Peacebuilding Is Social Work:From Political Science to Social Psychology

For the longest time,peacemaking and peacekeeping were the only post-factum interventions to resolve armed conflicts usually related to a nation-state’s borders or territory.Peacebuilding has its origins in sociology(Galtung,1969;1975)and is used today as a preferred concept in matters of conflict.However,this paper explores why peacebuilding,as the Secretary General of the United Nations advocates in A New Agenda for Peace,must become a nonlinear and contextual process that promotes the prevention of conflict and invites a transformative approach to addressing the linkages between peace,security,and climate.Furthermore,this paper advocates that peacebuilding grounded in social psychology and social anthropology will bring about transformative outcomes as it will build relationships at the community level and become a preventive tool to address incipient tensions within the community.Peacebuilding as social work will benefit the community and lay the necessary foundations for a sustainable future.Social workers are equipped to assess,analyze,and solve problems.Their capacity to do ongoing social diagnosis is a critical tool to prevent skirmishes degenerating into conflicts.Social work could be the much-needed resource to further develop theory and practice that contributes to active peacebuilding.

Integrating Leadership Diversity:A Social Worker’s Role during COVID-19

This article explores the impact of social work leadership integration and diversity and its response during the COVID-19 pandemic and its daily application.Social workers used various modalities to ensure that immediate priority was given to those individuals who were needed in various agencies and schools.Social workers provided added value and were essential to providing vital support through leadership skills in the development and operation during the COVID-19 pandemic.The social workers and leaders demonstrated the ability to intervene during the pandemic crisis through the infusion of a variety of leadership practices and integration.The profession itself makes social workers innate leaders.In the article,attention is given to the work that social workers embraced during the COVID-19 pandemic,to demonstrate that front-line workers are real experts.Social workers as leaders are guided by the code of ethics which employs a leadership style.

Social Work Involved in Targted Poverty Alleviation: From Individual Aid to System Change

The development of social work is to some extent a history of the struggle against poverty. Social work enabled targeted poverty alleviation aims to form a two–way force to implement targeted poverty alleviation policies in a bid to create a new situation featuring top–down policy guidance and bottom–up social engagement. Social work enabled targeted poverty alleviation addresses the bureaucratic defects of government dominance, upgrades the narrow conception of targeted poverty alleviation as individual aid, and pays more attention to the interactions between the poor and environmental elements and the interactions within and between systems from the perspective of eco–system. In practice, this type of poverty alleviation is manifested as social work driven integral specialized poverty alleviation. By organically combining the four systems of subjects, service objects, work processes and implementation results, it advances current targeted poverty alleviation from the mid–shallow level to the deep level. It is expected to fulfill the intrinsic policy objectives of targeted poverty alleviation and explore a supporting system for realizing the modernization of national governance system and capacity in rural areas.

Research On the Implementation Path of Social Work Talent Cultivation in Local Colleges and Universities Under the Background of New Liberal Arts

The core task of the NEW LIBERAL ARTS construction is to cultivate a NEW LIBERAL ARTS talent team that can master multidisciplinary professional knowledge with high professional quality,strong comprehensive ability,and strong practical ability.The NEW LIBERAL ARTS construction is both an opportunity and a challenge to the development of social work majors,and how to integrate social work majors better into the NEW LIBERAL ARTS construction has become an increasingly urgent issue of social work education.This paper summarizes the action strategies for the cultivation of social work professionals in the context of the NEW LIBERAL ARTS construction through research and analysis on the basis of the inner connection between the NEW LIBERAL ARTS construction and the cultivation of social work talents.

Knowledge Application and Improvement Ideas for In-service Social Work Professionals

Social work professionals are an indispensable force for building a harmonious socialist society as well as strengthening and innovating social management.This article analyzed the salary,job satisfaction,and knowledge application of social work professionals in Nanjing(NJ)by means of a survey questionnaire and found that although most professional social workers are relatively satisfied with their jobs in addition to the effective application of their knowledge,a certain percentage of the respondents reported that the knowledge that they had learned at school were not consistent with the actual needs of work,which affected their income levels and job satisfactions.For this reason,it is suggested that a variety of measures should be taken to improve the quality of professional education of social work and enhance the competitiveness as well as the recognition of the social work profession.

日本的“Social Work”

比较三个与'social work'对译的日本社会福利学概念,分析Social Work在日本从社会事业到社会福利事业的演变过程,论述日本社会福利学界关于'social work'的认识,为我国社会工作学科的发展提供借鉴.

Social Work Modes of Rural Women Ability Construction: A Case Study of Luzhai Village in Yunnan Province

Taking Luzhai Village as a case,this paper discussed social work modes of rural women ability construction using marsh gas project,education project,handicraft project,and healthcare project as operation carrier. It focused on ability restoration and ability improvement to comprehensively respond to women demand and development. In the process of project implementation,it is recommended to avoid gender segregation,pay close attention to women subsistence ethics,properly treat traditional gender mode,and care about girl growth.

Christian Faith Rush in Rural Areas and Social Work Intervention

To make the public have rational knowledge of the Christian faith rush in rural areas and guide coordinated development of Christianity with the socialist society, we analyzed reasons and complex influence on rural social development from aspects of society and individual and attraction of Christianity by the Literature Analysis Method. In view of its negative effect, we put forward several countermeasures from the perspective of social work intervention, such as improving farmers' overall qualities, promoting effective implementation of social security system, and correcting believers' understanding of Christianity. Finally, we introduced situation of Christian faith in other countries and reference and directive significance to China.

“Chinese Social Work 2.0” and Its Historical and International Significance

This paper explores the idea of“Chinese social work 2.0”by reviewing the situation,issues,and needs of Chinese social work for further advancement in historical and comparative perspectives.The“10 years of Chinese social work(2006-2016)”vs.a 30-year history of rebuilding social work in the Chinese mainland can be explained with the transition of GPP(general public policy).This helps to understand the various pitfalls and seeming downturns in Chinese social work over the past years and to understand the major decisions of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC)by understanding the historical backdrop and theoretical rationale of“seeking balance”meaning that China formally parts with its“GDP first”doctrine and withdraws its“economic state”GPP from the historical stage,and“seeking sufficiency”meaning that China continues to base its public policy on economic construction rather than to follow a welfare state GPP.Chinese social work professionals should take advantage of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC)by highlighting the core issue of“balanced”development and play a leading role in promoting social fairness and justice.The precondition for fulfilling this role is that social work must be placed among the main disciplinary categories(“Group I subject of social science and humanities”)in China with the enhancement of research and faculty competence via well-designed(doctoral)social work education.

Promoting Older Adults' Engagement in Disaster Recovery Through Supportive Relationships, Partnerships, and Collaboration: Perspectives of Social Work Practitioners and Human Service Professionals

Shifting demographics—that is, the growing number of older adults in Canada and internationally—and intersecting climatic risks create a complex landscape of aging in place in disaster contexts. Some older adults are vulnerable due to their underlying health conditions and limited physical mobility. Yet they also exhibit resilience in a distinct manner, owing to their wealth of knowledge, wisdom, and ability to navigate adversities. This article elucidates potential avenues for promoting the involvement of older adults in disaster recovery efforts. Our intention is to recognize and foster older adult resilience and mitigate vulnerability by drawing upon insights from the study titled “In the Aftermath of the 2016 Alberta Wildfires: The Role of Social Work Practitioners and Human Service Professionals in Long-Term Disaster Recovery.” Employing a qualitative research approach, that study recruited 51 participants for semistructured interviews and focus groups. A thematic analysis of the collected data unveiled the pivotal roles played by social workers and human service practitioners in facilitating recovery from the 2016 wildfires in the research. Notably, three overarching themes emerged concerning the promotion of older adults' involvement in disaster recovery: fostering supportive relationships, building partnerships and enhancing collaboration, and addressing ongoing challenges. These findings offer valuable insights into how social work practitioners and human service professionals can effectively facilitate the engagement of older adults in disaster recovery initiatives. This article emphasizes the significance of actively promoting the participation of older adults in disaster mitigation efforts, thereby fostering greater resilience within communities.

Experienced Involvement (ExIn) in Social-Psychiatric Care of Germany-Challenges and Chances

This study explores the integration of Experienced Involvement(ExIn)in social-psychiatric care in Germany,emphasizing both the challenges and opportunities it presents.The European Leonardo da Vinci Project(2005-2007)established a curriculum for ExIn,promoting participatory structures in psychiatric services.While peer support is well-established in other European countries,Germany’s experience is still developing.This research uses a mixed methods design,combining quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews,to investigate the professional experiences of ExIn recovery companions and team colleagues in German clinics and support services.The findings reveal numerous benefits:for social-psychiatric services,ExIn enhances service quality,inclusivity,and accessibility;for team colleagues,it fosters reflexivity,hope,and trust,and improves self-care;for service users,it provides empowerment,easy access to support,trust,and hope,and offers credible role models.Despite these benefits,challenges such as stigmatization,lack of recognition,and financial constraints remain and require to be addressed.The study highlights the need and provides implications for a dedicated and inclusive approach to effectively implementing ExIn,ultimately enriching psychiatric care through experiential knowledge and reducing prejudice within mental health services.

Chinese Citizens' Right To Work and Social Security Effectively Protected——An interview with Zheng Silin, minister of labor and social security

Following is an interview by staff reporters of the Human Rights magazine with Zheng Silin, Chinese minister of labor and social security. The interview was meant in part to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the implementation of the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China that falls on January 1,2005. We are publishing this transcript with a view to providing our readers with information about how China has worked persistently to protect citizens' right to work and social security and the achievements it has made in this regard. We need to remind our readers of the fact that back in March 2004, the National People's Congress, China's highest legislature, approved a recommendation for revision of China's Constitution. In accordance with the recommendation, the Constitution had one more clause added: The state shall establish and improve a social security system commensurate to the level of the economic and social development.

高校志愿服务存在的问题及社会工作介入研究

随着我国公益事业的不断发展,大学生作为积极参与志愿活动的青年力量在高校志愿服务工作中做出了重要贡献,但仍存在一些问题。为了解高校志愿服务存在的问题,阐述社会工作介入高校志愿服务的可行性,以问卷调研的形式收集数据并进行分析,针对高校志愿服务中志愿者缺乏后驱力、缺少系统培训及志愿者服务创新不足等问题,提出社工介入路径,创建社工+志愿者联动机制,以期推进高校志愿服务高质量发展。

社会工作助力数字乡村建设:内在逻辑与可能策略

数字乡村建设是全面实施乡村振兴战略的重要举措。然而,在具体实践过程中可能存在村民主体性难培养、乡村情境性难契合、城乡数字鸿沟难跨越等实践壁垒和现实障碍。其可能原因在于数字技术无法与乡村关系进行有效嵌合,社会工作将关系作为核心内容,贯穿社会工作实务的全过程,在数字乡村建设中发挥着独特的专业优势。基于此,从社会工作助力数字乡村建设的“技术—关系”视角出发,遵循社会关系建设和社区赋能两个方面的内在逻辑,提出可能策略,包括:以激发村民内生动力为内容推进数字乡村可持续发展,以数字友好社区建设为目标推进数字关怀型社区构建,以数字文化相融为切口推进数字乡村文明建设来破解数字乡村建设梗阻,为实现乡村全面振兴提供积极探索。

社会工作助推高校心理危机干预模式探析

社会工作坚持契合需求为解决问题的前提,对特殊群体进行救助和服务,从内探索症结,从外分析影响,令高校心理危机干预工作呈现从细分到整合,从治疗到预防的发展趋势,实现外部、内部的双向成长和转变。文章以融合思维为导向,以社会工作理论和实践方法为依靠,探索“社会工作+心理危机干预”助推高校心理危机干预工作科学发展新模式。