Social Service Centers Research Articles

Research protocol of the Laval-ROSA Transilab: a living lab on transitions for people living with dementia

BackgroundThe Laval-ROSA Transilab is a living lab that aims to support the Laval Integrated Health and Social Services Centres (Quebec, Canada) in consolidating the Quebec Alzheimer Plan. It aims to improve care transitions between different settings (Family Medicine Groups, home care, and community services) and as such improve the care of people living with dementia and their care partners. Four transition-oriented innovations are targeted. Two are already underway and will be co-evaluated: A) training of primary care professionals on dementia and interprofessional collaboration; B) early referral process to community services. Two will be co-developed and co-evaluated: C) developing a structured communication strategy around the dementia diagnosis disclosure; D) designation of a care navigator from the time of dementia diagnosis. The objectives are to: 1) co-develop a dashboard for monitoring transitions; 2) co-develop and 3) co-evaluate the four targeted innovations on transitions. In addition, we will 4) co-evaluate the impact and implementation process of the entire Laval-ROSA Transilab transformation, 5) support its sustainability, and 6) transfer it to other health organizations.MethodsMulti-methods living lab approach based on the principles of a learning health system. Living labs are open innovation systems that integrate research co-creation and knowledge exchange in real-life settings. Learning health systems centers care improvement on developing the organization's capacity to learn from their practices. We will conduct two learning cycles (data to knowledge, knowledge to practice, and practice to data) and involve various partners. We will use multiple data sources, including health administrative databases, electronic health records data, surveys, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and observations.DiscussionThrough its structuring actions, the Laval-ROSA Transilab will benefit people living with dementia, their care partners, and healthcare professionals. Its strategies will support sustainability and will thus allow for improvements throughout the care continuum so that people can receive the right services, at the right time, in the right place, and from the right staff.

The social contract as a trend of transforming the low-income state social support: trends and risks

The article is devoted to the issue of introducing social contracts into the practice of state social support for low-income citizens. The author considers the social contract as a trend of the state social support institutional transformation and a tool for reducing poverty. The main purpose of the analysis is to show the existing trends in the process of implementing the state social support that can lead to the risk of misappropriation of funds allocated for reducing poverty in the country and in the Samara region. The article reflects the results of the sociological study with the participation of specialists from the population social protection bodies and the analysis of regulatory and legislative acts. Empirical research methods were in-depth interviews with specialists from the Complex Social Service Centers for the Samara region population and the traditional analysis of documents, including federal and regional legislative acts regulating the process of providing the state social support to low-income citizens on the basis of the social contract. In the course of data analysis, the author developed the empirical classifications of the types of social contract applicants; the social contract priorities for the social service recipients and specialists are determined; distinguished the main trends and risks in the social contract implementation in the Samara region. Based on the results of the study, the author formulated recommendations for improving the process of implementing social contracts for the low-income citizens.

Institutionalization and Aggressiveness - Gender Differences

This paper tackles the findings of a research aimed at detecting aggressiveness and at identifying differences between types and levels of aggressiveness in institutionalized children in Romania. The paper relied on the results collected after examining a group of 200 institutionalized children living in social service centers or in foster families. We used the Buss-Perry (1992) aggressiveness questionnaire, which measures four dimensions of aggressiveness, namely physical aggressiveness, verbal aggressiveness, anger and hostility. The results reveal the presence of all forms of aggressiveness in the whole group of subjects, with higher scores in female subjects compared to male subjects. This enabled us to conclude, among others, that there are some shortcomings of the protection system as concerns its beneficiaries and their evolution, aspects that determine them to develop different forms of aggressiveness.

공공기관의 지역사회돌봄체계 구축에 관한 사례연구

Infectious disease disasters have a relatively direct and powerful impact on people's daily lives compared to general disasters. Therefore, the ability to respond in a short time is required. However, there is no study examining the integrated command system and coordination of disaster and disaster management and cooperation in disaster governance in the social welfare area. Therefore, this study analyzed the emergency care service of the Seoul Social Service Center. The purpose is to prepare basic data to prepare for new infectious disease disasters that will reappear in the future. At the same time, it is meaningful that the social implications were analyzed. Topics derived from specific research results include institutional and policy attempts and efforts to establish an emergency care system, the role of a control tower for emergency care services, and achievements and future tasks of emergency care services. The social implications analyzed based on the derived themes are that the public care sector recognizes its responsibility and role in preparing a safety protection system for the vulnerable class and establishes an emergency care system, and communication channels for effective operation of emergency care services. and that it played a role of cooperating and coordinating with related organizations. Ultimately, the need for regularization of emergency care emerged, and it was confirmed that efforts to redefine the scope of emergency care after COVID-19 and prepare policies through social discussions were necessary.

The Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy to Improve the Sleep Quality of the Elderly at Tresna Werdha Abiyoso Social Service Center, Sleman

As part of aging or old age (elderly), general changes in circadian rhythms are referred to as earlier sleep phases. Prolonged sleep deprivation conditions can trigger many health system disorders, from a decrease in the body's immune system, weight gain due to uncontrolled appetite, and decreased level of concentration at work, to decreased patience and mood. One alternative non-pharmacological treatment to improve sleep quality is by providing lavender aromatherapy which will have a calming effect. This type of research is descriptive using a case study approach. A case study was conducted by applying non-pharmacological therapy with lavender aromatherapy to elderly respondents with sleep disorder nursing problems. The instruments used in this study were lavender aromatherapy, observation sheets, and sleep quality assessment sheets for the elderly. shows that there is an increase in the quality of sleep in the respondents. By doing this lavender aromatherapy therapy can help reduce sleep pattern disturbances in respondents. The results showed that there was an increase in sleep quality when patients could sleep soundly after being given lavender aromatherapy, so it can be concluded that there was an increase in sleep quality before and after giving lavender aromatherapy

Pelatihan Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skill Pada Penerima Manfaat Panti Pelayanan Sosial Wanita Wanodyatama Surakarta

The service activity aims to determine the effect of cognitive behavioral coping skills on improving coping strategy skills in beneficiaries at the "Wanodyatama" Women's Social Service Center Surakarta. Subjects are 22 beneficiaries from representatives of each room. The intervention is cognitive behavioral coping skills with material on skills for stress and how to deal with it adaptively. The activities are carried out offline through assignments, group posters, and poster presentations by group representatives. Coping strategies were measured using the strategic coping scale and the data analysis used Wilcoxon signed-rank paired sample t-test. The results showed a significant increase in the understanding of coping strategies in beneficiaries after the intervention, with the results in the pre-test and post-test of W=21,000, sig=0.008 (p<.001). Therefore, cognitive behavioral coping skills can improve the understanding of coping strategies in beneficiaries.

Organization of leisure activities for elderly citizens in the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization Veteran Public Social Service Center, Sterlitamak

The article describes the features of organizing the leisure of elderly citizens in the conditions of a social service center. It has been determined that a properly organized pastime is necessary to maintain the social, motor, and life activity of the elderly.

Empowerment of Psychotic Cases as an Effort to Restore Social Functioning for People with Social Welfare Problems (Case Study at the Sidoarjo Social Service and Rehabilitation Center)

Empowerment is a process to form empowered individuals over themselves. The empowerment model is one of the efforts to shape social functioning. The objectives of this study include two things. First, to find out the empowerment model applied by the Sidoarjo Social Service and Rehabilitation Center for people with psychotic type social welfare problems. Second, to determine the social functioning of people with psychotic type social problems after following the empowerment model. This research uses the ACTORS theory by Sarah Cook and Steve Macaulay supported the concept of social functioning. This research uses qualitative methods, case study approach. Data collection techniques through interviews, observation, and documentation. The technique of determining informants uses purposive sampling. Miles and Huberman model data analysis. Data validity techniques use source triangulation. The results of this study show that the empowerment model applied to psychotic type PMKS by the Sidoarjo Social Service and Rehabilitation Center consists of guidance, mental and spiritual, social, and skill training programs. Based on the research conducted, the program can form social functioning in psychotic type PMKS. This happens to psychotic PMKS who are still in the hall or return to the family. The first indicator in the concept of social functioning, evidenced by independence in getting a job. In the second indicator, the ability to perform tasks according to their status. The third indicator shows the initiative of action when experiencing problems.

SOCIAL SERVICE CENTERS IN THE LOCAL SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Support for individuals, families or groups still remains an important need and task in contemporary society. It can be carried out by professionals and non-professionals, entities and institutions whose task is to be active in changing the situation into the desired and beneficial one, solving problems, satisfying individual needs or sensitivity, willingness to help, and providing services for people in need. This text is devoted to social service centers, the purpose of which - in accordance with the intention of the legislator - is to create and coordinate integrated local social service systems that will respond to social needs and new civilization challenges. The aim of this study was to identify the basic aspects of creating and functioning of social service centers, with particular emphasis on their tasks, functions and organizational structure. The consequence of the analyzes of these entities is the approximation and popularization of their idea as important institutions in meeting the needs of people and families at the local level, co-creating the social support infrastructure.

About the system of institutions providing social services to persons affected by human trafficking

The article examines the system of providing social services for persons affected by human trafficking. Based on the analysis of legislative norms, the necessity of making changes and additions to the Law of Ukraine «On combating human trafficking» is substantiated.It is proposed to set out Art. 17 of the Law of Ukraine «On Combating Human Trafficking» in terms of ensuring the rights of persons who have suffered from human trafficking in the following wording: “In order to ensure the realization of the rights provided for by this Law, persons who have suffered from human trafficking may be referred to one of the existing networks centers of social services, centers of social service (provision of social services), centers of social and psychological assistance. The conditions of stay and provision of services to persons affected by human trafficking by the existing network of social service centers, territorial centers of social services (provision of social services), centers for social and psychological rehabilitation of children and shelters for children, centers of social and psychological assistance are regulated by the provisions of the specified institutions . Social services are provided free of charge only with the consent of the injured person or an incapacitated person - with the consent of the body of guardianship and guardianship in the event that such a person has not been appointed a legal representative. The content and scope of social services for each affected person is determined individually depending on their needs and is specified in the contract on the provision of social services in accordance with the standards for providing social services to affected persons, which are approved by the central executive body, which ensures the formation of state policy in the field of prevention and counter-trafficking people, taking into account the requirements of international legal acts». Also taking into account the fact that in Ukraine, persons with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to falling into the situation of human trafficking; persons with injuries, serious illnesses or health disorders (especially mental); elderly people and teenagers; members of lowincome families; representatives of national minorities [3], in our opinion, it is also necessary to resolve the issue of the involvement of guardianship and care authorities for incapacitated persons in the event that such a person has not been appointed a legal representative. The provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention and Combating Domestic Violence” dated 07.12.2017 No. 2229-VIII can serve as an example, in particular, Article 17 of this act.

Pemberdayaan Anak Jalanan Berbasis Kesehatan, Spritual, dan Kemandirian Sosial

Street children are a real phenomenon part of life that causes complex problems, not only social problems but also health problems. The existence of street children in the city of Pekanbaru often makes people restless because they often make noise and disturb the surrounding community. The purpose of this service is to provide assistance and guidance to street children to live healthy and productive lives. This community service activity was carried out at the Pekanbaru City Shelter for 15 street children. The duration of the activity is 3 months. Partners in this activity are the Pekanbaru City Social and Funeral Service and Harapan Raya Health Center Pekanbaru City. The results of the activity are 1) Providing mental spiritual strengthening guidance, 2) Increasing knowledge of street children about adolescent reproductive health, the dangers of free sex, HIV AIDs and peer counselor training, 3) Facilitating VCT and STD examinations, 4) Providing special skills such as making organic fertilizers from household waste. The enthusiasm of street children to participate in this activity is quite high. This is evident from their seriousness in participating in all stages of this activity and it can be seen that there is an increase in the knowledge of street children both about religion, reproductive health, HIV AIDs and VCT test results which show that all street children are negative for HIV AIDs and none have sexually transmitted diseases ( STD).

CONTENT GUIDELINES OF THE CENTRE OF SOCIAL SERVICES ON THE PREVENTION OF THE DEVIANT BEHAVIOR OF MINORS

The article deals with the analysis of the peculiarities of the manifestation of deviant behavior by minors, its causes and main types: delinquent, addictive, psychopathological behavior. It is noted that work with children with deviant behavior is a special area of social work, the essence of which is prevention of deviations, creation of conditions for successful socialization or resocialization of deviants to overcome their personal problems and conflicts with others.The main principles of the State Standard of Social Prevention Services regarding the prevention of deviant behavior of minors at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels are described.The peculiarities of preventive measures in the work of the Social Services Center within each of the levels of prevention are defined and analyzed, and the requirements for specialists in the prevention of behavioral deviations of the personality are outlined, in particular: possessing knowledge about the essence of social prevention and the organization of prevention of negative behavioral deviations, the ability to apply technologies for overcoming behavioral deviations, etc. The peculiarities of interaction between the Center for Social Services, educational institutions and juvenile prevention departments for the prevention of behavioral deviations of a negative nature in adolescents are described, and the main methods of such interaction are identified: administrative, coordination, socio-psychological. It is noted that the coordination methods of interaction between the Center of Social Services, educational institutions and juvenile prevention departments make the greater contribution in the realization of their common goals – the prevention of deviant behavior of minors. It is summarized that the prevention of deviant behavior of minors as an area of the Centers of Social Services activity is a complex socio-psychological complex of consecutive, interconnected steps aimed at regulating their value orientations, motivations, attitudes and behavior. The system of preventive measures of the Center for Social Services is comprehensive and affects both as a child and the social environment.

Social assistance to children from low-income families in the conditions of the Comprehensive Center for Social Services to the Population

The problem of poverty for a modern Russian family with children is one of the most acute social issues of Russia nowadays. The low level of income of a significant part of families causes social tension and provokes crisis processes in the family and society. Practice shows that children in low-income families often face problems that neither they themselves nor their family members, friends, or neighbors can solve. The purpose of the research is to study the features of the implementation of the technology of social service for children in low-income families in the conditions of the Comprehensive Center for Social Services to the Population of the Pravoberezhny District of Magnitogorsk.

Validation of Ukrainian language versions of gender bias detection inventorie

One of the most common research tools for studying sexism is Sandra Bem's Gender Role Inventory and Peter Glick and Susan Fiske's Ambivalent Sexism Inventory. The aim of our work is to translate the original questionnaire texts for studying gender biases into Ukrainian and to conduct their validation with both professionals and social work clients. The validation of the translated research tools was carried out at the Kyiv Municipal Center for Social Services and included three focus groups with 23 professionals (social workers, psychologists) and a survey of 83 candidates for creating family education forms who underwent training at the center. Mathematical processing of the results was carried out using the IBM SPSS Statistics program, using comparative, descriptive, and correlation analysis. During the work with the questionnaires, participants in the study did not have difficulties in understanding the statements contained in the questionnaires or using the questionnaire keys. Analysis of the survey results using our translation of the S. Bem questionnaire indicates that almost one-third of respondents' answers about women contain high scores on the femininity scale, while their responses about men score high on the masculinity scale. The respondents' answers suggest that their perceptions of women and men as androgynous personalities are complemented by sex-typed perceptions of their qualities. This may indicate support for the candidates for creating family education forms with ambivalent sexism views. The use of the Glick and Fiske questionnaires revealed that respondents demonstrate more benevolent than hostile sexism. At the same time, the level of hostile and benevolent sexism was higher in men than in women. Validation of the Ukrainian versions of two questionnaires in focus groups with professionals and during the survey of candidates for creating family education forms confirmed the possibility of using adapted Ukrainian versions to study gender biases in Ukraine.

Peran Bimbingan Agama dalam Meningkatkan Self Esteem pada Lansia

This study focuses on the role of religious guidance carried out by Social Workers in Improving Self Esteem in the Elderly at the Social Service Center for Elderly Social Service (Ppslu) Mappakasunggu City of Pare-Pare, the purpose of this study is to determine the role of religious guidance carried out by social workers and to knowing the level of self-esteem in the elderly at the Social Service Center for the Elderly Social Service (PPSLU) Mappakasunggu, Parepare City. The level of self-esteem in the elderly at PPSLU Mapakasunggu Parepare can be classified including high self-esteem which can be concluded that the elderly who receive religious guidance from social workers in the form of advice and enlightenment for the elderly to be aware of carrying out religious orders and the elderly who have strong faith feel confident, feel like themselves and happy to be given religious guidance so as to increase self-confidence (Self-esteem) in the elderly and they can be categorized or grouped as elderly who have high self-esteem because they already have strong confidence in themselves.

Senior Citizen’s Understanding Regarding the Quality of Life and Policy of Bangladesh

Older people are encouraged to participate more in the economic, social, and governmental sectors as part of progressive aging policies worldwide. Very little is known about applying engagement techniques or carrying out strategies in Bangladesh that are important for involving seniors in social engagement. Therefore, this qualitative research was conducted in Dhaka, Bangladesh, among 385 people aged sixty or above to assess their understanding of the quality of life and the gap in government policy. Results showed that between 60 and 65 were more mobile, creative, engaged in productive activity, and had significantly higher decision-making power (p<0.000). Aging greatly enhances dependency (p<0.000). Lower-educated people were significantly dependent on their families (p<0.000). Moreover, elderly income and the cost of treatment were significantly correlated to abuse (p<0.001). Furthermore, 10% of participants reported negative relationships with family members (p<0.031). However, most (61.6%) were unaware of the 2013 Parent's Care Act. Though most participants (73.2%) knew of the government-funded Old Age Allowance, 92.5% received no non-governmental assistance. The research concluded that education and economic condition have a long-term relationship with reducing dependency. In recommendation, Government can increase the retirement age from 59 to 65 years which may increase self of security, respect, and self-esteem and reduce harassment. Parent's Care Act 2013 should implement. Government should include Community Health and Social Service centers for the quality of life of the elderly.

Effect of Olanzapine and Risperidone on prolactin level in schizophrenic patients

Hyperprolactinemia is a well-established adverse effect associated with the use of typical and atypical antipsychotics. Hyperprolactinemia is associated with both acute and chronic clinical consequences in men and women. Increased prolactin levels received little attention and were rarely monitored. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to investigate the effects of two atypical antipsychotics (olanzapine and risperidone) on prolactin level in schizophrenic patients. For this purpose, a therapeutic clinical trial was done. We prospectively recruited 28 schizophrenic patients attended to Social and Psychiatric Service Centre in Mosul city. All patients fulfilled the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) criteria for schizophrenia. They were randomized to receive monotherapy with either olanzapine in a dose 5-20 mg or risperidone in a dose 4-12 mg for 8 weeks (two groups). Also 22 apparently healthy subjects with approximately age and sex matching to the patients groups without previous history of schizophrenia or any other psychiatric disorders were taken as a control group. This study shows that, at baseline, there were no significant differences between the three studied groups in term of prolactin level and, after treatment with these drugs for 8 weeks, both drugs caused a significant increase in the prolactin level compared to baseline levels and that risperidone causes significantly greater increase in the levels of prolactin than olanzapine

The Relationship Between Cognitive Function Status and Quality of Life in High Risk Elderly at Uptd Social Service Center Griya Elderly Social Service of West Java Province

High-risk elderly are elderly who reach age (> 70 years). As you get older, the status of cognitive function decreases and also the quality of life. Good, bad status of cognitive function can be seen from the aspects of orientation, language, attention, memory, function construction, calculation, and reasoning. Cognitive function will potentially affect the quality of life in terms of physical, psychological, social and environmental indicators. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between cognitive function status and quality of life in high-risk elderly at the Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) Griya Elderly Social Service Center, West Java Province Social Service. The design of this study uses the correlational method. Data collection tools used the Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) questionnaire and the World Health Organization Quality of Life version of Bref (WHOQoL-BREF). Univariate and bivariate data analysis, Spearman's rho to see the relationship between variables. The results showed that most of the respondents (54%) had good global cognitive function status. And most of the quality of life on physical indicators (74%) is good, psychology (76%) is good, social (76%) is good, environment (78%) is good. There is a Relationship between Cognitive Functional Status and Quality of Life in High Risk Elderly in the Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) Griya Elderly Social Service Center, West Java Province Social Service. With a correlation value of 4 domains at age> 70 years. Physical (0.000), psychological (0.001), social (0.000), environmental (0.003). Conclusions and suggestions in this study, cognitive function will have the potential for quality of life problems thus respondents need to maintain routine guidance activities facilitated by the orphanage, both physical, mental spiritual, psychosocial, skills, arts and recreation guidance so that cognitive function remains good to quality his life is good.

New quality in the implementation of social services on the example of the social services centre in Mylenice

The Act of 19 July 2019 on the provision of social services by the social services centre introduces an optional possibility to transform the existing structures of a social welfare centre into a social services centre, which, according to the legislator, is supposed to increase access to social services in a given local environment. The subject of the considerations presented in the article is to show the process of changes in the implementation of social services on the example of the Social Services Centre in Mylenice. The undertaken analysis concerns both the formal process of transforming a Municipal Social Welfare Centre into a Social Services Centre, as well as the own research showing the opinion of employees and management in the field of implemented changes. The newly established Social Services Centre in Mylenice appears as a space to provide a wide range of services in a new quality.

How Did an Integrated Health and Social Services Center in the Quebec Province Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Qualitative Case Study

ABSTRACT During the first and second waves of the pandemic, Quebec was among the Canadian provinces with the highest COVID-19 mortality rates. Facing particularly large COVID-19 outbreaks in its facilities, an integrated health and social services center in the province of Quebec (Canada), developed resilience strategies. To explore these diverse responses to the crisis, we conducted a case study analysis of a Quebec integrated health and social services center, building on a conceptualization of resilience strategies using “configurations” of effects, strategies, and impacts. Qualitative data from 14 indepth interviews conducted in the summer and fall of 2020 with managers and frontline practitioners were analyzed through the lens of situations of “anticipation,” “reaction,” or “inaction.” The findings were discussed in three results dissemination workshops, two with practitioners and one with managers, to discern lessons they learned. Three major configurations emerged: 1) reorganization of services and spaces to accommodate more COVID-19 patients; 2) management of contamination risks for patients and professionals; and 3) management of personal protective equipment (PPE), supplies, and medications. Within these configurations, the responses to the crisis were strongly shaped by the 2015 health care system reforms in Quebec and were constrained by organizational challenges that included a centralized model of governance, a history of substantial budget cuts to longterm care facilities, and a systematic lack of human resources.