of depersonalisation, and professional activity in specialised social services was the main predictor of personal accomplishment. The low percentages of total variance explained imply that although certain socio-demographic characteristics are significant predictors, their effects are very small. Applications Public and private organisations devoted to social services should be aware of the need to prevent this type of psychosocial risk to which social workers are exposed every day. This would help improve the health and quality of their lives as well as reduce the high costs which frequent worker turnover and sick leave entail, and would also enhance the effectiveness of the services provided.

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Section: Samplesupporting

confidence: 62%

Burnout in social workers and socio-demographic factors

Gómez-García

Alonso-Sangregorio

Llamazares-Sánchez

2019

Journal of Social Work

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“…One of the main concerns of social workers in Spain is the bureaucratization of social work and care work (Hidalgo-Lavié & Lima-Fernández, 2018;Viscarret, Ballestero, Idareta, & Úriz, 2016). Social workers, who are in charge of implementing social care, face a double mandate.…”

Section: Challenges Of Digitalization In Care and Social Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On one hand, they must display the essence of direct social intervention, defending citizens' rights. On the other hand, they must implement governmental mandates using the bureaucratic systems in place (Viscarret et al, 2016). According to Lipsky (1980), this is understood as a final level in policy-making, where public servants (social workers, in this case) have to make decisions quickly and in a way that will be understandable to citizens.…”

Section: Challenges Of Digitalization In Care and Social Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Professional stakeholders' views of the use of digital technologies in Spanish long-term care

Deusdad¹,

Riccò²

2018

Human Technology

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Demographic change in Europe has resulted in an aging population, which presents new challenges for implementing and managing long-term care (LTC) systems. One solution aims to increase the efficiency of LTC by using digital technologies. This article focuses on professionals' opinions of the use of digital technologies in the administration of Spain's long-term care law (Law 39/2006, December 14, LAPAD). This qualitative research is part of SoCaTel, an H2020 project on the co-creation of LTC services in Europe. Ten focus groups were held with health professionals, care-taking relatives, and care workers, and six semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with care recipients in Catalonia, Spain. This article presents the data collected from professionals. Professionals reacted positively to the use of digital technologies, in contrast to some previous studies that highlight professionals' strong resistance to digitalization. Professionals saw digitalization as a way to speed up and simplify administrative processes. However, they also identified serious obstacles to efficient digitalization.

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“…When analysing the academic literature, it is notable how often academics and professionals who study the field refer to social work professionals as females. In a national study, it was found that 91 per cent of professionals are women and only 9 per cent are men (Viscarret, Ballestero, Idareta and Úriz, 2016).…”

Section: From Social Assistance To Social Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social pedagogy, social education and social work in Spain: Convergent paths

Úcar¹

2021

International Journal of Social Pedagogy

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The rise of social pedagogy in recent years has led to a revival of discourses and practices in the fields of social work and pedagogy. Both fields have seen a renewed way of interpreting social and educational relationships and professional practice. This, in turn, has resulted in ongoing analysis and debate regarding the academic and professional affiliation of social pedagogy in recent decades. The aim of this article is to provide an outline of how these disciplines and practices have evolved in Spain. This study adopts a comparative perspective to present a descriptive analysis of the history, training and areas of professional intervention of social pedagogy, social education and social work. The first section discusses the complexity of the relationships between them. In the following two sections, the historical evolution of these disciplines is analysed, highlighting their fundamental milestones. This is followed by a comparison of their respective professional profiles and initial training. The next section then reveals shared professional intervention areas and those that are specific to each professional practice. By way of conclusion, a critical reflection is provided on the way in which the relationship between social pedagogy and social work is usually approached, and also the positioning of the relationship between these disciplines and practices.

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Tipologías actuales de los trabajadores sociales en España

Cited by 12 publications

References 3 publications

Burnout in social workers and socio-demographic factors

Burnout in social workers and socio-demographic factors

Professional stakeholders' views of the use of digital technologies in Spanish long-term care

Social pedagogy, social education and social work in Spain: Convergent paths

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