Graduating social work students' communication competencies and motivations: their effects on satisfaction with social work
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The importance of communication competencies in social work training and practice were analyzed through a study of 333 social work graduates in Israel. The relationship between their skills in communication and social work satisfaction were then correlated. The three most important elements of communication competence were empathy, interaction management and behavioral flexibility. It was unexpectedly discovered that self awareness on communication competence was a minor factor in job satisfaction related to the social work practice.
Publication Name: International Social Work
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0020-8728
Year: 1998
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The telephone helpline as social support
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A study of Israel's national telephone helpline ERAN emphasizes the degree of social support provided by such helplines. The survey based on analysis of data from January 1990 to june 1992 indicates that loneliness and isolation and issues faced by many of the callers. The data also indicates that more single people than married people look for repeated social support. While many of the calls do not fall under emergency crisis classification, it is obvious that ERAN fulfills a vital need for the callers.
Publication Name: International Social Work
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0020-8728
Year: 1998
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Professional commitment among graduating BSW students in Israel
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An Israeli study reveals the existence of a low degree of professional commitment among social workers. This can be improved by their individual and collective initiatives. The level of commitment is affected by the amount of professional identification, satisfaction with the discipline and the level of economic preference. The social work graduates prefer clinical jobs in comparison to planning and community services and avoid working with old, poor and handicapped individuals.
Publication Name: International Social Work
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0020-8728
Year: 1995
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