MagalangJohnPaulResearchProject
Author
Magalang, John Paul Brabante
Term
4. Semester
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-06-14
Pages
80
Abstract
This study examines the levels of work-related quality of life (WRQOL), work engagement, and empowerment among social workers in the Philippines, and explores whether these dimensions are linked. Using a mixed-methods design, WRQOL was assessed with the WRQOL scale, work engagement with the 9-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), and empowerment was explored through questionnaires alongside individual and group interviews; 52 social workers participated via online surveys and virtual interviews. Findings indicate that social workers in the private sector report higher WRQOL and engagement than those in government, and regular employees report higher levels than those on contractual terms. Participants considered themselves empowered while highlighting the need for stronger support from employing organizations and the local professional body. Results also suggest that workers with average to high WRQOL and engagement report greater empowerment. Implications include links to professional practice and ethical principles, the need for proactive protections for social workers, improving services by strengthening worker well-being, and standardizing and regularizing the profession for appropriate support and recognition. Recommendations emphasize innovation and more radical approaches to emerging challenges, building social work organizations and unions, and investing in social workers’ human capital to enhance programs and services.
Denne undersøgelse afdækker niveauet af arbejdsrelateret livskvalitet (WRQOL), arbejdsengagement og empowerment blandt socialarbejdere i Filippinerne og undersøger, om disse dimensioner hænger sammen. Med en blandet metode-tilgang blev WRQOL målt med WRQOL-skalaen, arbejdsengagement med den 9‑punkts Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), og empowerment udforsket via spørgeskemaer samt individuelle og gruppeinterviews; 52 socialarbejdere deltog via online besvarelser og virtuelle interviews. Resultaterne viser, at socialarbejdere i den private sektor rapporterer højere WRQOL og engagement end dem i det offentlige, og at fastansatte scorer højere end kontraktansatte. Deltagerne opfatter sig som bemyndigede, men peger på behov for stærkere støtte fra arbejdsgivere og den lokale faglige organisation. Der ses desuden en tendens til, at socialarbejdere med gennemsnitligt til højt WRQOL og engagement også er mere empowered. Implikationerne omfatter koblinger til faglig praksis og etik, behovet for proaktive tiltag til at beskytte socialarbejdere, forbedring af ydelser gennem styrkelse af medarbejdernes trivsel samt standardisering og regulering af professionen for ordentlig støtte og anerkendelse. Anbefalingerne fremhæver innovation og mere radikale tilgange i lyset af nye udfordringer, opbygning af socialarbejderorganisationer og fagforeninger samt investering i socialarbejderes menneskelige kapital for at forbedre programmer og ydelser.
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