Symphony of Community Social Work in Outlying Islands: Reflections between an External Supervisor and Social Workers

Abstract

<p>不論是由社會工作專業工作者進入推動計畫，還是社區工作培力社區組織，或者僅是進行地理性範圍服務和社區宣導，當大家談論到社區工作時總是有不同的範圍內容的想像，於是身為外聘督導與資深的離島工作者的我們開始討論到：是否這些想像僅是因為不同的計畫任務而來？又大家都在做社區，能否有一致的、立基於社工專業的方向與經驗累積？因此，這篇文章我們透過外聘督導陪伴離島社工，所沉積的同島和跳島工作故事，從不同職務經歷的轉換，發現的社區現象，覺知啟動離島社區工作的核心關鍵和從事社區工作介入的視角，進而討論訓練社會工作者擔任社區工作者的養成要素和督導機制，提升社區工作專業品質。</p> <p> </p><p>In the various conceptualisations of scope and content, community work assumes different forms, including the promotion of social work initiatives, nurturing of community organisations, and provision of geographical services and community advocacy. In this study, the thoughts of external supervisors and social workers in outlying islands of Taiwan were gathered to determine whether the aforementioned conceptualisations solely stem from different project tasks and whether they collectively align with the principles of social work. To elucidate the fundamental underpinnings of initiating community work on outlying islands and offer insights into possible interventions, narratives of collaborative effort between external supervisors and social workers on outlying islands were collected, including same-island and island-hopping experiences across distinct job roles. In addition, factors contributing to mechanisms of development and supervision aimed at training community workers were investigated to enhance the professional quality of community work.</p> <p> </p>