Welfare Bureau Research Articles

Encouraging professional excellence among social workers from disadvantaged minorities: Palestinians in Israel as a case study

This article investigates the way in which disadvantaged minority social workers’ professional excellence is encouraged, drawing data from an analysis of primary documents and in-depth semi-structured interviews with 21 Palestinian welfare bureau managers in Israel. It finds that the Jewish voluntary sector is the sole player encouraging Palestinian minority social workers’ excellence, but its encouragement maintains the status quo regime, politicisation and alienation, and pushes towards neoliberalism. Most of the Palestinian welfare bureaus consciously prefer to avoid encouraging social workers’ excellence to avoid confrontation with the central government in the form of the Israeli Welfare Ministry. A small group of welfare bureaus sufficed with indirect encouragement, enlisting non-governmental organisations for the task because of the paucity of resources. A small number of bureaus that granted excellence certificates and a token gift applied three considerations. Excellence awards constituted a method for coping with the challenges facing Palestinian minority social work.

הפעילות הסוציאלית בקהילה היהודית בירושלים בתקופת המנדט

In this article, I analyze the factors that shaped social welfare activity in the Jewish community in Jerusalem during the British Mandate in Palestine. First, I review the attitude towards social welfare activity in the City Council—the body that preceded the Community Council—during the 1920s. Second, I examine the activities and efforts of the Social Welfare Bureau by way of the Community Council in the early 1930s. Third, I analyze on two levels the impact of political events in the Jewish Yishuv from the mid-1930s until late in the Mandate period on social welfare activities: on the municipal level, with emphasis on the impact of Jerusalem’s unique factors and characteristics, including the Sephardic Community Council’s political influence on community-social welfare activities; and at the national level of the Jewish Yishuv, which included the influence of the Fifth Aliyah and the Yishuv fundraising organizations on the activities of the Social Welfare Bureau in the 1940s. Based on the analysis of each of the aforementioned players, I propose that the nature and scope of social welfare activities in Jerusalem were the result of three combined influences: the Jewish Yishuv – initiatives originating from the National Institutions; the community influence – activities based on the Community Council’s status and a community-oriented outlook; and the local influence – norms and attitudes that were prevalent in Jerusalem before the British conquest. Therefore, I show in this article that the Jewish Yishuv framework is one of the components that shaped social welfare activity in Jerusalem.

The Influence of Leadership, Work Culture and Competence on Employee Performance at the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Welfare Bureau

The Influence of Leadership, Work Culture and Competence on Employee Performance at the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Welfare Bureau

Arab minority social workers trained in a foreign language: linguistic challenges and coping mechanisms

ABSTRACT The research highlights challenges involved in ensuring professional authentication faced by social workers working in cultural minorities. The findings contribute to the knowledge corpus that discusses authentication. They describe and explain possible consequences of linguistic difficulties arising in Arab minority social workers’ work in Israel. These workers acquired their profession in a foreign language (Hebrew) but work with their native minority population whose mother tongue is Arabic. A phenomenological study elicited data from semi-structured in-depth interviews with 19 Arab welfare bureau social workers. The workers encounter three language difficulties when working with their service users: They are accused of identifying with the hegemon because they adopt its language; they are viewed as foreign because they have difficulty conveying professional messages accurately; and are seen as alien because the Hebrew terminology they use is anchored in a secularist-individualist culture. The research also identified three coping mechanisms: Ignoring the language barriers; being aware but passive, and adopting three active strategies: self-improvement, getting help from the immediate professional milieu and harnessing external resources. The findings reinforce the requirement of ethical codes for language competence in three fields: lifelong learning, policy design (laws, procedures and guidelines) and implementation (interventions, mentoring and supervision).

Peran Biro Kesejahteraan Rakyat Sekretariat Daerah Provinsi Jawa Timur Sebagai Fasilitator Operasional Organisasi Kemasyarakatan

The People's Welfare Bureau has a role in increasing social awareness through policy formulation in the fields of spiritual mental development, basic service people's welfare and non-basic service people's welfare. In implementing the distribution of grant aid, the East Java Regional Secretariat's People's Welfare Bureau is the institution tasked with administering administrative matters. The People's Welfare Bureau is a facilitator for community organizations, one of which is supporting operational vehicles for community organizations. However, in practice, the role as a facilitator still has obstacles in the administration process. The research method used is a qualitative method which aims to determine the role of the People's Welfare Bureau as an operational facilitator of community organizations and to find solutions to the problems mentioned above. The research results show that the flow of submissions, procurement and accountability is quite good. However, there are still obstacles related to the special conditions for applying for grant funds as well as regulations regarding the letter of accountability for the applicant's responsibility to the provincial government, which is a weakness in terms of accountability for the circulation of grant funds. Therefore, the aim of this research is not only to find out the role of the Welfare Bureau as a facilitator but also to find solutions to answer existing problems related to improving disbursement flow, the implications of which can lead not only to administration, but also to increasing effectiveness and efficiency.

Peran Biro Kesra Sekretariat Daerah Provinsi Jawa Timur dalam Pemberian Bantuan Sosial Jaminan Hidup Tahap Akhir Bagi Eks. Korban Konflik Sosial Sampang Tahun 2023

The social conflict between the Syiah and Sunni groups in Sampang Regency, East Java due to differences in understanding has caused social risks for the Shia Group in the form of discrimination which led to rejection, requiring them to leave their homes and take refuge in the Jemundo Flat in Sidoarjo Regency. As stated in the East Java Governor Regulation No. 44 of 2021 which also discusses social assistance, the East Java Provincial Welfare Bureau participated in handling social risks due to the conflict that occurred by providing social assistance in the form of life insurance in cash for the victims. However, there are discrepancies in its implementation, namely related to the period of providing social assistance that exceeds the grace period for conflict. This study aims to determine the role of the Kesra Bureau in providing social assistance in the form of a final stage of life insurance at the end of October 2023 for Ex-Sampang Social Conflict Victims in 2023. This research is descriptive qualitative using the Miles and Huberman analysis method. Primary data used was obtained through observation, documentation and interviews as well as secondary data through related journals and websites. The research locus is located at the Bureau of Welfare of the Regional Secretariat of East Java Province. The results showed that the Welfare Bureau had carried out the provision of social assistance in the form of life insurance in the final stage on October 30, 2023 at the Jemundo Flat, Sidoarjo Regency. This indicates that the Welfare Bureau with the help of relevant stakeholders has carried out its role in providing late-stage social assistance according to the criteria for providing social assistance as in Governor Regulation No. 44 of 2021 Article 30, namely meeting the requirements of beneficiaries, selective, temporary and not continuous, except in certain circumstances it can be sustainable, and adjusted to the intended use.

Peran Biro Kesejahteraan Rakyat Provinsi Jawa Timur dalam Upaya Penurunan Stunting di Provinsi Jawa Timur Melalui Penguatan Tim Pembina Unit Kesehatan Sekolah (TP UKS/M)

Peran Biro Kesejahteraan Rakyat Provinsi Jawa Timur dalam Upaya Penurunan Stunting di Provinsi Jawa Timur Melalui Penguatan Tim Pembina Unit Kesehatan Sekolah (TP UKS/M)

Welfare service reforms: Arab minority welfare bureau managers assess the outcomes

AbstractWelfare bureaus constitute a safety net for the dispossessed Arab minority in Israel who are partially excluded from the state social services. The welfare bureau reforms discussed in this article are consequently crucial to improve welfare services for the underprivileged minority service users. This article partially fills a lacuna in the relevant literature by adopting a critical approach to assess the reforms' actual contributions to improving the organizations' performances for minority population social services. It did this by investigating Arab social workers' views on the outcomes of different welfare services reforms for them. An exploratory study drew data from two tools: content analysis of official documents and in‐depth semi‐structured interviews with 19 Arab welfare bureau managers. The documents indicated that the ‘Change Program’ (1977) produced minimal to no positive outcomes for Arab welfare bureaus. Also, the respondents indicated that the ‘Reform in Local Welfare Services’ (2017) produced insufficient achievements, detailed in five themes. Two Arab representatives were consulted for the proposed ‘Right to Quality Welfare’ program (June 2023), which aims to offer a ‘uniform welfare basket’ to all citizens. The findings indicate that the concept of up‐down comprehensive organizational reforms should be re‐examined, considering instead small but incremental down‐up modifications.

Social Workers’ Professional Failures as Perceived by Welfare Bureau Managers within Arab Society in Israel

Abstract Social workers’ professional failures are considered inevitable occurrences. However, virtually all research on professional failure management relates to the healthcare field. The scant literature on professional failure does not give much weight to the profound implications of context on professional functioning. This pioneer study illustrates how important it is to consider the context to understand the daily workplace occurrence of social workers’ professional failures. The research traced social workers’ professional failures as perceived by welfare bureaus managers. A phenomenological approach elicited data from semi-structured in-depth interviews with twenty Arab welfare bureaus managers in Israel. Findings indicated that the managers encountered a lot of ‘minor’ individual and collective failures in different dimensions, and understood failure as a transient episode, mostly trivial and understandable. The main criterion for failure was damage attributed to a particular intervention. Responsibility for failure was not usually seen as stemming from the social workers’ faulty professional-ethical considerations, rather it was attributed to factors associated with the establishment: lack of appropriate resources and non-culture-sensitive policies. Managers coped creatively with what they defined as failures, preserving their profession’s inalienable assets with a ‘non-confrontational’ policy while ensuring individual learning from the failure, to prevent future repetition.

Prosedur Permohonan Bantuan Dana Hibah untuk Pembangunan Tempat Peribadatan di Atas 200 Juta di Biro Kesejahteraan Rakyat Sekretariat Daerah Provinsi Jawa Timur

The People's Welfare Bureau was formed with the aim of carrying out activities held by the Pusa Government in the form of grant assistance to educational institutions, community groups and places of worship. The Provincial Regional Government as the provincial government administrator can provide social assistance and grants based on Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 32 of 2011 (Permendagri Number 32 of 2011) concerning Guidelines for Providing Grants and Social Assistance sourced from the APBD. The People's Welfare Bureau is a distributor of grant aid for institutions or agencies that have applied. However, in real terms, there are still several related institutions or agencies that are still having problems in their administrative processes. The research method used is a qualitative method which aims to determine the role of the Eastern People's Welfare Bureau for national development in Indonesia, especially the construction of selected places of worship and completing procedures in accordance with the existing system. By using indicators of the characteristics of providing social assistance as stated in East Java Governor Regulation No. 44 of 2021 article 30, namely: selective, meeting the requirements for aid recipients and being temporary and not continuous, unless in certain circumstances it can be sustainable, and in accordance with the intended use. The aim of this research is to explain the procedures and flow of grant application from the initial to the final stages.

The Effect Of Public Accountability And Public Transparency On Employee Performance In The Regional Secretariat People's Welfare Bureau Of West Sumatra Province

This study aims to examine the effect of public accountability and public transparency on the performance of employees of the Bureau of People's Welfare Regional Secretariat of West Sumatra Province. The research method is a quantitative descriptive method using a total sampling technique, in which the questionnaires are distributed directly to all employees of the People's Welfare Service. The data analysis technique used in this research is data description, classical assumption testing and hypothesis testing. The results of this study indicate that public accountability and public transparency partially and simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on the performance of employees at the Bureau of People's Welfare Regional Secretariat of West Sumatra Province.

Exploring the Socio-Economic Factors that Affects the Classroom Performance of Students of Child Protection & Welfare Bureau in Gujranwala

Socioeconomic factors affect us. Socioeconomics emphasizes economics and society. Socioeconomics considers economic and social forces. These factors affect how different social classes work together. Classroom performance includes program objectives, achievements, and goals. The CP&WB protects abandoned and destitute children from neglect, abuse, manipulation, and violence. This qualitative study examined how socio-economic factors affect Gujranwala child protection & welfare bureau students' classroom performance. The study used semi-structured interviews. Purposive sampling was used to interview male and female Gujranwala teachers. The methodology helped analyze socioeconomic data and understand how it affected student performance in class. The interviews yielded 19 themes, of which the researchers selected those relevant to the project: qualification, experience, values, street children, child labour, status, classroom performance, facilities, and improvement. The study found that socioeconomic statuses, such as shelter, food, income, education, and health facilities, have a significant impact on classroom performance. The government and policymakers could develop a mechanism to support and increase services to control issues by analyzing how socioeconomic factors affect classroom performance.

PENGARUH KARAKTERISTIK PEKERJAAN, KOMPETENSI, DAN LINGKUNGAN PEKERJAAN TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI PADA BIRO KESRA PROVINSI JAWA BARAT

In every organization, the performance shown by employees is a determining factor for the success of the organization. This study aims to identify the determinants of employee performance, by looking at the role of job characteristics, employee competence, and work environment. This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey as a data collection tool. The population of this study were employees of the Welfare Bureau of West Java Province, with a total of 76 respondents. The data obtained were analyzed by multiple regression analysis through SPSS software. The results of this study indicate that the performance of employees of the Welfare Bureau of West Java Province is influenced by job characteristics, employee competence, and their work environment. This research can be input for decision makers in the Welfare Bureau of West Java Province to consider factors that can improve employee performance

Minority group local government mayors and their relations with welfare bureau social workers

Mayors play a major role in determining their locality’s welfare policies and significantly influence the welfare bureaus’ work. This study employed in-depth semi-structured interviews with 19 mayors of local Arab governments in Israel to examine this issue. It found that the mayors fiercely criticize the welfare bureaus in four areas of concern, claiming that they ignore particular needs, neglect core target populations, lack culture-sensitive responses and their functioning is defective. The mayors’ criticism of welfare bureau inadequacies sheds light on Welfare Ministry policies that allocate lower discriminatory budgets to Arab welfare bureaus and are insensitive to Arab society’s cultural-religious needs.

Factors associated with failure to undergo health check-ups in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Objective: Municipal National Health Insurance (NHI) in Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan struggles with poor attendance of health check-ups, which was only 39.6% in 2018. This study aimed to evaluate factors that encourage healthy behaviors, including opting for health check-ups, and the characteristics of middle-aged and older individuals who did not undergo health check-ups. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study, using a self-administered questionnaire, was conducted in August 2020 in three municipalities of Nagasaki Prefecture. In addition to questions regarding sociodemographic information, such as sex, age, educational status, self-rated economic status, and family structure, the questionnaire included questions on daily lifestyle habits such as alcohol intake and exercise, current medical treatment, self-rated health, and information related to health check-ups. Of the 18,710 questionnaires distributed in the three municipalities, 8,756 (46.8%) were collected by the end of December 2020, of which 7,840 were valid for analysis. The compliance rate for health check-ups was obtained from the Public Health and Welfare Bureau of Nagasaki Prefecture. Statistical analyses were performed according to two age groups: 40-59 and 60-74 years. Results: Among the respondents who did not undergo health check-ups in the year prior to this study, "lack of time" and being "too bothersome" were the most popular reasons for not attending health check-ups. "Living alone" and "low self-rated economic status" were negative factors for receiving health check-ups regardless of age group. Conclusions: Vulnerable middle-aged and older persons, such as those living alone and with low economic status, were less likely to undergo health check-ups. Emphasis on home visits by public health nurses may also be needed to increase awareness of individual health conditions, especially for people living alone and those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged.

INTELLIGENCE QUALITY IN VERONICA ROTH’S ALLEGIANT

This study aims to determine the intelligence quality revealed in Veronica Roth's Allegiant. The author conducted this study using qualitative research based on Lincoln, and the data collection used two ways: Primary sources and secondary sources. The primary data collection was from the novel, and secondary data collection used references from articles, journals, books, and the internet. In analyzing the data, the author used a reader-response approach based on Cagri Tugrul Mart. The results of this study showed that Tris, the main character, used her intelligence qualities against the leader of the city of Chicago, Evelyn, and the leader of the Genetic Welfare Bureau, David. When Evelyn became the new city leader, the people expected her could stop the disputes between factions. However, Evelyn used her power for other purposes. Tris felt she had to do something to stop Evelyn from her act of cruelty that ruled over the city by unilateral decisions. In the end, they successfully stopped David and saved the city of Chicago

INTELLIGENCE QUALITY IN VERONICA ROTH’S ALLEGIANT

This study aims to determine the intelligence quality revealed in Veronica Roth's Allegiant. The researchers conduct this study by using qualitative research based on Lincoln, and the data collection uses two ways: Primary sources and secondary sources. The primary data collection are from the novel, and secondary data collection use references from articles, journals, books, and the internet. In analyzing the data, the researchers use a reader-response approach based on Cagri Tugrul Mart. Intelligence quality talks of how well a person's intelligence excels. Intelligence can apply to many contexts, such as intelligence in strategy and intelligence in survival. Their qualities can be assessed by how well the performance and the achievements gained. The results of this study show that Tris, the main character, used her intelligence qualities against the leader of the city of Chicago, Evelyn, and the leader of the Genetic Welfare Bureau, David. When Evelyn became the new city leader, the people expected her could stop the disputes between factions. However, Evelyn used her power for other purposes. Tris felt she had to do something to stop Evelyn from her act of cruelty that ruled over the city by unilateral decisions. Tris also joined the Allegiant group to fight Evelyn and left the city to find out the truth about the factions. When Tris and her friends managed to get out of town, they met David. David told all the truth about the existing faction system. He also told Tris that the Bureau would use memory serums on the people in the city to erase their memories and reorganize their memories according to the Bureau's wishes. Tris and her friends tried to stop David from executing his plans. In the end, they successfully stopped David and saved the city of Chicago

Career Development and Work Engagement: The moderating role of Perceived Organizational Support

This study aimed to analyze the effect of career development on work engagement in civil servants at the People's Welfare Bureau, the Governor's Office of West Sumatra Province. The Effect of Career Development on Work Engagement moderated by Perceived Organizational Support for Civil Servants at the People's Welfare Bureau at the Governor's Office of West Sumatra Province. The population in this study were all civil servants in the People's Welfare Bureau at the Governor's Office of West Sumatra Province, as many as 42 people and a sample of 42 people. The research design used is causality research. The data analysis technique used is the Structural Equational Model (SEM) with the help of the SmartPLS 3.0 application. This study indicates that Career Development has a positive and significant effect on Employment Engagement for Civil Servants at the People's Welfare Bureau at the Governor's Office of West Sumatra Province. Perceived Organizational Support moderates the influence of Career Development on Work Engagement in Civil Servants at the People's Welfare Bureau, West Sumatra Province Governor's Office.

JOB SATISFACTION AND ITS DETERMINANTS AMONG CHILD PROTECTION OFFICERS, PUNJAB PAKISTAN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY

Objective: To assess the job satisfaction among officers, working in Child Protection and Welfare Bureau ofPunjab (CPWB).
 Study Design: Cross sectional study.
 Place and Duration of Study: Study conducted in 7 working Child Protection and Welfare Bureaus of Punjab,from Nov 2018 to May 2019.
 Methodology: There are 7 Child Protection and Welfare Bureaus in Punjab and 75 child protection officers all are selected for census data collection. The study has been done on child protection officers of Punjab.
 Results: Fifty three percent were male respondents and female were 47% while married respondents were40 (60%). Education status was postgraduate and M. Phil 18 (25%). Permanent employees were 40 (57%) andmostly (40%) had experience of work more than 10 years. Fifty seven percent (n=40) child protection officers were unsatisfied for nature of work. Sixty two (88.6%) were unsatisfied with their interpersonal relationships with co-workers. Thirty seven (52.9%) were unsatisfied due to their pay & allowances. Thirty eight (54.3%) wereunsatisfied from working environment. Thirty eight (54.3%) were unsatisfied from training.
 Conclusion: In conclusion, this study identified multiple factors that contribute to worker satisfaction. Whenadequate support is provided, there is a reduction in stress, which leads to higher levels of job satisfaction, andultimately retention of staff.

The Impact of Collective Psychological Ownership on Social Workers’ Work Engagement in the Job Demands-Resources Model

ABSTRACT Using a sample of questionnaires completed by social workers (n = 276) working in 104 non-governmental organizations in Macao and the Social Welfare Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, this study examined the role of collective psychological ownership (CPO) in the job demands-resources (JD-R) model in explaining social workers’ work engagement. The results of a bootstrap test showed that CPO partially mediated the influence of job resources and job demands on work engagement when controlling for sociodemographic factors (i.e., gender, age, and educational attainment) and monthly income. The results of structural equation modeling suggested that CPO did not play a mediating role in the relationship between job demands and work engagement; the effect of job demands on work engagement was instead inhibited when controlling for job resources and CPO. The study sheds new light on the development of the JD-R model and on initiatives to enhance work engagement.