The third book of the Ebifananyi series, Ebishushani III – All the Tricks, delves into the life of Elly Rwakoma who ran photostudio studio and was a presidential photographer as well as a social worker and a businessman. Ebishushani III takes of from one particular image that, due to various circumstances, …

Debates about the new welfare, and the new social policies that go (or should go) with it, share an emphasis on risk-prevention strategies and pluralistic risk management. Focusing specifically on the risk of unemployment, this article discusses the case for so-called preventive worker-directed active …

BACKGROUND: Most validated sustainable employability questionnaires are extensive and difficult to obtain. Our objective was to develop a usable and valid tool, a Vitality Scan, to determine possible signs of stagnation in one's functioning related to sustainable employability and to establish the instrument's …

Social workers staan onder druk om vooral te kiezen voor handelen gericht op resultaat. Hierdoor is er minder ruimte om stil te staan bij de vraag wat juist is en minder uitnodiging om zelf na te denken over het eigen oordeel en over de morele principes van het handelen (Croessen, 2005). De professionele …

Dit onderzoek speelt zich af tegen het licht van een aantal belangrijke en veelomvattende maatschappelijke veranderingen, zoals geformuleerd in het recent verschenen rapport Meer van waarde van de Vereniging Hogescholen (2014):  De door ontwikkeling van de netwerksamenleving  De druk op de overheidsfinanciën  …

The complexity of the daily practice of social workers in the Netherlands has increased, while the social appreciation for their work has decreased. Stakeholders involved in social work practice agreed that a masters programme for social workers could be an important step to improve the quality of social …

Het onderzoek naar muzisch-agogisch werken is gehouden binnen de Jeugdhulpverlening (6-18 jaar). Het onderzoek was gericht op het maken van een passend profiel voor een social worker die structureel muzisch-agogisch werkt in de jeugdhulpverleningspraktijk op HBO-niveau. Uit het onderzoek kwam naar voren …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of intergenerational learning as a way for organizations to deal with an ageing worker population in a positive and constructive way. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs a thematic synthesis of qualitative literature and considers …

This thesis is on institutional communication, and focuses in particular on interactional processes between social workers and prospective adoptive parents in assessment procedures for adoptive parenthood. These assessments are conducted in the Netherlands by the Child Protection Board (hereafter CPB). …

In this study we examine how suitability for adoptive parenthood is assessed and displayed in interactions between social workers and prospective adoptive parents. In particular, we have analyzed relationship questions that are put to couples with and without an observation from the social worker. The answers …