Social Welfare Institutions Research Articles

Strengthening the Capacity of Social Welfare Institutions for Service Quality to Orphans, the Elderly and the Disabled

Strengthening the Capacity of Social Welfare Institutions for Service Quality to Orphans, the Elderly and the Disabled

Model DeLone and McLean Dalam Mengukur Kesuksesan E-Akreditasi Lembaga Kesejaterahan Sosial


 
 
 
 This research adapts the Delone and McLean model which was originally used to measure the success of information systems into a framework that is appropriate to the context of E-Accreditation. The model consists of three main dimensions, namely system quality, information quality, and user satisfaction. Relevant variables in the context of E-Accreditation will be identified and integrated into this model. This research aims to develop and test the Delone and McLean model in the context of measuring the success of E-Accreditation of Social Welfare Institutions. E-Accreditation is a system used by social welfare institutions to measure and ensure the quality of the services they provide to the community. The success of E-Accreditation is very important in increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of these institutions in fulfilling their duties. The research method that will be used is a survey of E-Accreditation users in social welfare institutions. Data will be analyzed using appropriate statistical techniques to test the relationship between variables in the adapted Delone and McLean model. The results of this research can provide a better understanding of the factors that influence the success of E-Accreditation in the context of social welfare institutions.
 
 
 

Akibat Hukum dari Penyalahgunaan Wewenang oleh Panti Asuhan terhadap Anak Asuh dalam Penggunaan Live Sosial Media (Tiktok) menurut Perspektif Hukum Perlindungan Anak

Abstract. Orphanage is a place where human beings are humanized, as this orphanage is a place for nurturing and educating children as an alternative last resort to replace the role of a family that has lost its function. In the current era of technology development, donations or assistance for orphanages given by the public are now done through the use of social media with different platforms such as billboards, Instagram, and TikTok. However, there are still some orphanages that exist without being known because they are not registered with the local Social Services Agency. Due to this, there have been cases of abuse of authority by orphanage managers who solicit contributions or donations using the TikTok platform for personal gain, resulting in the rights of the foster children within the orphanage not being fulfilled.Based on the above description, the writer formulates several issues as follows: First, what is the legal protection for foster children as a result of the misuse of live social media (TikTok) by the managers? Second, how is the implementation of the responsibility of orphanage managers towards foster children from the perspective of child protection law? The purpose of this research is to determine the legal protection provided for foster children and the implementation of the responsibility of orphanage managers according to the perspective of child protection law. The research method used is normative juridical, which primarily relies on secondary data supported by primary data as additional sources. This research is descriptive-analytical in nature and is related to legal theory and the implementation of positive law, aiming to obtain answers to the research problems.The results obtained indicate that the protection provided for foster children is the action taken by the Social Services Agency, which provides temporary care based on the Child Social Welfare Institution by LKSA, facilitates and supports alternative family-based care in accordance with the National Standards for Child Care. Furthermore, the implementation of accountability for orphanage managers includes a prison sentence of 5 years and additional penalties such as the return of money, goods, or assets that have been diverted or distributed from the Foundation.

Brothers Home and the Production of Vanished Lives

This article delves into the history of one of the most infamous internment facilities in Korea’s recent past—Hyungje Bokjiwon (형제복지원), or Brothers Home. The article outlines the history of Brothers Home, its biopolitical production of ‘vanished lives’, and what enabled it to come into existence—arguing that this is an essential context for understanding the history of international adoption from Korea. Located in Busan, South Korea, Brothers Home began as an orphanage in the early 1960s but developed into a ‘social welfare institution’ in the early 1970s. The events that transpired from the early 1970s until the facility shut down in the late 1980s—a period which aligns with the height of international adoption from Korea—have led to some referring to this place as Korea’s ‘concentration camp’. Inmates died in the hundreds, predominantly due to malnutrition and illness, while many suffered brutal deaths through physical abuse and torture. Some of the children from Brothers Home were relocated to Western nations for adoption. The history of Brothers Home embodies the biopolitical process of bodies and lives simultaneously enveloped in and, at the same time, kept outside socio-legal frameworks to invalidate those lives or render them insignificant or invisible; to erase them from any meaningful, socio-legal context and thereby reducing those lives to bare life. The article will focus on three main areas: the history of Brothers Home, the biopolitical production of vanished lives, and how the latter resonates with specific instances depicted in testimonies written by people returning to Korea to uncover details about their adoption circumstances, that is, moments encapsulating this ‘production of vanished lives’. The central concern here is less to draw a direct line between international adoption and the events at Brothers Home, but rather to outline a crucial biopolitical context—epitomized in the history of Brothers Home—that precedes the adoption process and thus constitutes its condition of possibility. By juxtaposing this biopolitical context with autobiographical testimonies of people searching for information about the circumstances of their adoption, the article seeks to understand what it means to bear witness to the existence of a life whose desubjectivization—or disappearance—at the same time constitutes the witnessing subject’s condition of possibility.

EFEKTIFITAS PENERAPAN INSTRUMEN AKREDITASI LEMBAGA KESEJAHTERAAN SOSIAL ANAK (LKSA) DI DINAS SOSIAL KABUPATEN SUMBAWA BARAT

This research discusses the effectiveness of the use of the Accreditation Instrument for Child Social Welfare Institutions (LKSA) in the West Sumbawa Regency Social Service. The objectives of this research consist of; 1) To find out the service efforts of the Child Social Welfare Institution (LKSA) in West Sumbawa Regency. 2) To analyze the effectiveness of the use of the Accreditation Instrument for Child Social Welfare Institutions (LKSA) at the West Sumbawa Regency Social Service. The research results showed that the use of the LKSA Accreditation Instrument has been effective as a reference in providing services and has had a positive impact on the development of LKSA in West Sumbawa Regency. By using the LKSA Accreditation Instrument, institutions are able to measure the quality of their services in order to improve children's welfare. Measuring the effectiveness of the use of the LKSA accreditation instrument in the West Sumbawa Regency Social Service using the Rasch Model shows that all participants are of the opinion that LKSA accreditation carried out by the West Sumbawa Regency Social Service provides additional knowledge and understanding of the substance and meaning of various legal/regulatory bases which serve as a reference in implementation. accreditation, providing additional abilities/skills in preparing accreditation. The implementation of the LKSA program at the West Sumbawa Regency Social Service using the Accreditation Instrument has been effective as a reference in providing services and has had a positive impact on the development of LKSA in West Sumbawa Regency. By using the LKSA Accreditation Instrument, institutions are able to measure the quality of their services in order to improve children's welfare

Increasing Self-Medication Knowledge of Administrators in the Child Social Welfare Institution

Child Welfare Institution (CWI) managers often provide self-treatment or self-medication when foster children experience mild symptoms of illness. In its implementation, self-medication often results in inaccuracies. For this reason, it is necessary to increase the self-medication knowledge capacity of CWI managers in Bengkulu City. The aim of this activity is to increase knowledge about self-medication by CWI managers. This activity provides knowledge about how to manage medicines properly and correctly. The training was given using the Active Human Learning Method which was attended by 30 people. Based on the pretest results, the average score was 5.73, while the posttest results showed an increase in the average score to 7.27 and was tested by an independent t-test (p=0.000). Increasing this knowledge is important in supporting rational drug use programs. Keywords: Child Welfare Institutions, knowledge, self-medication.

The Existence of Mental Retardation in Ciprat Batik Making in Karangpatihan Village

The mentally retarded are impressed as individuals who are not independent, as is refuted by the work produced by the mentally retarded community in Karangpatihan Balong Village. This research aims to explain the system of making splashed batik in Karangpatihan Balong Village, Ponorogo. The research method used is a qualitative research method designed with case studies, data collection techniques through observation and interviews and documentation. The first object in this research was the informant from the head of the Rumah Harapan Mulya Social Welfare Institution, a sample of research from batik making assistants, and several mentally retarded people in the institution. This research resulted in: (1) How to make splattered batik made by mentally retarded people accompanied by assistants from LKS Harapan Mulya. (2) Splashed batik products which have product derivatives, (bags, pencil boxes, clothes and kaipas) (3) promotion and marketing of splashed batik products.

Critical Analysis of Muhammad Yunus’ Building Social Business

This paper critical examine the overview of the idea, ongoing process of social business in Bangladesh as well contrast of social institutions paradigm with other existing business paradigms. For decades a world has been overloaded with poverty, environmental deterioration, as well moral foulness, social welfare institution seem to offer a glimmer of hope. Poverty alleviation has been a difficult issue tacked by government support, international aid agencies as well private agencies. With the respect to the fact that, the issue raised about collective obligation, there have been progressively integrated ambitions aiming at decreasing social together with unfriendly environmental impact of a company. A distinguished scholar and Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus commenced joint ventures with transcontinental organization in Bangladesh, his social enterprise approach has received global attention. Some seem to be convinced that there might be solutions ahead these deliberate approaches, depending on more visionary projects placing the social issues in the key activities. The study, revealed that social enterprise is among those resourceful approaches, pressurize the company move from its business as usual along with innovation capacity leading to local market establishment while solving poverty issues.

Quality of Life of Children Without Adequate Parental Care Placed in a Social Protection Institution

Placement in a social protection institution for children without (adequate) parental care is one form of social protection for children who need care. In the Republic of Srpska, by the Law on Social Protection, social institutions are established by the Republic of Srpska. For children without (adequate) parents who need placement in the Republic of Srpska, there is one social institution in which children and youth are provided with housing, food, clothing, assistance in education and training for work, care, health care, and other needs fulfillment. This paper presents the results of the research on the subjective assessment of aspects of the quality of life in a social institution for children without (adequate) parental care. The concept of quality of life is theoretically elaborated through subjective theories of quality of life. Quality of life was observed and measured as a multidimensional construct that refers to the physical, psychological, social, and behavioral components of children and youth placed in a social welfare institution. The method of content analysis was used to collect and analyze data, as well as in the empirical part of the research when processing and interpreting the research findings. Data were collected by the survey method with the use of a questionnaire instrument (KIDSCREEN-27). For data processing and analysis, different statistical methods were used. The results showed that children and youth placed in a social institution for children without (adequate) parental care in the Republic of Srpska rate all five examined aspects of life positively. Most of the aspects were rated as satisfactory. The overall mean value rating for all aspects is 3.52, which is an encouraging finding, due to the permanent need for residential placement for children without (adequate) parental care.

한국 장애인 자립생활센터 정착을 위한 법적 제도화 과제 연구

The independent living movement is achieving a "major shift in thinking” when compared with the traditional service organizations including disability welfare centers, vocational rehabilitation centers, and residential facilities. Born out of the realities of life for disabled people, the movement seeks to achieve the same quality of life as Non-disabled people. At the center of this trend and movement is the person with a disability, who is at the forefront of providing person-driven services based on the principles of independent living - self-determination and choice - while removing environmental barriers that prevent disabled paeple from living independently in their communities. The Center for Independent Living, which was born out of this movement, continues to develop as a movement for the development of the lives of people with disabilities and as a service provider in the field of disabled people. Furthermore, through the civil rights movement of disabled people, they are striving to restore the essential and fundamental rights and existential freedom in their lives. This is manifested in the independence living movement, which has improved the quality of life of severely disabled people, especially those who have been confined to facilities and homes. Therefore, it is necessary to find a way through legislation in the current law for the actual settlement of independent living centers that play such a role, and this study was conducted. "The Disability Welfare Act stipulates that various necessary support services are to be provided through independent living centers to realize the independent lives of disabled people, and the details are to be determined by the Minister of Health and Welfare. However, the Enforcement Rules of the Disability Welfare Act, which were subsequently enacted, only specify the operating standards of the center, and there is no precise basis for support for the center, so the current operation and management of the center are insufficient. Through the revision of the Disability Welfare Act, independent living centers should be specified as 'independent living service providers for disabled people' and independent living centers should be defined as social welfare institutions to ensure the quality of services and support independent living for disabled people.

Fair cost standards for social services

Current regulations in the field of social services do not allow meeting the requirements of the state standard in terms of pooling and allocating necessary resources objectively. The research aims to create a model of regional information system according an algorithm, which assumes developing a five-level classifier of social services, identifying typological groups of services providers, and applying an industry-average cost of homogeneous services. This model serves a basis for automated formation of norms that guarantee the quality of social service required by the standard. The research methodology rests on the theory of public goods and institutional economics. The methods include structural, normative, and comparative analysis. The data comes from statistical, accounting, and analytical reporting of the social welfare institutions of the Sverdlovsk oblast. Creation and practical implementation of the suggested model of digitalisation of the processes related to the development of normative regulatory measures permitted the authors to customise the existing method of formation of normative regulators of the services quality in line with the preferences of individual consumers; to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of substantiating the expenditures for fulfilling the state task by social welfare institutions and autonomous non-profit organisations of social service. The findings contribute to the research of the systemic effects of the product, spatial, and time customisation of the social welfare system

The multiplier effect from the development of a long-term care system for elderly citizens

Lately, the demand for long-term care for the elderly as well as the requirements to its quality have been increasing worldwide. The annual growth in the volume of state investment in the system of long-term care for the elderly generates multiplier effects for the development of certain types of activities in the services sector. The article aims to devise a method for calculating these effects. The methodological basis of the study is the Keynesian multiplier and institutional theory. Statistical and economic methods are applied. The paper performs calculations using the own method based on the Keynesian approach and including a system of linear equations. The data comes from twelve pilot social welfare institutions of the Stavropol krai (Russia). The authors formulate the own definitions to the concepts “multiplier effect in the long-term care system” and “multiplier of the development of the long-term care system (for services)”. According to the results of testing the suggested method, the annual increase in state investment funds allocated for the long-term care system leads to an increase in the expenditures of pilot institutions on various types of services (transport, utilities, education, communications, catering, cultural events, health resort treatment). The findings expand theoretical and practical knowledge about the peculiarities of determining the multiplier effect.

Implementasi Kebijakan Perlindungan Anak di Kota Pekalongan

Policies about effort Protection of Children beside Constitution Number 23 of 2002 in conjunction with Law Number 35 of 2014 on Child Protection in detail regulated by government regulations Number 59 of 2019 concerning Implementation of Coordination on Child Protection Problems with child protection The problem with child protection is that there are still many children who cannot enjoy their rights. This is proven in Central Java from the Central Java Statistics Agency (BPS) report, since 2021 there have been reports of complaints of neglected children totaling 10620 children having problems with law 451 and children who have been subject to acts of violence totaling 282. Data from the Pekalongan Dinkominfo Public Communication Team reported on January 14, 2022, there were 8 cases of violence against children. This research was conducted with the aim of explaining and analyzing the implementation of child protection in Pekalongan City Child Welfare Institutions (LKSA). This research uses a qualitative approach to solve the problems in this study, the descriptive method is related to the problems of Child Welfare Institutions (LKSA). The results explain that there are still many children with social welfare problems (PMKS) who need to get care at the Child Social Welfare Institution (LKSA) in Pekalongan City.

Self-Education for Elementary School Orphanage Children

Independence is the ability to direct and control one's feelings in thinking and acting, being responsible, having self-confidence, and discipline. Being able to control feelings includes the child's self-control and the child's conscience when performing independent behavior. Independence in children is realized if they use their minds in making various decisions, from choosing the learning equipment they want to use, and choosing playmates, to more complicated things. Similar roles and positions through the government and private institutions, one of which is LKSA (child social welfare institution) which was developed as a professional service institution and became the choice to provide child welfare services, that is one way to keep children in good care by accommodating children. The children are in an orphanage, to help improve the welfare of children by educating, caring for, guiding, directing, and providing skills as parents in a family should do to develop children's independence.

Analisis Penanganan Masalah Anak Panti di Panti Asuhan Tunas Kasih Olayama Raya

The nuclear family is a family consisting of father, mother and children. The family is a place for children to interact in learning values through family behavior patterns and connecting children with the environment outside the home. Children are a gift from God that must be looked after, cared for, and fulfilled their needs as they should. However, not all children feel the same way that they should. For this reason, the orphanage exists as a place to accommodate children who do not feel that way. An orphanage or child social welfare institution (LKSA) according to the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs, is a child social welfare business institution that has the responsibility to provide social welfare services to neglected children by carrying out sponsorship and alleviation of abandoned children. Children may be considered as someone who easily forgets what they feel. However, children can also be figures who remember something that happened to them and cause resentment to arise. Therefore the handling of problems carried out against children must be carried out as they should.

Impact of AIDS in West Africa: The Nigerian Society

Nigeria has experienced a tremendous impact from HIV/AIDS on both a personal and societal level. The report presents a comprehensive problem overview referencing existing research, relevant literature, and expert insights. Due to HIV/AIDS, the Nigerian healthcare industry has experienced significant difficulties. With rising demand for testing, counseling, anti-retroviral medication (ART), and supportive care, the disease has strained healthcare resources. The disease has decreased production and resulted in a loss of human capital. The workforce has been impacted, which has reduced output across several industries, including agriculture. Concerns about the disease's prevalence have hurt foreign investment, preventing economic expansion and employment development. HIV/AIDS has impacted communities' social dynamics. Discrimination and stigma still exist, putting obstacles in support, treatment, and testing. The disease has put a strain on social welfare institutions, needing assistance for those who are afflicted and their families. Fighting the epidemic and lessening its effects require coordinated efforts from the government, civil society organizations, healthcare providers, and communities.

Siblings' and parents' outlook for the prospective care for a family member with PIMD

AbstractObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the approaches adopted by the parents and typically developing siblings as to the prospective care and support for a family member with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD).BackgroundWith an ever‐extending life span of persons with PIMD, it has become necessary for their parents to make arrangements for prospective care in which siblings may play an important role.MethodThe study was carried out by means of semistructured interviews held with parents and siblings of individuals with PIMD. The method used for analysis consisted in open and axial coding. Grounded theory methodology procedures served as the theoretical framework.ResultsParents commonly thought a future caregiving role would be an unfair burden to the typically developing siblings, who, in contrast, welcomed such a commitment.ConclusionsParents should not worry about the prospective care for their offspring with a disability given by their typically developing siblings. However, they should attend to the quality of communication, resolving discrepancies in the family members' perspectives on caregiving in the future.ImplicationsThese findings might offer insight for the parents and siblings of persons with PIMD as well as for social welfare institutions, social workers, and other professionals who work with children and their parents.

CHILD ABUSE IN PAKISTAN: SOCIETAL FACTORS AND ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS

Child abuse is on the rise in Pakistan and the major reason can be attributed to the unawareness of the people about religious teachings and guidelines regarding the treatment and rearing of the children. Moreover, there is an apprehension that they do not have knowledge and access to social welfare institutions working for the counselling, rescue and rehabilitation of children. One important factor may be that they are not considering the severity of the act and its implications for a child’s life, nor do they wish to address it considering its severity. A survey was conducted to seek answers to these questions and a scale was designed to get the responses. Lahore Division including Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur and Nankana Sahab was identified as population and 200 responses were collected and analyzed, both qualitatively and quantitatively, which reflects that generally people are aware of the rising menace of child victimization, and they take child sexual abuse as the worst form of all abuses. Majority of the respondents stated that there are injunctions in Islam regarding children and equally the similar proportion also admitted that those injunctions are not being propagated. Children are not a priority by many as gauged from the responses. Mostly of the respondents agreed that there are injunctions in Islam regarding children and mosque can play its role to bring about a change in the treatment of children by disseminating religious teachings. Research instrument was designed on personal and social level; therefore, it can be resolved through concerted efforts of individuals and institutions.

In search of children's best interest

In search of children's best interest

Psychosocial and Health Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Experienced by Staff Employed in Social Welfare Facilities in Poland and Spain

The COVID-19 pandemic had a very significant negative impact on the physical and mental health of various professional groups. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the psychosocial and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic experienced by staff employed in social welfare institutions in Poland and Spain. The study involved 407 people, including 207 from Poland and 200 from Spain (346 women and 61 men), working in social care facilities. The research tool was the authors' questionnaire consisting of 23 closed-ended, single- or multiple-choice questions. The study has indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic had negative health and psychosocial effects on employees of social welfare facilities. In addition, it has been shown that the severity of the psychosocial and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic differed between the countries studied. Employees from Spain statistically significantly more often declared deterioration in most of the surveyed indicators, except for mood deterioration, which was experienced more by employees from Poland than their peers from Spain.