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Professional Organisations (professional + organisation)
Selected AbstractsSocial work in Israel: professional characteristics in an international comparative perspectiveINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE, Issue 4 2004Idit Weiss This article employs a comparative framework in the analysis of the professional characteristics of social work in Israel. Using the attributes and the power approaches to professions, Israeli social work is analysed according to eight variables: a protected ,trademark', monopoly over social care and delivery of services within state welfare systems, occupational autonomy, length of training and control over training, internal differentiation by levels of expertise and competence, professional organisation, a sanction-backed code of ethics, and material and symbolic rewards. The analysis reveals that Israeli social work has undergone an extensive professionalisation process and that it has characteristics that are not common in other countries. Initial explanations for this process are offered and discussed. [source] The professionalisation of social work: a cross-national explorationINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE, Issue 4 2008Idit Weiss-Gal This article compares the professional features of social work in ten countries. It is based on detailed descriptions of the professional features of social work in Chile, Germany, Hungary, India, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA. Social work in these countries is discussed in terms of eight features, chosen as marks of a profession on the basis of the ,attributes' and ,power' approaches to professionalisation: public recognition, monopoly over types of work, professional autonomy, the knowledge base, the professional education, the professional organisations, the existence of codified ethical standards and, lastly, the prestige and remuneration of social work. [source] ,Doing femininity' at work: More than just relational practice1JOURNAL OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS, Issue 1 2006Janet Holmes Workplaces constitute one of the more interesting sites where individuals ,do gender', while at the same time constructing their professional identities and meeting their organisation's expectations. Drawing on interactional data recorded in New Zealand professional organisations, this paper focuses in particular on how participants manage and interpret the notion of ,femininity' in workplace discourse. In much current usage, the concepts ,feminine' and ,femininity' typically evoke negative reactions. Our analysis suggests these notions can be reclaimed and reinterpreted positively using an approach which frames doing femininity at work as normal, unmarked, and effective workplace behaviour in many contexts. The analysis also demonstrates that multiple femininities extend beyond normative expectations, such as enacting relational practice (Fletcher 1999), to embrace more contestive and parodic instantiations of femininity in workplace talk. [source] The frontline and the ivory tower: A case study of service and professional-driven curriculumAUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH, Issue 3 2009Sue Lenthall Abstract Objective:,To describe the development of a postgraduate, multidisciplinary program designed to meet the needs of remote health professionals, present formative evaluation findings and to offer an analysis of the difficulties and lessons learnt. Design:,Case study. Setting:,University Department of Rural Health in a remote region. Participants:, University staff, students and stakeholders involved in the development of the remote health practice program. Results:,Formative evaluation suggests that a curriculum driven by service and professional groups, such as the Flinders University Remote Health Practice program, is able to better prepare remote health practitioners and improve their effectiveness. Difficulties in development included a lack of recognition by some university academics of the value of practitioner knowledge and a reluctance to accept a clinical component in a masters program. Lessons learnt included the importance of: (i) respect for practitioner knowledge; (ii) explicit and appropriate values; (iii) high-quality academics with strong service links; (iv) appropriate length of lead time; (v) institutional links between university and both relevant professional organisations and health services; (vi) a receptive university; (vii) location; and (viii) ongoing engagement with services and professional responsive development. Conclusion:,The success of the program was due in large part to the relationship with professional bodies and close links with remote health services. We have described a number of lessons learnt from this experience that can be useful to other educational groups developing or revising their educational programs. [source] National guidelines for the control and prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,what do they tell us?CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, Issue 9 2007H. HumphreysArticle first published online: 30 JUN 200 Abstract Guidelines to control and prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection are available in many countries. Infection control and prevention teams determine local strategies using such national guidelines, but not all guidelines involve a rigorous assessment of the literature to determine the strength of the recommendations. Available guidelines drafted by national agencies or prominent professional organisations in Germany, New Zealand, North America, The Netherlands, Ireland and the UK were reviewed. Significant literature reviews were a component of guidelines from the UK and North America. Recommendations were not graded on the strength of the evidence in guidelines from New Zealand and The Netherlands. The Netherlands, a country with a very low prevalence of MRSA, had the simplest set of guidelines. Few of the recommendations in any of the guidelines achieved the highest grading, i.e., based on well-designed, experimental, clinical or epidemiological studies, even though the logic of the proposed measures is clear. The onset of community-acquired MRSA is reflected in the recent publication of guidelines from North America. New developments, such as rapid testing and mathematical modelling, are of importance in helping to control MRSA in settings of both low and high endemicity. National guidelines are increasingly evidence-based, although good scientific studies concerning some aspects of MRSA control are lacking. However, general principles, e.g., early detection and isolation, are recommended by all guidelines. There is still a role for consensus and the opinion of experts in devising national guidelines. [source] | |||||||||||||