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Journal articles on the topic "Medical social work Social workers Stress management"
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Butylina, Olena, and Iryna Yevdokymova. "Social worker self-management as a management task." Social work and social education, no. 1(6) (April 15, 2021): 5–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.31499/2618-0715.1(6).2021.234056.
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Influence on the organizations of external factors causes the need for a set of new management methods. According to the authors, self-management can be considered an effective management technique. The article considers the essence and structure of self-management. The authors analyze self-management as a complex phenomenon that contains a set of actions and processes. Self-management has been defined as a specialist’s self-realization technology in the professional and personal space. The main components of self-management are time management skills, the ability to set priorities in work, professional and personal self-development, skills to control stressful situations, motivation to learn and professional advancement, the development of emotional intelligence. The necessity of forming self-management skills in social workers has been substantiated. In the principles of self-management, staff training has been characterized as one of the main tasks of the organization manager. The authors offer a list of management tools that can ensure the development of social workers’ skills and qualities. These include training as an active method of teaching; supervision as a mechanism of learning from the experience of others; professional training, internship, exchange of experiences, professional communication; organization of effective feedback as a mechanism for involving employees in management and increasing the level of loyalty to the organization. Organizational and managerial techniques are complemented by medical and psychological. The article concludes that social workers' self-management skills will promote the specialist's development. They will have a positive impact on his/her work quality. And they will be a means of preventing stress, professional ills and risks. Perspective areas of research have been outlined.
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Bowers, A., and A. Sochos. "Work stress, social support, and burnout in junior doctors: A cross-sectional study." European Psychiatry 26, S2 (March 2011): 1578. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73282-5.
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BackgroundBurnout is known to be higher in doctors than in the general population and is associated with adverse patient outcomes. By identifying factors that can lead to burnout, interventions can be implemented to support the health of the workforce and improve patient care.AimThe aim of this study is to (1) look at whether psychiatric trainees differ from medical trainees in the work−related stress they experience and the social support they perceive, within and outside the workplace. It also aims to (2) look at whether social support can mediate the stressor-burnout relationship in trainees.MethodThe sample consisted of 184 London based trainees. Participants were administered the Maslach Burnout Inventory (strain), the Specialist Doctors’ Stress Inventory (stressors) and the House and Wells social support scale. To explore the pathways and potential mediating effect of social support within the stressor-burnout relationship structural equation modeling was applied to the data.Results42% of all doctors exhibited high levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Medical trainees were significantly more burnt out than psychiatric trainees (p < .01). Occupational stressors were significantly correlated with the core burnout dimensions. Family, consultant and top management support demonstrated significant correlations with burnout dimensions whereas co-worker support failed to reach significance. Direct, indirect and mediational pathways between study variables were found.ConclusionPsychological distress is still prevalent amongst our junior workforce. Medical trainees appear to exhibit more severe levels of burnout and suggestions to improve psychological wellbeing are discussed.
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Ostberg, Jan-Peter, Daniel Graziotin, Stefan Wagner, and Birgit Derntl. "A methodology for psycho-biological assessment of stress in software engineering." PeerJ Computer Science 6 (August 10, 2020): e286. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.286.
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Stress pervades our everyday life to the point of being considered the scourge of the modern industrial world. The effects of stress on knowledge workers causes, in short term, performance fluctuations, decline of concentration, bad sensorimotor coordination, and an increased error rate, while long term exposure to stress leads to issues such as dissatisfaction, resignation, depression and general psychosomatic ailment and disease. Software developers are known to be stressed workers. Stress has been suggested to have detrimental effects on team morale and motivation, communication and cooperation-dependent work, software quality, maintainability, and requirements management. There is a need to effectively assess, monitor, and reduce stress for software developers. While there is substantial psycho-social and medical research on stress and its measurement, we notice that the transfer of these methods and practices to software engineering has not been fully made. For this reason, we engage in an interdisciplinary endeavor between researchers in software engineering and medical and social sciences towards a better understanding of stress effects while developing software. This article offers two main contributions. First, we provide an overview of supported theories of stress and the many ways to assess stress in individuals. Second, we propose a robust methodology to detect and measure stress in controlled experiments that is tailored to software engineering research. We also evaluate the methodology by implementing it on an experiment, which we first pilot and then replicate in its enhanced form, and report on the results with lessons learned. With this work, we hope to stimulate research on stress in software engineering and inspire future research that is backed up by supported theories and employs psychometrically validated measures.
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PARFANOVICH, IVANNA. "FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PROFESSIONAL BURNOUT OF SOCIAL WORKERS." Scientific Issues of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. Series: pedagogy, no. 2 (April 6, 2021): 197–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.25128/2415-3605.20.2.26.
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The article is devoted to the study of burnout, which is interpreted as the inability to perform professional duties at the proper level due to prolonged physical and/or mental overload. The main content of the study is to determine the possibilities of prevention of professional burnout of a social worker in order to ensure his physical and mental health.Scientific opinions and positions on the relevance, purpose, multifaceted nature, content of prevention, objective and subjective factors of prevention, differences in organizational and psychological and pedagogical influences of prevention, the specifics of social prevention and prevention. As well as the impact on the professional activities of social norms and deviations from norms, values, responsibilities. The causes of burnout can be differentiated by the nature of the determination. Among the main groups of determinants – social, medical, biological, psychological. The conducted survey among social specialists on the state of professional burnout revealed certain tendencies and regularities among them. This was evidenced by statistics relating to the factors influencing the professional burnout of the specialist, as well as their dynamics. The basis of professional activity should be to provide conditions for this.
However, collective life, in addition to having advantages, is also endowed with negative features. Indicators of collective distress that have a direct impact on the professional burnout of an individual member of the team are identified. These include problems and / or lack of corporate culture; dissatisfaction with the psychological atmosphere prevailing in the team; presence of conflict situations, quarrels, intrigue; absence or problems of interpersonal communication in the team, division into groups; low level of mutual assistance and support, unwillingness to maintain friendly relations; no punishment for guilt, reaction to negative behavior of colleagues, control over subjective factors; lack of prospects for team development; lack of conditions for personal development and formation; lack of measures to prevent occupational burnout. For comparison, the experimental study involved people who did not suffer from burnout and people who survived the state of burnout.
Thus, people who have experienced a state of burnout have much deeper psycho-emotional disorders. Their professional experience is characterized by significant negative experiences and beliefs. Positive corporate social ties have been disrupted in their lives, which can lead to disruption in other areas: family, personal, spiritual and emotional. That is, it causes a number of other shifts. Certain trends are evidenced by statistics on the assessment of the existing risks of burnout, which concern specialists in various fields: almost all recognized the fact of burnout to varying degrees; the vast majority of respondents assess the ability to perform professional duties generally well, but the lack of an absolute answer also indicates the risks involved; mostly the presence of risks of burnout is assessed indirectly. On the basis of statistical indicators of occupational burnout, their dynamics can be distinguished victim groups. Given the classification of propensity to burnout, prevention technologies can be used. In each of the three cases, the approach will be different. It is established that a special place is occupied by the subjective factor of professional activity.
Professional burnout is caused by various factors: social and organizational conditions of functioning of collective, legislative and normative-organizational maintenance of process of work; individual and personal qualities of personality, stress resistance, motivation of activity; compliance of qualities and personality traits with the requirements of the chosen profession, professional competence; ability to work in a team, ability to take into account the opinions and positions of others, sociability; availability of life, professional experience; psychological compatibility of individual team members; ability to control the situation in the team by management; corporate culture, the presence of common interests and activities, interest in the development and prosperity of the team. Theoretical analysis and experimental study of problems related to burnout indicate the presence of risks in the professional activities of professionals from different social structures. That is, it depends not so much on objective factors as on the subjective attitude of the individual to himself and his mental and physical health. And the problem looks not so much psychological as psychological and pedagogical.
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AJALA, E. M., and I. M. OJEDOKUN. "EFFECTIVENESS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH INTERVENTION PROGRAMME ON WORK PLACE ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT AMONG NURSES IN SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA." Journal of Humanities, Social Science and Creative Arts 11, no. 1 (November 22, 2017): 3–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.51406/jhssca.v11i1.1664.
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The nurse’s role has long been regarded as stress filled based on the physical labour human suffering, work hours, staffing and interpersonal relationships that are central to the work nurses do. Occupational stress is thus, a recognized problem among health care workers in general. Nursing has therefore been identified as an occupation that has high level of risks and stress in the work place environment. Therefore the study investigated the effects of occupational health intervention programme on environmental risks and stress management of staff nurses in South-west Nigeria. A pretest, posttest, control group, quasi-experimental research design was adopted. Two hundred and twenty five (225) respondents were selected for the study. One hundred and twelve (112) respondents were used as experimental group while one hundred and thirteen (113) respondents were used as control group. Fish bowl method was used for grouping the participants into experimental and control groups respectively. A self-developed questionnaire tagged ‘Occupational Health Intervention Programme, Environmental Risks and Stress Management Questionnaire OHIPERSMQ’ with a reliability coefficient of 0.88 was used. The experimentation lasted 8 weeks. Analysis was done using ANCOVA and Multiple Classification Analysis. Hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level. Findings revealed that occupational health intervention programme has significant effect on risk management knowledge of staff nurses. The experimental group had mean = 4.44, better than the control group that had mean = 2.92. Also, occupational health intervention programme had significant effect on stress management knowledge of nurses with experimental group mean = 7.78, better than the control group mean = 2.36. Based on these findings, it was recommended that medical social workers should ensure that nurses participate in educational training in skills associated with risk reduction, stress reduction and safety promotion so as to guarantee their wellbeing and good job performance.
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Navarro Moya, P., E. Villar Hoz, and M. González Carrasco. "How medical transport service professionals perceive risk/protective factors with regard to occupational burnout syndrome: Differences and similarities between an Anglo-American and Franco-German model." Work 67, no. 2 (November 9, 2020): 295–312. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/wor-203280.
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BACKGROUND: Several studies show that professionals in the two main models of pre-hospital care (Franco-German (FG) and Anglo-American (AA)) are exposed to different psychosocial risk factors, with consequences such as burnout syndrome. Few studies provide information on protective factors, nor are there any results on risk/protective factors from the perspective of professionals and comparing both models (FG and AA). OBJECTIVE: From the perspective of medical transport (MT) professionals, we aimed to identify the risk/protective factors that may be involved in occupational burnout syndrome (OBS), comparing Franco-German (FG) and Anglo-American (AA) pre-hospital care models, as well as emergency (EMT) and non-emergency (non-EMT) services. METHOD: This was a qualitative research, through 12 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with participants chosen through intentional and snowball sampling. Content analysis and coding was carried out based on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model and supported by the N-VIVO computer program. RESULTS: Our results illustrate the multi-causal nature of OBS, with risk/protective factors interacting at different levels of the ecological model. Among the data found at the different levels, some of the risk factors provoking OBS most commonly cited by professionals from both models are: work overload, work schedules, the coordinating centre, relationships with managers, the lack of work-life balance, the institutional model, the privatization of companies and the bureaucratization of management. The most cited factors acting as protectors include the stress involved in the emergency services, relationships with colleagues, relationships with other professionals or users, and social recognition. DISCUSSION: In general, we conclude that there are more similarities than differences in terms of how the workers in each model perceive the risk/protective factors.
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Golding, Sarah E., Claire Horsfield, Annette Davies, Bernadette Egan, Martyn Jones, Mary Raleigh, Patricia Schofield, et al. "Exploring the psychological health of emergency dispatch centre operatives: a systematic review and narrative synthesis." PeerJ 5 (October 17, 2017): e3735. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3735.
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Background The study objective was to investigate and synthesize available evidence relating to the psychological health of Emergency Dispatch Centre (EDC) operatives, and to identify key stressors experienced by EDC operatives. Methods Eight electronic databases (Embase, PubMed, Medline, CINAHL, PsycInfo, PsycArticles, The Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection, and Google Scholar) were searched. All study designs were included, and no date limits were set. Studies were included if they were published in English, and explored the psychological health of any EDC operatives, across fire, police, and emergency medical services. Studies were excluded if they related solely to other emergency workers, such as police officers or paramedics. Methodological quality of included studies was assessed using checklists adapted from the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme. A narrative synthesis was conducted, using thematic analysis. Results A total of 16 articles were included in the review. Two overarching themes were identified during the narrative synthesis: ‘Organisational and Operational Factors’ and ‘Interactions with Others’. Stressors identified included being exposed to traumatic calls, lacking control over high workload, and working in under-resourced and pressured environments. Lack of support from management and providing an emotionally demanding service were additional sources of stress. Peer support and social support from friends and family were helpful in managing work-related stress. Discussion EDC operatives experience stress as a result of their work, which appears to be related to negative psychological health outcomes. Future research should explore the long-term effects of this stress, and the potential for workplace interventions to alleviate the negative impacts on psychological health. PROSPERO Registration Number CRD42014010806.
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Broers, Michelle, Jodi Wojcik, and Lindsey k. Journey. "579 Benefits of Licensed Clinical Social Worker Utilization in an Adult Burn Clinic: More Than Just Checking the Box." Journal of Burn Care & Research 42, Supplement_1 (April 1, 2021): S141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irab032.229.
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Abstract Introduction Our burn institution cares for critically ill burn patients and provides post-acute care for a large referral base. The clinic is staffed by a wound certified physical therapist, an advanced practice registered nurse and a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), with consult access to Trauma/Burn Surgeons. The incidence of acute stress symptoms after burn injury is noted in up to 35% to 40% of patients. Therefore, it is important to identify symptoms of anxiety and depression early and begin symptom management. Burn patients have access to a multi-disciplinary team, and a licensed therapist, that can identify symptoms of acute stress and make recommendations for appropriate treatment in concert with the medical staff. This project seeks to determine the prevalence of acute stress in post-acute burn patients seen in an adult burn clinic and the benefits of utilizing a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to perform screening. Methods For a one-year period all burn patients in the burn clinic were screened by the LCSW. The subjects underwent initial screenings for depression, anxiety, and suicide risk at their first clinic visit. The PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 were utilized to assess depression, the GAD-7 for anxiety and the Columbia Suicide scale to assess suicide risk. Patients were initiated into multi-modal therapies based on specific scoring. These intervention strategies were based on the Depression Screening Protocol which included education on depression, and/or anxiety, with or without participation in a Trauma/Burn Peer Support Group. Patients were prescribed medication per provider discretion, and/or connected to community resources such as, counseling, and psychiatric mental health services. Results During the one-year assessment period screening compliance was >90%. During this period, >50% of patient’s scores were clinically significant for acute stress. Over half of those that screened positive were connected to community resources of counseling services or psychiatric care. 100% of those that screened positive were given education and connection to peer support services. An incidental correlation was noted between increased total body surface area involvement and work-related accidents with increased symptomology. Conclusions The inclusion of an LCSW in the burn clinic has improved the overall care of the burn injured patient. The assessment of depression and anxiety related to the burn injury has led to an increase in peer support participation and an increase in referrals to counseling and/or psychiatric services.
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Wagner, Jon A. "Managing Shiftwork." Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting 32, no. 13 (October 1988): 766. http://dx.doi.org/10.1518/107118188786762261.
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As our culture increasingly depends on round-the-clock operations to provide necessary services and efficiently utilize productive capacities, more and more people are required to work shiftwork. Shiftwork, as experienced in this country, normally includes work during hours of darkness and work on weekends. Often, this round-the-clock coverage requires workers to “rotate” through three shifts (day, afternoon, and night), or to work a steady run of afternoon or night shifts. Previous research has linked shiftwork with disruptions of family life, health, sleep, safety, and productivity, in a variety of work situations. In addition, a poorly designed work schedule can adversely affect job satisfaction, employee turnover, and absenteeism. Given these facts, managers need to be made more aware of these often hidden challenges facing them and their workers. The way to meet these challenges is with research, education, and implementation of improved methods of scheduling and handling the management of shiftworkers. Such experimental improvements have already paid benefits both on and off the job for workers in some continuous operations. The successful management of shiftwork can involve many of the following approaches: 1) selecting workers who are biologically and psychologically adept at handling night work and/or changes in schedules, 2) selecting out potential shiftworkers who have medical predispositions toward illness on shiftwork schedules, 3) training workers and their families on how to cope with shiftwork, especially in the areas of family life, stress, sleep, and nutrition, 4) analyzing and matching the site-dependent operational, biological, and social requirements to an appropriate shiftwork schedule, and 5) surveying the workforce periodically and studying safety, productivity, and absence records to ascertain problems with (and possible modifications to) the current shiftwork schedule. It is important to note that the above list encompasses many disciplines and approaches to improving the status quo of shiftwork. This multi-faceted nature can best be termed a “human factors” approach, which necessarily should recognize all the components in this complex sociological-biological-technological system. It is hoped that human factors specialists will lend their considerable broad-based talents to solving shiftwork problems in the decades to come. The four papers in this session represent the major ways human resource managers can improve the work life of shiftworkers. The first report, by Dr. Charles A. Czeisler, describes in detail how shiftwork schedules can be designed for maximum biocompatibility, based on an actual intervention at a selected work site. The second paper, by Dr. Marty Klein, reports the comparative analysis of 8-hour versus 12-hour shifts in a case study of the electric power industry. This topic is especially appropriate, given the current popularity of compressed workweeks among many industrial workers. The third presentation, by Ms. Janie O'Connor, illustrates the design and utilization of a shiftworker training program to enhance the coping skills of shiftworkers and their families. In addition, the results of a public health intervention study of shiftworkers in the paper and mining industries will be presented. Finally, the fourth paper, by Dr. Susan Koen, discusses the critical role of organizational development in creating a management culture best capable of running 24-hour organizations. Each of these contributions represents a blend of theory, research, and actual practice in solving parts of the puzzle on how to manage shiftwork.
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Raudeliunaite, Rita, and Giedre Volff. "The causes of stress at work amongst social workers." SHS Web of Conferences 85 (2020): 03004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20208503004.
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Social workers work in an ever-changing social, political and cultural environment, they are exposed to contacts with persons of different social backgrounds, people experiencing behavioural and various social problems. In complicated, ever-continuing, multidimensional situations, there arises the risk of stress. In order to manage stress at work, it is important to identify the causes of stress. The objective of this study is to reveal the causes of stress experienced by social workers at work basing on the experience of social workers. Qualitative research type was chosen for the study. The method of a semi-structured interview with social workers, who work in different institutions providing social services, was used. The study revealed both external and internal causes posing stress to social workers at work. The external causes of stress are associated with working conditions, for example, the absence of stability and clarity at work. Social workers often remain alone to resolve problems; they can have a heavy workload. There is the lack of cooperation between institutions, such as the police and other institutions when they inform about the problematic behaviour of their client. Stress is caused by the absence of change and excessively high requirements for an employee. Social workers experience negative behaviour of service receivers, for example, threat of physical violence, psychological violence, and pressure from clients in order to receive something. Relationships with management can also cause stress. There is the lack of incentive, the lack of benevolence, an employee is noticed only when he needs “to be taught a lesson”; the conditions of employment are not satisfactory – an employee is offered only a fixed-term contract, low pay. The internal causes of stress are related to excessively high requirements for social workers, the pursuit of perfection when resolving the problems of service receivers, the fear of failure and an inflated sense of responsibility.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Medical social work Social workers Stress management"
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Leung, Lok-lam Lorraine. "An exploration study on the relationship between styles of coping, and physical and mental well-being of social workers in medical social service units under the Social Welfare Department /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36787450.
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Leung, Lok-lam Lorraine, and 梁洛林. "An exploration study on the relationship between styles of coping, andphysical and mental well-being of social workers in medical socialservice units under the Social Welfare Department." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45014516.
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Lukelelo, Nomvuyo. "An investigation of burnout amongst medical social workers working in children's wards." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49843.
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On t.p.: Master of Arts in Social Work (Welfare Programme management)Thesis (MA(MW))--Stellenbosch University, 2004.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Medical social workers working in children's wards are more prone to burnout because of the stressful nature of their work. Because social work requires emotional involvement, it is not uncommon for workers to be emotionally drained and frustrated, which might lead to burnout. Stress amongst social workers is an important issue, as a stressed workforce can negatively affect the quality of service. This study was undertaken with the aim of providing guidelines for handling stress amongst medical social workers working in children's wards, in order to promote job satisfaction and enhance work performance. Chronically ill children who are hospitalised, often suffer from behavioural and emotional problems that require social work intervention, which in turn puts pressure on the social worker. Concurrent stressors on the children and their families may exhaust their normal coping capacity and further complicate the child's adaptation to hospitalisation. The role of the medical social worker is to provide social support to the child and the family in order to promote positive coping in the child during and after hospital treatment. The demands put on the social worker by hospitalised children can cause stress, which could adversely affect their work performance and job satisfaction. Social workers therefore, have to carefully select an appropriate practice framework when dealing with hospitalised children. This entails the selection of appropriate perspectives, theories and models to ensure effective intervention. These frameworks provide structure and directive to social work intervention, and combined with supervision, can promote job satisfaction amongst medical social workers. The study was undertaken amongst medical social workers working in paediatric wards within hospitals in the Cape Metropolitan area. The empirical study focused on an investigation of factors, which might contribute to the experience of burnout amongst the social workers. Work-related stressors playa major role in increasing the likelihood of burnout amongst social workers. If these stressors are not properly dealt with they might lead to burnout amongst medical social workers, which will have a direct bearing on the child's benefit from medical services. A combination of both organisationally based and individually based strategies should be implemented in order to overcome job-related stress and to prevent burnout.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Mediese maatskaplike werkers wat in kindersale werk, is meer geneig tot uitbranding as gevolg van die stresvolle aard van hulle werk. Maatskaplike werk vereis emosionele betrokkenheid. Dit is dus nie ongewoon vir maatskaplike werkers om emosioneel gedreineerd en gefrustreerd te voel nie. Laasgenoemde is kenmerke van uitbranding. Oormatige stres by maatskaplike werkers kan 'n negatiewe uitwerking op die kwaliteit van hul dienslewering hê. Hierdie navorsingstudie was onderneem met die oog op die daarstelling van riglyne vir die hantering van stres by mediese maatskaplike werkers, wat in kindersale werk om sodoende werkstevredenheid en -verrigting te bevorder. Kroniese siek kinders wat gehospitaliseer word, presenteer dikwels met gedrags- en emosionele probleme wat uiteraard tydens intervensie addisionele druk op die maatskaplike werker plaas. Gepaardgaande stressors kan daartoe lei dat pasiënte en hul gesinne afwyk van hul normale funksionering wat weer die pasiënt se hanteringsvermoë en aanpassing by die hospitaalopset belemmer. Die rol van die mediese maatskaplike werker is om sosiale ondersteuning aan bogenoemde partye te gee ten einde positiewe hanteringsvermoë tydens en na mediese behandeling, by pasiënte te vestig. Die eise wat deur pasiënte aan maatskaplike werkers gestel word kan stres veroorsaak wat hul werksverrigtinge en tevredenheid negatief kan affekteer. Maatskaplike werkers moet dus versigtig te werk gaan in die keuse van 'n gepaste praktykraamwerk vir intervensie ten opsigte van gehospitaliseerde kinders. 'n Verantwoordbare keuse van perspektiewe, teorieë en modelle lê ten grondslag van effektiewe maatskaplike werk intervensie. Hierdie raamwerke bied struktuur en rigting aan maatskaplike werk intervensie. Laasgenoemde, tesame met Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za superviste kan werkstevredenheid onder mediese maatskaplike werkers bevorder. Stressors wat met werk verband hou, speel 'n groot rol in die toename van uitbranding onder mediese maatskaplike werkers. Indien hierdie stressors nie effektief hanteer word nie, kan dit tot uitbranding by maatskaplike werkers ly wat dan weer die pasiënt se benutting van mediese dienste negatief beïnvloed. Die ondersoekgroep het bestaan uit tien mediese maatskaplike werkers wat werksaam was in paediatriese sale in hospitale binne die Kaapse Metropool. Tydens 'n empiriese ondersoek is gefokus op faktore wat moontlik aanleiding kan gee tot die uitbranding van maatskaplike werkers. Dit word dus aanbeveel dat 'n kombinasie van strategieë van beide die orgarusaste en die persoon geïmplementeer moet word om werksverwante stres te oorkom en dus uitbranding by mediese maatskaplike werkers te voorkom.
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Pinto, MÃrcio Vasconcelos. "The quality of work life and the stress of workers in an cearense industry." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2006. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=3657.
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The subject of this research was born in our inquietude related with the role that quality of life at work (QLW) practices developed by socially responsible companies would have on stress at work, since we consider that such practices of QLW are spreading, as well as the level of
stress at work, and that they can be suitable channels for stress management at work initiatives. The central purpose of the research was to describe the relationship between
quality of life at work practices and the stress of workers in a industry at Cearà state and the specific ones were to map the quality of life at work practices on the company investigated, to investigate the existence of actions related with stress management at work on the company investigated, to identify the quality of life at work practices adopted by the company investigated that have relation with stress at work, to diagnosis the factors that contribute more for the rising or reduction of stress at work in the company investigated and to verify the occurrence of stress at work among the employees of the company investigated. The methodological option of the research was both of quantitative and qualitative nature, exploratory and descriptive type and through the case study of a company of civil construction industrial sector. Our field of study included: corporate social responsibility (with emphasis in its internal aspect), quality of life at work and stress management at work. The company investigated won the editions of 2004 and 2005 of SESI (SERVIÃO SOCIAL DA INDÃSTRIA) Quality at Work Prize at less than 100 workers category and presented an expressive amount of actions of QLW. We interview 16 company employees. Our research on the occurrence of stress among the company employees disclosed that 37.5% presented a slightly level of stress with manifestation of few symptoms, what meant a picture of a manageable situation in a sector whose trend is of high level of stress among employees. In our initial mapping we identified 55 practices directly or indirectly connected with QLW that reached 100% of the employees. The company practices of QLW related with stress at work with 69% or more answers were the following: opportunities for professional education; health care; relationship among employees; socio and cultural activities; illnesses and
accidents prevention; social benefits offered; relationship with leaders and sport and leisure
activities. The most pointed stress factors in order of importance were: too much pressure for goals and closing date; overload of responsibilities and bad relationship with leaders. We considered that most of the stressing factors identified can be adequately managed in close
relation with the promotion of quality of life at work actions and we concluded that exist a relation between these two topics even if the company does not maintain an organized stress management program.A temÃtica desta pesquisa nasceu de nossa inquietaÃÃo a respeito do papel que as prÃticas de qualidade de vida no trabalho (QVT) desenvolvidas em empresas socialmente responsÃveis teriam sobre o estresse no trabalho, pois consideramos que tais prÃticas estÃo se disseminando, assim como o estresse no trabalho, e que as mesmas podem ser fatores facilitadores da administraÃÃo desse tipo especÃfico de estresse. O objetivo central da pesquisa foi descrever a relaÃÃo entre as prÃticas de qualidade de vida no trabalho e o estresse dos trabalhadores em uma indÃstria cearense e os especÃficos, mapear as prÃticas de qualidade de vida no trabalho da empresa pesquisada, investigar a existÃncia de aÃÃes relacionadas à administraÃÃo do estresse no trabalho da empresa pesquisada, identificar as prÃticas de qualidade de vida no trabalho adotadas pela empresa pesquisada que tenham relaÃÃo com o estresse no trabalho, diagnosticar os fatores que mais contribuem para a elevaÃÃo ou a reduÃÃo do estresse no trabalho na empresa pesquisada e verificar a ocorrÃncia de estresse no trabalho entre os colaboradores da empresa pesquisada. A opÃÃo metodolÃgica da pesquisa foi de natureza quantitativa e qualitativa ao mesmo tempo, de carÃter exploratÃrio e descritivo e atravÃs do estudo de caso em uma empresa do ramo da construÃÃo civil. Nosso campo de estudo incluiu: responsabilidade social empresarial (com Ãnfase em seu aspecto interno), qualidade de vida no trabalho e administraÃÃo do estresse no trabalho. A empresa pesquisada foi ganhadora das ediÃÃes 2004 e 2005 do PrÃmio Sesi de Qualidade no Trabalho, categoria empresa com menos de 100 trabalhadores e apresentou uma quantidade expressiva de aÃÃes. Entrevistamos 16 colaboradores da empresa. Nossa pesquisa sobre a ocorrÃncia de estresse entre os colaboradores da empresa pesquisada revelou que 37,5% apresentam um quadro de estresse leve e com manifestaÃÃo de poucos sintomas, o que revela uma situaÃÃo administrÃvel, em um setor cuja tendÃncia à de elevado estresse entre os colaboradores. Em nosso mapeamento inicial identificamos 55 prÃticas ligadas direta ou indiretamente à QVT, que atingem 100% dos colaboradores. As prÃticas de QVT da empresa que tem relaÃÃo com o estresse no trabalho com pontuaÃÃes igual ou acima de 69% foram as seguintes: oportunidade de aumento de escolaridade; acompanhamento da saÃde; relaÃÃo entre colaboradores; atividades sÃcio-culturais; prevenÃÃo de doenÃas e acidentes; benefÃcios sociais oferecidos; relaÃÃo com chefia; e atividades esportivas e lazer. Os fatores estressores de maior peso foram respectivamente: excesso de pressÃo por metas e prazos; sobrecarga de responsabilidades e mà relaÃÃo com chefia. Consideramos que grande parte dos fatores estressores identificados podem ser adequadamente administrados a partir de aÃÃes de promoÃÃo da qualidade de vida no trabalho e concluÃmos que existe uma relaÃÃo entre estas duas temÃticas mesmo que a empresa nÃo mantenha um programa de administraÃÃo do estresse sistematizado.
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Pisapia, Damian A. "EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT AND THE BEHAVIORAL WELL-BEING OF SOCIAL WORKERS." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/455.
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between occupational burnout and the behavioral well-being of social workers. Burnout is a multidimensional syndrome where workers experience feelings of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment as a consequence of work related stress and overwhelming job demands. Burnout can negatively affect organizational functioning, work performance, and pose significant health risks to workers. There are a limited number of studies focusing on the impact of occupational burnout on the behavioral well-being of workers. The findings of this study indicated that there was a significant relationship between burnout and behavioral well-being. Emotional exhaustion was found to negatively impact exercise frequency, which was consistent with previous study findings. Depersonalization was positively correlated to the number of hours of sleep and the frequency of self-care activities participants engaged in. The effects of depersonalization on sleep and self-care activities suggest that workers may engage in these activities as a way to cope with feelings of depersonalization on the job.
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Rådlund, Emmy. "Stressens olika sidor : en kvalitativ intervjustudie om arbetsrelaterad stress bland biståndshandläggare inom äldreomsorgen." Thesis, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke högskola, Institutionen för socialvetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-8939.
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Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka och öka kunskapen om arbetsrelaterad stress hos biståndshandläggare inom äldreomsorgen. Genom kvalitativa intervjuer med sex anställda har ett antal frågeställningar besvarats. Dessa handlar om stressens orsaker, hur stressen påverkar biståndshandläggarnas välmående och arbetskvalitet, hur stressen hanteras och vilka faktorer biståndshandläggarna anser kan reducera den upplevda stressen. Intervjumaterialet har sedan analyserats utifrån tidigare forskning kopplat till stress hos socialarbetare samt två teoretiska verktyg: krav-kontrollmodellen och copingteorin. Resultat visar på att orsaker till stress handlar om faktorer så som en okontrollerbar ärendemängd och brist på stöd från ledning. Biståndshandläggarnas hälsa påverkas på olika sätt, både psykiskt, fysiskt och kognitivt. Vidare påverkas arbetskvaliteten genom att detaljer lättare missas. Respondenternas stresshantering kännetecknas av både positiva och negativa strategier. Det kan handla om att öka strukturen, sänka de personliga kraven, arbeta övertid eller att inte söka stöd. Respondenternas egna idéer om stressreducerande faktorer visade sig handla om stöd på arbetsplatsen och att arbeta i en resursstark organisation. Vidare framkom det att respondenter kan uppleva stress som något positivt då den kombineras med en hög kontrollnivå.The aim of this study was to examine and increase the knowledge about work related stress among social service workers within elderly care. Through qualitative interviewes with six employees, a number of questions have been answered. These are about the causes of stress, how the stress affects the employees health and quality of work, how stress is managed and which factors they believe can reduce stress. The material has been analyzed on the basis of earlier research linked to stress among social workers together with two theoretical tools: the demand-control model and the coping theory. Results show that causes of stress are factors such as lack of control in work cases and a lack of support from the management. The employees health is affected by stress in various ways, both mentally, physically and cognitively. Furthermore, the quality of work is affected by details being more easily missed. The respondents’ stress management is characterized by both positive and negative strategies. It can be about increasing the work structure, lowering personal demands, working overtime and not seeking support. The respondents’ own ideas about stress reducing factors turned out to be about support within the work place and to work in a resourceful organisation. Results also show that respondents may experience stress as something positive when it is combined with a high level of control.
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Sharma, Reetu. "Coordination of frontline workers for improving the health of children in Rajasthan (India) : a case study." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:04fb82a2-5291-4233-9b52-e9b2656b5170.
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All governments aim to ensure better health and nutrition to children. The Rajasthan state (India) has implemented a unique frontline coordination model where Accredited Health Social Activist (ASHA) Sahyoginis are expected to support two other frontline workers (FLWs) i.e. the Anganwadi Workers from the Integrated Child Development Services and the Auxiliary Nurse Midwives from the Health department to improve child health. This thesis focuses on examining the existing coordination between the three groups of FLWs in Rajasthan by exploring FLWs' participation in child immunisation and Vitamin A supplementation (two common activities), service coverage and beneficiary's' knowledge (expected outcomes), and the challenges faced and areas that need improvement for better frontline coordination. A mixed methods design was used. Sixteen villages from two blocks (tribal and non-tribal) of Udaipur district (Rajasthan) were selected using multistage purposive sampling. The formative stage included 12 FLWs' in-depth interviews (IDIs) as well as a review of FLWs' job descriptions to understand the process and government expectations on their participation in routine childhood immunisation, polio camps, routine Vitamin A supplementation and Vitamin A campaigns. The next stage included data collection from the 16 selected villages i.e. structured questionnaire survey of FLWs (46), observations of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Day (16), review of FLWs' immunisation and Vitamin A registers (32) and a structured questionnaire survey of registered infants' mothers (321)-all to ascertain the actual participation of FLWs in these four activities and the outcomes. IDIs with FLWs (46) and FLWs' line managers (17) were conducted to understand their experience, issues and solutions for better frontline coordination. The participation of FLWs in three of the four activities (except Polio Camps) was found to be limited. The FLWs and their line managers were also dissatisfied with coordination between FLWs. Poor outcomes also indicated unsatisfactory coordination. Overall, frontline participation and outcomes were better in tribal than non-tribal villages. A variety of factors (i.e. personal, professional, organisational, and geo-socio-cultural) appeared to affect coordination between FLWs. Appropriate recruitment, training, monitoring and supervision and rewards to the FLWs along with greater political commitment for coordinated approached and addressing intra-departmental challenges are proposed to improve frontline coordination and child health in Rajasthan.
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Brink, Adéle. "Aanwending van werknemerhulpprogramme deur welsynsinstansies." Diss., 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1098.
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Text in AfrikaansThe purpose of this research study is to determine the extent to which employee assistance programmes can be utilised by welfare agencies to ensure that work-related and personal problems do not negatively influence the productivity of social workers. The group of respondents consisted of ten social work supervisors from ten different welfare agencies, which included civil sevice organisations, specialist organisations and family welfare organisations. The conclusion that was reached based on the findings of the empirical study is that social workers have a need for services that will prevent, relieve or eliminate their work-related and personal problems, in order to improve the productivity and general functioning of social workers. It is recommended that welfare agencies in accordence with their unique nature and functioning and the specific needs of the social workers, utilise employee assistance programmes so as to ensure optimal productivity of social workers
Die doel van die navorsingstudie is om te bepaal tot watter mate werknemerhulpprogramme deur welsynsinstansies aangewend kan word ten einde te verseker dat werkverwante en persoonlike probleme nie die produktiwiteit van maatskaplike werkers negatief beinvloed nie. Die ondersoekgroep het bestaan uit tien maatskaplikewerksupervisors van tien verskillende welsynsinstansies, te wete staatsdiensorganisasies, spesialiteitsorganisasies en gesinsorgorganisasies. Na aanleiding van die empiriese ondersoek is daar tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat maatskaplike werkers 'n behoefte aan dienste het wat hul werkverwante en persoonlike probleme voorkom, verlig of uit die weg ruim ten einde produktiwiteit en algemene funksionering van maatskaplike werkers te bevorder. Daar word aanbeveel dat welsynsinstansies, na gelang van hul unieke aard en funksionering en die spesifieke behoeftes van die maatskaplike werker, werknemerhulpprogramme sal aanwend ten einde optimale produktiwiteit van maatskaplike werkers te verseker.
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SHE, PO-LONG, and 佘柏龍. "A Study of Medical Social Workers’ Positive Traits in Work Stress." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82330572757617809370.
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The purpose of this study is to explore the role and function of medical social workers’ positive traits in coping work stress. Researcher employed phenomenology to interview three medical social workers. To understand the stress events of medical social workers in helping people and how the positive traits working when stress events happened, medical social workers are still willing to stay on. Three respondents are women whose work experiences are during 5 to 15 years. Two of them are managers. They are working in general hospital and psychiatric hospital. The major findings are as follows: 1.The stresses in work of three medical social workers. (1) The cooperation of medical group when dealing with cases and the relationship between cases and their family. (2)Under the position of managers: Capability to distribute job、unfamiliar with manager job and the essential of professional certification. (3) Institution culture: the expectation of institutions and managers to improve professional skills. 2.Functions of three social workers’ positive traits. (1) “Open-mindedness” makes respondents flexible thinking、seeing what they have already paid and admitting the limitation. Take care of themself and catch more aspects in the meantime. (2)“Citizenship” let respondents find the professional position and express themselves appropriately. They worked with medical team to reach the target of helping cases. The trait of “Social Intelligence” helps respondents to prevent argument and aware of the relationship between peers. (3)“Bravery” enables respondents to make some change to conquer challenges, including reject requests from other people、reading books instead of professional training temporarily and communicate with medical team . (4) “Prudence” lets respondents well-estimated and make up their mind, including be a medical social worker、the way to improve professional skills and balance the work and family. (5) “Appreciation of beauty and excellence”, the trait helps respondents to fix their eyes upon positive events, for instance: good experiences during working with cases、the welfare of hospital、stable work、the support from family and peers and the sense of achievement. Besides, “Curiosity” and “Kindness” also let respondents see the aspiration of helping people. Eventually, according to those findings, the study proposed some suggestions for medical social workers and the direction for study in the future.
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Maluleke, Shonisani Forster. "Work related stress among social workers in Greater Giyani Municipality, South Africa." Diss., 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1298.
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This study was about work related stress among social workers in the Greater Giyani Municipality, South Africa. Work related stress among social workers globally can be attributed to a number of factors that are either internal or external to the workers. When not addressed, work related stress may have tremendous impact on the workers, their productivity and even health. The aim of this study was to explore the sources of work related stress among social workers in selected offices in Greater Giyani Municipality, South Africa. This study adopted a qualitative research design making use of exploratory approach. The study was conducted at Unigaz social work offices, Greater Giyani Municipality, South Africa. The study sample was chosen from the target population of social workers using non-probability purposive sampling. Data were collected using an interview guide and analyzed using thematic analytical approach. To ensure trustworthiness, credibility and dependability of the study findings, the researcher pre-tested the interview guide to ascertain if it will enable the researcher to get the desired information. The researcher adhered to the following ethical principles: Informed consent, deception of respondents, confidentiality and anonymity, voluntary participation and avoidance of harm to respondents The study revealed that work related stress among social workers results from a variety of factors. These factors are either organisational such as poor remuneration, workload etc. or extra-organisational factors such as lack of support from family members. The study recommends that the Department of Social Development should put in place Employee Wellness Offices in all districts as a measure to curb and deal with work related stress among social workers.
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Books on the topic "Medical social work Social workers Stress management"
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Wicks, Robert J. The resilient clinician: Secondary stress, mindfulness, positive psychology, and enhancing the self-care protocol of the psychotherapist, counselor, and social worker. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
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The emotion regulation skills system for cognitively challenged clients: A DBT-informed approach. New York: The Guilford Press, 2015.
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Gary, Rosenberg, and Clarke Sylvia S, eds. Social workers in health care management: The move to leadership. New York: Haworth Press, 1987.
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Alidina, Shamash. Mindful Way Through Stress: The Proven 8-Week Path to Health, Happiness, and Well-Being. Guilford Publications, 2015.
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The Mindful Way through Stress: The Proven 8-Week Path to Health, Happiness, and Well-Being. The Guilford Press, 2015.
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The Resilient Clinician. Oxford University Press, USA, 2007.
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Strategies for addressing health care worker fatigue. Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission Resources, 2008.
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Quijije, Nadia. Trauma in the Medical-Surgical Patient. Edited by Frederick J. Stoddard, David M. Benedek, Mohammed R. Milad, and Robert J. Ursano. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190457136.003.0018.
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This chapter reviews psychiatric consultation for trauma and stress in medical-surgical patients. Hospitalization can induce psychologic or psychiatric disturbance and worsen the clinical condition of patients who are suffering from medical and surgical comorbidities. Some medical conditions can be related to stress related disorders indirectly, while others, such as critical illness/intensive care unit treatment or direct physical injury, are themselves traumatic stressors that can promote trauma and stressor-related disorders (TSRDs). Given the negative impact of stress-related disorders on quality of life, mental health clinicians should diagnose TSRDs to ensure patients receive appropriate care. Treatment and management can be provided in multiple forms of psychological therapies and psychopharmacology, and within a multidisciplinary team, particularly for the medical surgical patient. Psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers must assist patients with terminal illnesses by optimizing end-of-life care, supporting patients and their families, and encouraging approaches to allow the transformative process of dying to be meaningful.
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Understanding Children's Sexual Behaviors: What's Natural And Healthy. 2nd ed. USA: Toni Cavanagh Johnson, 2015.
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Understanding Children's Sexual Behaviors: What's Healthy And Natural. USA: Toni Cavanagh Johnson, 2015.
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Costa, Giovanni, Eleonora Tommasi, Leonardo Giovannini, and Nicola Mucci. "Shiftwork Organization." In Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management, 403–12. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59403-9_29.
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AbstractIn healthcare companies, shiftwork organization is fundamental to ensure continuous 24-h patient care. This chapter gives an overview of health-related problems associated with shift work and the preventative actions that can be taken to protect workers’ health and well-being. Shift work, in particular night work, results in a disruption of biological circadian rhythms with serious social and psychophysical ramifications for the worker. The adverse health effects of shift work can be both in the short-term (sleep, digestive, mental, and menstrual disorders) and in the medium- to long-term (increased gastrointestinal, neuropsychic, metabolic, and cardiovascular diseases). In 2007, the IARC classified shift work as “probable carcinogen” for humans due to the destructive effects on the circadian rhythm. The modification of the sleep/wake cycle also negatively influences worker’s vigilance and performance (“jet-lag syndrome”) leading to a consequently greater risk of accidents and errors. Shift work can be harmful to the safety of both the worker and the patient. Appropriate shift scheduling that respects ergonomic criteria is important to protect worker and patient health and well-being. Medical residents should be conscious of the legislation and rights regarding shift work to ensure they provide appropriate assistance to patients and to preserve their own social and psychophysical well-being.
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Stokes, Thomas J., and Naomi North. "Combat Social Work in Afghanistan, 2010–2011." In Combat Social Work, 163–77. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190059439.003.0008.
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This chapter presents an interview with a combat social worker who shares his experience of deployment to Afghanistan, initially assigned to the 344th Combat Support Hospital, U.S. Army Reserve. In Afghanistan, the author was attached to the Medical Combat Stress Control Detachment 1 and forward deployed as a combat social worker to Forward Operating Base Gardez. The author breaks down deployment into phases and describes the operational stress associated with each phase for deployed personnel and their families. As a result of their service, military personnel and their families undergo interpersonal and cultural transformations, including the development of profound relationships. This chapter points out the effects of loneliness, social isolation, and cultural disconnect on members of the military community as they navigate civilian society. The author offers lessons learned to social workers practicing with members of the military community, including preventing problems before they occur and viewing members of the military community through a sociocultural lens.
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Lhotska, Lenka, Jaromir Dolezal, and Branislav Bosansky. "Knowledge-Based Support of Medical Work in Home Care." In Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care, 786–804. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3990-4.ch041.
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Healthcare applications involve complex structures of interacting processes and professionals that need to exchange information to provide the care services. In this kind of system, many different professional competencies, ethical and sensibility requirements, as well as legal frameworks coexist, and because of that, the information managed inside the system should not be freely accessed. On the contrary, it must be subject to very complex privacy restrictions. In the chapter, the authors describe a case study of a knowledge-based distributed system, the fundamental issues that must be considered in design of a distributed healthcare application. The K4CARE system is an example of an application to the medical domain of homecare assistance. Homecare involves professionals from different institutions (hospital, social workers, etc.) that must interact around any particular patient, and which used to be located in different physical places having their own and independent information systems.
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Javaid, Muhammad Umair, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha, Matthias Nubling, Muhammad Zeeshan Mirza, and Zulkipli Ghazali. "Human Factors in Context to Occupational Health and Wellbeing." In Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development, 60–77. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2250-8.ch004.
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A workplace never resides in isolation and hence in the workplace employees experience both psychological and social conditions which often called as psychosocial work environment. The psychosocial work environment has become continuous component in studies of occupational health and stress and encompasses concerns on the risks which generate from the psyche perceptions of the individual's concern in accordance with the risks of the societal environment. The psychosocial environment at work has a deteriorating effect on the general health of workers such as musculoskeletal disorders, mental disorders, cardiovascular diseases, stress, burnout, sickness absence, labor turnover along with the organizational outcomes like the effectiveness of work, motivation, and performance. Psychosocial factors in response to the health repair process have become increasingly important in both developed and developing countries. Such factors have not frequently been studied or addressed in developing countries even though 80 percent of the working population lives in developing countries.
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Abramovitz, Mimi, and Jennifer Zelnick. "The Rise of Managerialism in the US: Whither Worker Control?" In Working in the Context of Austerity, 193–216. Policy Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781529208672.003.0010.
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This chapter investigates the impact of managerialism on the work of non-profit human-service workers in New York City, drawing on survey data to paint a portrait of a sector that has been deeply restructured to emulate private-market relations and processes. It uses the Social Structure of Accumulation (SSA) theory to explain the rise of neoliberal austerity and identify five neoliberal strategies designed to dismantle the US welfare state. The chapter also focuses on the impact of privatization, a key neoliberal strategy; shows how privatization has transformed the organization of work in public and non-profit human-service agencies; and details the experience of nearly 3,000 front-line, mostly female, human-service workers in New York City. It argues that austerity and managerialism generate the perfect storm in which austerity cuts resources and managerialism promotes 'doing more with less' through performance and outcome metrics and close management control of the labour-process. Closely analysing practices for resistance, the chapter concludes that in lower-managerial workplaces, workers had fewer problems with autonomy, a greater say in decision making, less work stress, and more sustainable employment, suggesting that democratic control of the workplace is an alternative route to quality, worker engagement, and successful outcomes.
Conference papers on the topic "Medical social work Social workers Stress management"
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Wijaya, Mahendra, and Bhisma Murti. "Application of Social Cognitive: Determinants of Job Performance in Medical Rehabilitation Health Workers at Dr. Moewardi Hospital." In The 7th International Conference on Public Health 2020. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.04.47.
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ABSTRACT Background: The management of job-related stress among health-care workers is critical for the improvement of healthcare services. This study was aimed to investigate determinants of job performance in medical rehabilitation health workers at Dr. Moewardi hospital, Central Java, using social cognitive theory. Subjects and Method: A cross sectional was carried out at Dr. Moewardi hospital, Surakarta, Central Java, May to June 2020. A sample of 200 medical rehabilitation health workers was selected by exhaustive sampling. The dependent variable was job performance. The independent variables were motivation, training, leadership style, incentive, and reinforcement. The data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed by a multiple logistic regression run on Stata 13. Results: Good job performance in medical rehabilitation health workers increased with high work motivation (b= 3.38; 95% CI= 1.67 to 6.91; p<0.001), had training (b= 1.86; 95% CI= 0.96 to 3.59; p=0.064), participative leadership (b= 2.24; 95% CI= 1.09 to 4.22; p= 0.025), high incentive (b= 3.19; 95% CI= 1.52 to 5.86; p<0.001), and strong reinforcement (b= 1.72; 95% CI= 0.91 to 4.16; p=0.086). Conclusion: Good job performance in medical rehabilitation health workers increases with high work motivation, had training, participative leadership, high incentive, and strong reinforcement. Keywords: social cognitive, job performance Correspondence: Sisybania. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta, Central Java. Email: sisybania@gmail.com. Mobile: +628976804589 DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.04.47
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Alema´n, Miguel A´ngel, Ramiro Bermeo, Andre´s Mendiza´bal, and Wong Loon. "Successful Social Environmental Management Model, Implemented in Ecuador to Overcome Impacts From a Heavy Crude Oil Spill." In 2010 8th International Pipeline Conference. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2010-31179.
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On February 25, 2009, OCP Ecuador S.A. faced its first incident; an oil spill consisting of 11,700 barrels of heavy crude oil in an area of high biodiversity in eastern Ecuador. An earth movement caused stress in the pipeline causing its breakage. The temporarily impacted area covered 30 hectares of soil and gravel along 180 kilometers of three rivers that form the high watershed of the Amazon River; these rivers are the Santa Rosa, Quijos and the Coca. During the emergency, while workers rallied to contain the spill and clean the affected area, other workers took safety precautions regarding the health of the inhabitants of the area. Consequently, 1,258 residents from the Gonzalo Pizarro and Orellana cantons received medical assistance in order to rule out patients with pathologies related to the oil spill. OCP executed a joint effort with the Emergency Operations Committee (COE) stationed in Coca in order to supply water for the citizens that reside in the affected area. OCP responded to the requirements claimed by residents, all of which were approved by the COE. Communities affected by the event participated in cleaning efforts through the creation of temporary jobs for them. OCP strictly adhered to the regulations passed by the Ministry of the Environment and those of internationally accepted best practices for these types of events. The media and the citizenry were kept continuously abreast of developments. In addition, all corresponding works and reliability tests were performed on March 4 in order to restart pumping activities. On September 30th, 2009, and following a rigorous process of cleaning and remediation (L&Rr—in Spanish) activities, all tasks were completed in all affected areas prior to an inspection and a walking tour of the area performed by governmental authorities, community members and independent observers. For the collective benefit of affected communities, the environment and OCP, local authorities and international auditors recognized the model established during the event. OCP created a taskforce charged with the execution of the Environmental Remediation Program (PRA—in Spanish) and environmental authorities prepared and approved this program. The Environmental Remediation Taskforce (UPRA) covered the following aspects related to the incident: legal, environmental, cleaning and remediation technical aspects, as well as social, environmental, financial, insurance, internal and external communication aspects, along with a rigorous oversight of contractors. The model implemented is the first of its kind deployed in Ecuador. National and international regulations in force validated the methodology used to remediate the soil, riverbanks and surface water contaminated with the oil caused by the incident. The application of this methodology, aptly deployed in response to the distress situation present at the various affected areas, allowed a reduction in a short period, of the total hydrocarbon concentrations established in the environmental standard, to equal or lower values than those previously indicated for sensitive ecosystems. OCP developed and implemented a technical, environmental and economic matrix that allowed the Company to choose and justify the remediation methods used in affected areas.
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Wells, John S. G., Michael Bergin, and Cathal Ryan. "DELAROSE: A Case Example of the Value of Embedded Course Content and Assessment in the Workplace." In HEAd'16 - International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head16.2016.2844.
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In recent years there has been a significant growth in online learning and the delivery of joint programmes of education involving collaborative partnerships between higher education institutions in different jurisdictions. This paper details a case-study of the pilot delivery and assessment of a new online learning programme ‘Certificate in the Management of Work-Related Stress’. This programme was developed as part of an innovative partnership between four European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) located in Austria, Ireland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom to develop and deliver an accredited online learning programme, as part of a wider EU funded project called DELAROSE, on the management of work-related stress for workers in the health and social care sector across Europe. It describes the nature of the online course, with particular attention given to, the assessment activities undertaken by learners throughout the course, and the collection and analysis of learner feedback as this relates to feasibility and impact of the programme of learning. This case-study highlights the positive benefits to learners of embedding course content and assessment experiences within a real-life workplace context