Social Workers' Knowledge and Ability in Crisis Intervention in Kuwait- A Case of COVID-19
| Autor: | Hamad A. Alaslawi, Hend Al-Ma’seb |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice Health (social science) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Social work Cross-sectional study Health Policy medicine.medical_treatment Applied psychology Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Social Workers Sample (statistics) Survey methodology Crisis Intervention Cross-Sectional Studies Work (electrical) Kuwait Action plan Models Organizational medicine Humans Psychology Crisis intervention |
| Zdroj: | Social work in public health. 36(5) |
| ISSN: | 1937-190X |
| Popis: | Summary: The main purpose of the current study was to assess whether there are significant differences among variables, such as social workers' familiarity with the crisis intervention model, receiving up-to-date information about the latest developments in COVID-19, having adequate information about what the symptoms of COVID-19 are, and willingness to work with COVID-19 patients, and social workers' ability to apply the crisis intervention model when they are working with clients and its three sub-scales (assessing and identifying the problem, establishing a relationship, and formulating an action plan). The cross-sectional survey method was used to conduct the sample of the study. The sample (N = 274) used in the study consisted of social workers in Kuwait.Findings: The results showed that CIS is valid and reliable and can be trusted to measure levels according to the purpose of the study. Analysis using T-test showed significant relationships between the CIS and study's variables at p |
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