• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.337-362
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• 2009

This study investigated the relation between social worker's reflective thinking levels and the usage of social work practice skills. Dewey definded reflective thinking as active, persistent and careful consideration of any belief. And social work practice skills refer to those purposeful intervention activities, that are intended to alleviate client's distress, enhancing a client's coping abilities. Reflctive thinking levels consists of intensive reflection, reflection, understanding and habit action. The key of social work practice skills can be categorized into three major categories: supportive skills, therapeutic coping skills and case management skills. These categories were designed to apply to a diverse range of client populations. This paper proves that social work's reflective thinking ability and interactions with other workers have an effect on the intervention activities. In conclusion, this research indicates that if social works have a higher reflective thinking levels, they will creat practice siklls and social work practice knowledge.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.11
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• pp.196-204
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• 2014

The objective of this study was to empirically analyze the effect that the perceptions professionalism perceived by social workers at local child care centers wold have on organizational commitment. For this study, the social workers at local child care centers in Jeollanam-do were surveyed. 286 sets of questionnaires were used for analysis among the collected ones, excluding the missing values. The results of analysis showed that the professionalism score was above the medium level while the service conviction score was found to be the highest. A positive(+) correlation was observed between perceptions professionalism and organizational commitment. Particularly, the correlation was the highest between occupational consciousness of mission and organizational commitment. Meanwhile, the results of multiple regression analysis suggested that the organizational commitment was affected by occupational consciousness of mission and utilization of professional organization, the sub-variables of perceptions professionalism. Moreover, it was found that the occupational consciousness of mission had the greatest influence on organizational commitment. Based on aforesaid results of analysis, this study presented the direction for the improvement of perceptions professionalism and organizational commitment among social workers of local child care centers, along with the challenges for the succeeding studies.

• Korean Journal of Family Social Work
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• no.62
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• pp.103-139
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to explore the social workers' reflections developed during the participatory action research seeking practice methods in the community welfare center single parent self-help groups. Nine social workers and researchers sharing difficulties in the community welfare center single parent self-help group practice were involved in the participatory action research. We performed a circulatory research repeating 'plan-action-reflection-replan' cycles through ten sessions of research meetings including peer supervision in parallel with 4 self-help group practices. Multiple practice methods were derived as the result among which change in the social workers' perception was the key. We focused on the result that the social workers' perception was changed by reflections from participatory action research and the contents of the reflections were qualitatively analyzed using materials acquired during the study. As a result the following 5 themes were derived; 'recognition and worry on the lack of appropriate practice for the self-help group', 'specification of the social workers' role based on the changed perspective on the member-social worker relation', 'confirmation of the possibility of the concerned person initiated practice', 'detailed understanding of the single parent self-help group in the community welfare center', and 'renewed recognition of the development of the single parent self-help group in the community welfare center'. Based on these results, empowerment and reflection/reflective practice for single parent self-help group in the community welfare center were discussed.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.58 no.1
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• pp.209-235
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• 2006

This study was performed to analysis the social worker's duty in korea and suggest for typology duties of 1st grade social worker, 2nd or 3th grade social worker's qualification. 911 social workers responded to questioner. This objectives was accomplished by the measuring to frequency of duties, and the qualifying cognition of each grade social worker's duties. As a result, social worker spent more time carried out maintenance of facility, direct services, intake, management of file and official document duties than personal management, planning and financial program, evaluation and termination duties. Type of social worker's duties fined out composed of 4 type. Type I(The 1st grade social worker's duties) was belonged to 53 task elements, type IV(The 2nd or 3rd grade social worker's duties) was subjected to 11 task elements. 21 task elements performed to either 1st grade social worker or 2nd, 3rd grade social worker by type or uniqueness of social work practices. To allocation of duties by each grade social worker, fitting out of qualification system, the task elements for each grade of social worker must be prescribed by the rules. This allocation of duties by each grade social worker would be utilized to support qualified social work services, and to strengthening of their professional.

• Social Workers
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• no.6 s.38
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• pp.18-22
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• 2005

'전 국민의 1인 사회복지사 자격증 시대' 사회복지사 자격증취득과 관련된 각종 스팸메일과 현 자격취득 과정을 고려해 볼 때 아마 이러한 시대가 곧 다가오지 않을까 싶다. 사회보지사의 역할이 가중되는 사회적 흐름상에서 이러한 관심은 긍정적이나, 무분별하게 검증 없는 과정을 통해 쉽게 사회복지사라는 꼬리를 달고 사회 속으로 내던져지고 있다. 자칭 '전문가'로서 인식되어 지기를 바라는 우리 사회복지계의 노력은 점점 무색해지고, 어쩌면 Imitation Social Worker가 우리의 자리를 점점 더 조여 들어 올 수도 있을 것이다. 물론 이런 사회보지사 자격제도의 허점은 거슬러 올라 미흡한 사회복지사업법에서 찾아 볼 수 있고, 하루빨리 법 개정을 시행해야하는 중요한 과제를 안고 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.65-66
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• 2012

본 연구는 2008년에 도입된 사회복무제도가 정착 될 수 있도록 하기 위한 개선방안을 모색하고자 한다. 즉, 단순한 인력공급 차원이 아닌, 사회복무요원들의 질 향상을 위한 교육과 사회복지기관에서 사회복무요원에 대한 올바른 활용이 전제되어야 한다. 이에 사회복지기관 담당자(사회복지사) 304명을 대상으로 사회복무제도와 사회복무요원에 대한 인식과 태도가 어떠한지 조사한 결과, 사회복무제도에 대해 긍정적인 태도를 보였고, 제도가 지속적인 운영과 확대가 되길 희망하였다. 또한 사회복지사업에 사회복무요원의 역할과 활동에 긍정적으로 인식하였다. 그리고 사회복무제도의 성공적인 정착을 위해 사회복무요원의 배치전 사전교육과 직무교육 시간 증가와 관리운영에 관한 권한 강화, 운영비 지원을 필요로 하였다. 따라서 사회복무제도 운영 개선과 사회복무교육센터를 통한 교육내용의 강화, 우수 복무기관에 대한 다양한 인센티브 부여가 요구된다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.12
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• pp.321-326
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to examine the degree of awareness of burnout among social workers in consideration of the importance of burnout. Through this, social welfare institutions will use the basic data to identify the level of exhaustion of social workers and at the same time, suggest ways to improve the problems of the social workers' exhaustion. In addition, it will be used as a material to lower the intention of turnover of social workers. A total of 93 people were surveyed at 5 social welfare centers in Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongbuk. The average and standard deviation were analyzed using SPSS 23.0. As a result, first, social workers tended to be exhausted overall. Second, emotional depletion tended to be higher than other subregions, and dehumanization and deterioration of personal achievement tended to be higher.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.329-363
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• 2011

This study is on the influence of organizational climates on social workers' professionalism in Social Welfare Centers, based on measurements of the recognition levels provided by the organizational climates. I collected 570 samples from social workers who are presently working at social welfare centers, and analyzed the data using T-test, ANOVA and Hierarchical Regression Analysis. The results of this Study are: I researched the effect of organizational climates on the professional capability and ethical responsibility of social workers in the Social Welfare Centers. First, from theoretical considerations, I controlled for the general variables which affected the observed professional capability and ethical responsibility of social workers (Level 1). And then, I examined the explanatory results to see the effect of the organizational factors (Level 2). Through Hierarchical Regression Analysis, the level one analysis showed the effect of the general factors on professional capability (4.4 %) and ethical responsibility (3.3%). The level two analyses showed the added effect of the organizational factors on professional capability (21.4 %) and ethical responsibility (21.1%). By adding the organizational factors, the R2 of professional capability increases 17% and that of ethical responsibility increases to 17.8%. These results are statistically significant. The level two organizational factors significantly affecting professional capability were Autonomy, Supervision, Task Assignment, position and work place. Ethical responsibility was affected significantly by level two organizational subcategory factors of Autonomy, Supervision, Task Assignment, gender and education level and work place. Incentive didn't have any effect on the professional capability or ethical responsibility.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.8
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• pp.236-257
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• 2015

This study was conducted in order to examine how ethical climate, ethical sensitivity, and moral distress influence social workers' job satisfaction, burnout, and turnover intention. First, social workers' perception of ethical climate in their organization enhanced job satisfaction and lowered turnover intention, but its association with burnout was not statistically significant. Second, ethical sensitivity was found to have a positive effect on job satisfaction, and to increase burnout and turnover intention. Third, moral distress, which is induced by social workers' direct experiences, was found to lower job satisfaction and increase burnout and turnover intention.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.50
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• pp.3-32
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to introduce Self-Empowerment Program focusing on empowering social workers in individual level and to evaluate effectiveness of the program through practicing it. For the purpose, this study reviewed the concept of self-empowerment, theoretical background and content of the program. It examined effects of the program on mental health social workers' self concepts and clients' evaluation of the social workers, also. Through applying the program and analysing it, some significant differences were found in total positive self, self identity, self satisfaction, self behavior, moral ethical self, personal self, and family self score between intervention group and control group after the program. In evaluation of the social workers by the clients, the score of social workers in intervention group was increased after the program than control group's. These findings suggested that this program be helpful for social workers' self-empowerment and relationship with clients. It is meaningful to prove utility of the program in our social work situation with limited training or growing opportunities for social workers.