• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.505-515
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics and differences in the perception of professionalism of workers in public and private social welfare institutions, and to understand the effect of professionalism perception on job commitment and performance. The main results and implications are as follows. First, there was a statistically significant difference in the perception of professionalism of public and private social workers. Specifically, private 3.26 and public 3.15 were higher in the recognition of professionalism of social workers working in the private sector than in the public sector. Second, both public and private social workers' perception of professionalism had an effect on job commitment and job performance. In other words, the higher the recognition of professionalism, the higher the job commitment and performance of both private and public sector workers. Third, workers in the private sector were higher in both job commitment and job performance than those in public institutions. In short, although professionalism perception affects the job commitment and performance of private and public workers, the job commitment and performance of private social welfare organizations with high professionalism awareness is high.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.343-347
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• 2022

This research tested the relationship between professionalism perception and organizational commitment of social workers in welfare centers for disabled persons. And this analyzed the the mediating effect of job satisfaction. We surveyed 239 social workers in 14 centers of C Province and D City. The analysis result is that social workers' professionalism perception influenced the organizational commitment and the job satisfaction mediated between the variables. According to this study result, we can suggest some plans to improve social workers' organizational commitment. For improving social workers' professionalism perception, it is important to carry out strengthening of professional remuneration education, recruitment scores for calling as a professional, and reasonable operation reflecting their opinions. To promote social workers' job satisfaction, we need to actively provide counseling to social workers who experience emotional labor, to offer appropriate supervision and job training, and to develop and disseminate programs to improve the leadership of the facility's chiefs.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.350-361
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• 2018

This study investigated the mediating effect of social capital between social workers' professionalism and service quality. By utilizing a convenience sampling method, a survey data form 276 social workers in Chungbuk province was analyzed. Results of descriptive statistics found that professionalism of social workers is 3.36, subtype of social capital among network being 3.43, credibility is shown for 3.67, and quality of service is confirmed for 4.00points in 5-point Likert scales. Both subtypes of social capital - network and credibility - showed mediating effects in the relations between professionalism and service quality. That is, a causal path of professionalism, social capital and service quality was confirmed by the data. Based on these results theoretical and practical implications for enhancing the level of social support and service quality of social services.

• 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 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.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.65 no.4
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• pp.115-136
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• 2013

This research purports to examine the mediating effects of right perception and performance at service processes in relationship to the social worker's professionalism and user advocacy. As the research method, 198 social workers were surveyed, and structural equation was used for analysis. The research findings showed that the professionalism of social workers had a direct influence on right perception, right performances at service processes and user-advocacy. However, right perception at service processes do not have a direct influence on user advocacy. In addition to this right perception and performances at service processes was proven to be an important mediator between a social worker's professionalism and user advocacy. As a result, this research has implied the necessity for social work practice to promote user-advocacy.

• Journal of Korean social welfare administration
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.79-105
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• 2018

This study focuses on the features of a social worker affecting advocacy, and identifies the effects of social worker's advocative qualities of professionalism and empathy ability on advocacy. Also, by analyzing the effects of burnout on the relationship between them in the aspect of the social worker's motifs, it intended to suggest implications to improve social worker's advocacy. The analysis data used in this study is a survey on workers of 252 institutions registered in Caritas Seoul. A total of 417 questionnaires were replied, and after excluding insufficient replies, 329 questionnaires were used as final data for analysis. In this study, analysis of structural equation model was used as a research method to verify hypotheses of effects of factors on social worker's advocacy. For this, PLSgraph 3.0 program, based on PLS(Partial Least Square), was used to evaluate the measurement model and structural model. As result of the research, social worker's 'professionalism' such as knowledge, skills, significantly affected advocacy to users(H1), and the 'empathy ability' of the social worker also significantly affected advocacy to users(H2). Here, the 'burnout' of social worker controlled the effects of professionalism on advocacy(H3), whereas it did not control the effects of empathy ability on advocacy(H4).

• Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.117-123
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• 2021

Purpose: In this study, an attempt was made to identify the extent of dental technicians' perception of professionalism and examine to what extent the perception of professionalism impacts self-development and professionalism improvement activities. Methods: An online survey was conducted for 391 dental technicians for 20 days (i.e., from October 20 to November 10, 2020). Pearson's correlation analysis was performed to examine the correlation between the independent variable and the dependent variable, and multiple regression analysis was performed to analyze the degree of influence of independent variables on self-development and professionalism improvement activities. Results: As a result of examining the impact of dental technicians' perception of professionalism on self-development and professionalism improvement activities, it was revealed that all four subareas of the perception of professionalism, i.e., professional qualification, professional autonomy, social perception, and the sense of calling, were positively impacted. Conclusion: (1) It is necessary to compare and analyze the differences in the perception of professionalism among various dental technologist groups, prepare programs to improve them, and endeavor to ensure the growth of organizational operating system. (2) Self-development and professionalism improvement activities need to be supported so that dental technologists can immerse themselves in their duties with affections for the organization and contemplate and provide educational programs to workers.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.49
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• pp.34-61
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• 2002

Recently, the concept of empowerment has become popular within social work practice. Despite of this trends, we have little empirical knowledge about what empowerment practice is and how it is applicable to practice settings in Korea. This study explored how social workers perceived and experienced the concept of empowerment. We used qualitative method to solve this questions. Individual and focus group interviews were conducted to 7 social workers serving in diverse settings. Research results are as follows: Participants had common perceptions of empowerment concept despite of the different settings. They perceived power as confidence, independence, self-control. The client/worker relationships were open, nonhierarchial egalitarian and characterized by mutuality and reciprocity. They emphasized the nature of empowerment as circular and diffusive process. Also, they orientated long term practice related to impatience of social workers. Finally, those who participated in this study challenged and reinterpreted the existing traditional "professionalism". We concluded that empowerment practice might demand infinite energies, social worker's creativity, trust of clients, and that empowerment practice would be a new approach in social work practice which influence on much more population because of its diffuseness.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.22 no.8
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• pp.37-50
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• 2024

The elderly customized care service, which began in 2020, aims to improve professionalism and service quality by introducing dedicated social workers for responsible management of living area performing institutions. Through inductive content analysis, this study attempted to examine the work adaptation process of dedicated social workers who are human resources performing the elderly customized care service system. As a result, 9 upper categories, 25 lower categories, and 56 conceptualizations were derived. This study attempted to provide basic policy data on the adaptation of dedicated social workers by exploring new policies and special work systems from the perspective of practitioners.