Innovate ways for social workers to play their role

Innovative ways for social work talents to play their role

Introduction: Acceptance does not mean recognition. It refers to a social worker’s tolerance of the values ??and personal background characteristics of the service recipients. It is also a social Workers' unified service attitude towards the public is an important prerequisite for establishing a professional helping relationship.

1. Give play to the leading role of the government and promote the standardization of social work practice

Actively build a system for setting up social work positions in public institutions, professional social work institutions, community social work positions and social organization community positions, from Systematically standardize the practice of social work, and clarify and smooth the service orientation of the social work team.

First, a number of professional social worker positions have been standardized. The "Management Measures for the Setting up of Social Jobs in Yiling District" has been formulated and issued, and the job functions themselves are social jobs, such as some positions in civil affairs, health, education, family planning, Federation of Trade Unions, Youth League District Committee, Disabled Persons' Federation, Women's Federation and other public institutions. , adopt the form of "direct standardization" to set up posts, set up 57 positions, and compiled job descriptions, equipped with professional social workers, and guided the establishment of professional awareness and concepts of social work. Second, a group of new social workers were hired. Recruit a group of social workers through recruitment of government employees, contract employment, government purchase of positions, etc. There are 1,367 grid social worker positions in villages and communities, 22 civil affairs social worker assistant positions, 20 community correction social worker positions, and 8 community anti-drug social worker positions. The third is to establish a social work practice assessment system. Revise and improve the "1+11" social work talent team building system, focusing on improving the comprehensive evaluation of social work institutions, the establishment of social work positions, the establishment of community service projects, and the salary and grade evaluation of social workers. A special social work practice assessment was carried out, and the assessment results were linked to remuneration to guide the transformation of social work practice into specialization and vocationalization.

2. Give play to the pivotal role of the community and promote the diversified development of social practices

The community is the basic unit of social governance and the most extensive gathering place for residents’ needs. Adhering to the principle of "serving people's livelihood needs and promoting social work practice", we focused on carrying out practical activities in the fields of social work for adolescents, disabled rehabilitation, three left-behind people, and special groups.

First, improve community social work organizations. Social workers associations, volunteer associations and social work service centers were established at the district level, social work service stations were set up in district departments and towns, social work service rooms were set up in grassroots units and urban and rural communities, and social work service posts were set up indoors, forming? A five-level work network of association + center + station + office + post. At present, the district has established 16 social work service stations and 1,417 community work service positions. The second is to strengthen education and training for community social workers. Vigorously implement the social work talent capacity improvement project, relying on the district social work service center, focusing on large-scale training for front-line personnel such as urban and rural community practitioners and grassroots organization management service personnel, and gradually achieve certification. Since 2014, 30 series of trainings on social work practical skills have been carried out, 12 trainings on interview skills and other topics have been carried out, and 10 series of trainings such as volunteer public welfare lectures have been carried out, with more than 2,800 participants. Third, special activities promote practical implementation. Based on demand, each community is required to creatively plan community social work service projects every year, prepare creative planning documents for community public welfare service projects, and apply for no less than 10 projects. Based on the characteristics of community resources, we selected locations in each community (village) and focused on cultivating 5 model community service rooms that meet the needs of residents. Up to now, *** has invested 500,000 yuan to support the development of 19 community practice special projects. The case of "Interpersonal Psychology Training Camp" was rated as an "National Excellent Case of Social Work Practice Innovation" by the China Association of Social Work.

3. Give play to the leading role of large projects and enhance the branding effect of social practice

Actively build a platform for social work talents to play their role, set up large social practice projects in key areas, lead practice with brand projects, and strengthen social work Practice brand radiation effect, coordinate and promote government purchase of services, and achieve rapid expansion of social work practice channels from point to line and from line to surface.

First, set up large social practice projects in key areas.

Vigorously carry out venture philanthropy activities, adopt the method of purchasing social work services, publicly select a number of large-scale social work projects, implement open bidding and government procurement, promote youth, medical and health, community corrections, military, family services, three left-behind, special groups, Social work practices are carried out in key areas of people's livelihood such as elderly care services and disability rehabilitation services. Among them, Xing'an Community Child Care Center was awarded the third prize in the first national outstanding volunteer service project by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The second is to enhance the radiation effect of social work practice brand. Establish the concept of brand building and create "one village, one product" and "one community, one product". A number of well-known social workers have emerged, such as Niu Huanju Studio in Sandouping Town, Qiyang Studio in Longquan Town, and Xuri Studio in the District Welfare Institute. The studio has led a group of projects such as "Heart-to-Heart Rehabilitation Service for Cerebral Palsy Children", "Women's Volunteer Service Three Left-behind Services" (left-behind elderly, left-behind women, left-behind children), "Military and Civilian Family Family", "Youth Interpersonal Communication Training Camp", etc. A social work practice project with distinctive characteristics and broad social influence. The third is to coordinate and promote government purchase of services. Social work service projects are publicly selected for the public. After the department conducts reviews, they are included in the government purchase of services, service contracts are signed, project-based operations are implemented, and the project implementation process supervision and management are done well as well as the acceptance evaluation after the project is completed. Support social work practice by purchasing services. At the same time, it achieves the goal of promoting the reform of traditional social management service methods and improving the efficiency of social management services. In 2015, the district's *** budget for social work practice projects is 1.29 million yuan. So far, 660,000 yuan has been invested in purchasing various social work practice projects.

4. Give full play to the linkage role of social organizations and guide the professional operation of social practice

Based on serving people’s livelihood needs, expand the talent team, promote social work practice, provide professional services, and play The linkage between social work projects, social organizations and professional social work talents has formed 16 more professional social work service teams including disabled training and rehabilitation specialists, legal service lawyers, and psychological counselors.

First, increase efforts in cultivating social organizations. The "Implementation Measures for Promoting the Development of Public Welfare Social Work Organizations (Trial)" was issued to lower the entry threshold for social organizations, while strengthening industry management of private professional social work institutions and establishing an evaluation system for private social work institutions. At present, there are 289 registered social organizations and 459 registered social organizations in the district. Leading social organizations such as social worker associations, social work service centers, and volunteer associations have been established. The second is to use professional intervention methods to guide social work organizations. Guide social organizations to learn to apply social work professional concepts, methods and skills through mentoring and mentoring, hiring social organizations to participate in social work practice projects, sending professional social workers to contact and station in social organizations to guide them in their practice. Through follow-up studies, series of trainings and practical supervision, non-professional social work organizations have improved their capabilities in demand research, program design, case counseling, group leadership, and resource integration. The third is to flexibly introduce professional forces to guide social work organizations. With the help of the social work professional practice base established by Wuhan University and other universities in Yiling, expert professors and professional students guide social work organizations, using the three major methods of case work, group work, and community work to guide social organizations to carry out activities and promote the professionalization of social organizations Improvement of service levels. We have successively invited leaders of the Social Work Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, experts and professors from Wuhan University, and social work supervisors from Shenzhen to give special lectures and provide training for social work practitioners in departments and towns. 13 training sessions were carried out, with more than 1,100 trainees. ;