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Occupational social work for the 21st century

R R Iversen1

  • 1School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6214, USA. riversen@ssw.upenn.edu

Social Work
|December 5, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Economic changes cause job loss for urban residents, especially women and minorities. Social work must expand its role in work-enhancement programs to address these employment challenges.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Work
  • Urban Studies
  • Public Policy

Background:

  • Economic restructuring and welfare policy shifts create significant employment dislocation for urban populations.
  • Vulnerable groups including women, racial/ethnic minorities, and youth are disproportionately affected by these changes.
  • The social work profession, despite its commitment to the poor, has limited reported advanced practice in work-enhancement programs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline the employment-related needs of impoverished individuals within the current economic and policy landscape.
  • To propose an expansion of occupational social work practice to better address work-enhancement needs.
  • To identify necessary role definitions, practice settings, and skills for this expanded practice.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on successful work programs and traditional occupational social work.
  • Analysis of employment-related needs in the context of economic and policy changes.
  • Conceptual reformulation of social work practice for work-enhancement.

Main Results:

  • Identified specific employment-related needs among urban poor populations facing economic and policy shifts.
  • Proposed a framework for expanded occupational social work practice.
  • Defined new roles, settings, and skill sets required for social workers in work-enhancement.

Conclusions:

  • Social work must adapt and expand its practice to effectively address the employment challenges faced by vulnerable urban populations.
  • Occupational social work offers a viable pathway for intervention and support in work-enhancement programs.
  • Implications for social work education and practice are significant, requiring a focus on new competencies and approaches.

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