Sunday 26 February 2012

Czech/Slovak social work journal


Here's a lot of titles from a journal. Look familiar; sort of thing social workers across the world are interested in? this lot come from the most recent volume of the Czech and Slovak Journal of Social Work, which I get as an international member of their editorial board. Parts of thejournal are magazine-like, with info about new legislation and news about personalities and projects. And, of course, if you don't read Czech and Slovak, you can't read the full content of the articles - neither can I. But there are English abstracts, and some articles in English on its website, which you can use to educate yourself about social work practice and thinking in those countries. What a pity language difference means that we can't read what all our colleagues are writing about their practice.
Knowledge creation in social work
Using sociological research methods in social work
Survey of approaches to social work education, especially in practice education
Self-help and support groups in the Czech Republic
Organisational identity and culture in staff working in a Czech charity
Theory and practice in working with families at risk
Case management using a postmodern collaborative approach
Complex needs assessment in problem- and solution-focused practice
Risk assessment with children in need
Citizen participation in working with families caring for disabled children
Social work with children experiencing domestic violence
Psychosocial effects of unemployment on families
Stereotypes of maternal and paternal roles in child protection practice
Rights of children with intellectual disabilities in the Czech Republic
Alternative approaches to data analysis in small samples in social work practice
Applying ethical theory in practice
Mediation in family conflicts
The key worker role in care homes for older people
Individual planning in domiciliary care services for older people
Experiences of staff as individual planning is introduced in residential care for older people
Teaching ethics in social work
Widows and widowers’ views of support from their environment
The approach to death of helping professionals in a hospice and their ways of managing stress
Volunteering and do-gooding
Volunteering to promote social inclusion
Volunteering in Slovakia – new trends
Psychological aspects of volunteering in social work
Youth volunteering as a framework to make social connections
Volunteering in hospices
 The journal English website here:  http://www.socialniprace.cz/english.php