Ethical Issues with Termination At-will employment means that the employee or employer has the right "to end the employment relationship at any time with or without notice or cause." (FedEx Office: AllBusiness‚ 1999-2009) Involuntary termination is a touchy subject for employers and it can happen for numerous reasons: specific cause‚ such as stealing‚ poor performance‚ and layoffs due to lack of work. Even though most companies have an "at-will" relationship with their employees‚ it is still
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The Benefits of Interventions for Work-Related Stress A B S T R A C T Objectives. This quantitative metaanalysis sought to determine the effectiveness of occupational stress–reducing interventions and the populations for which such interventions are most beneficial. Methods. Forty-eight experimental studies (n = 3736) were included in the analysis. Four intervention types were distinguished: cognitive–behavioral interventions‚ relaxation techniques‚ multimodal programs‚ and organizationfocused
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Sociology and Social Work: Kaleidoscopic Perspectives of Social Reality. Towards an integrated and complex model of analysis Cristina Albuquerque Clara Cruz Santos Helena Neves Almeida University of Coimbra Abstract: In this article we will try to discuss the specificities and connexions between Social Work and Sociology‚ conceiving the possibility to surpass sterile oppositions and to compose an analytical and practical integrated model by the articulation‚ without assimilation‚ of the
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Article Understanding Social Work in the History of Ideas Research on Social Work Practice 22(5) 468-480 ª The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1049731512441262 http://rsw.sagepub.com Haluk Soydan1 Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this article is to present a theoretical frame of reference for the study and assessment of social work from the perspective of a history of ideas. Method: The study employed an analysis of primary and secondary
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According to “Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work”‚ in social work there are several terms associated with the discussion of theories. The terms are theory‚ perspective‚ models and practice models. The term theory is used to explain and predict. Theories exist to help practitioners understand why something happens and to help predict future occurrences. To understand theory construction‚ explanation‚ and prediction‚ it is imperative to understand the differences
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SOCIAL WORK SKILLS Beginning During the beginning phase‚ you introduce and identify yourself and seek introductions from prospective clients and involved others. Following the exchange of introductions‚ you describe a tentative initial purpose for the meeting‚ possibly identify one of more professional roles that you might undertake‚ orient participants to the process‚ and identify relevant policy and ethical factors that might apply. Throughout this beginning process‚ you regularly seek feedback
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and evaluate the group work involved in creating your poster Initially the prospect of working as part of a group for the first assignment was unnerving and I can fully understood why it is “one of the most emotionally charged areas of university life”1‚ I also felt nervous about working as part of a group because‚ like other students‚ I “did not want my grade based on the effort – or lack of effort – of other people”2. However‚ after thinking about the concept of group work my opinion changed slightly
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interviews and research literature when it comes to a theory base for school social work. This shows the importance for school social workers to include the student’s system their interventions in order to have the best outcomes. I was surprised t to not read any literature regarding the strengths perspective in school social work because the strengths perspective is talked about so much in graduate school and the school social worker at Pioneer Trail Middle School utilizes the strength perspective with
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The term "wrongful termination" means that an employer has fired or laid off an employee for illegitimate reasons. Generally an employee can be measured to have been wrongfully terminated if any discrimination is intricate in the termination‚ if company policy states rule for termination‚ if public policy is dishonored‚ and company guidelines were not followed (Chay Kenneth Y‚ 1998). Other some reasons that could be taken as wrongful termination include complaining about workplace issues‚ being fired
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SOCIAL WORK MANAGEMENT AND ITS RELEVANCE TO THE SOCIAL WORK PROFFESSION LAUREN DA SILVA Introduction. ...........................................................................................................4 The social work profession ........................................................................................5 {text:list-item} {text:list-item} {text:list-item} {text:list-item} Definition of management.......................
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