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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 1357 Social Workers and Volunteers, 1975 135710.5255/UKDA-SN-1357-1 Holme, A., British Association of Social Workers Social and Community Planning Research Maizels, J., British Association of Social Workers No information recorded UK Data Service 01 January 1981 AGEATTITUDESCAREER DEVELOPMENTDISADVANTAGED GROUPSEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEMPLOYMENT HISTORYGENDERJOB EVALUATIONJOB SATISFACTIONMEMBERSHIPPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSQUALIFICATIONSSOCIAL WORKSOCIAL WORKERSSUPERVISIONVOLUNTARY WELFARE ORGANIZATIONSVOLUNTARY WORK Social welfare policy and systems Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main research aims of the study were to discover: 1. the extent to which social workers used volunteers, the nature of their relationships with them and the types of activity in which they were engaged; 2. how social workers themselves perceived the role and contribution of volunteers, and their assessment of their experiences, if any, of working with them; 3. some of the factors which were significantly associated with the use of volunteers.Main Topics: Behavioural/Attitudinal Questions The extent and scale of volunteer use by social workers in the statutory personal social services (local authority and probation services); the reasons for use and non-use; the kinds of activity undertaken by volunteers; the kinds of clients helped by volunteers; the patterns of collaboration between social workers and volunteers. The main variables found to be significantly associated with volunteer use were the designations of the professionals or paid workers involved and the type and size of their caseloads and the division of labour within the relevant departments. Background Variables Information was also collected about members of the social work profession; their ages, gender, designations, length of experience, qualifications, etc. June 1975 - August 197501 June 197501 August 1975 Great Britain NationalProbation officersSocial workers Local authority social workers and probation officers in England, Wales and Scotland Cross-sectional (one-time) study One-stage stratified or systematic random samplestructured on the basis of local authorities, social service department area offices, and social worker designations. The same or equivalent administrative areas selected for the probation service Postal survey The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you. See <restrctn> Morris, M. (1969) Voluntary work in the Welfare State, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Voluntary work in the Welfare State (1973) Current issues in community work: a study, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.ISBN ISBN-10: 0710076878 | ISBN-13: 9780710076878 Current issues in community work Aves, G. (1969) The voluntary worker in the social services: report of a committee jointly set up by the National Council of Social Service and the National Institute for Social Work Training, London: Allen & Unwin. The voluntary worker in the social services Day, L., Weller, D. and Webb, A. (1976) Voluntary social services manpower resources: Personal Social Services Council. Voluntary social services manpower resources Clarke, A. (1975) Volunteers accredited to the probation service [Research report], : Hertfordshire Probation and After-Care Service. Volunteers accredited to the probation service (1977) The social work task: Working Party Report [Research report], : BASW Publications. The social work task (1976) Encouraging the community: some findings of the social services departments' contribution [Research report], : The Volunteer Centre. Encouraging the community Richards, K. (1977) Training volunteer organisers: National Institute for Social Work. Training volunteer organisers (1976) Creative partnerships: a study in Leicestershire of voluntary community involvement [Research report], : The Volunteer Centre. Creative partnerships (1976) Pivot: report of a Working Party [Research report], : The Volunteer Centre. Pivot (1976) Directory of headquarters-based liaison officers for community and voluntary services [Research report], : The Volunteer Centre. Directory of headquarters-based liaison officers for community and voluntary services Wolfden, J. (1977) The future of voluntary organisations: report of the Committee on Voluntary Organisations: Croom Helm. The future of voluntary organisations: report of the Committee on Voluntary Organisations https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 1357 2024-11-28T07:20:57Z ddi:codebook:2_5