Committed but constrained: Social workers’ perspectives on practice with children and families living in poverty

Yuval Saar-Heiman, Anat Zeira and June Thoburn

Children and Youth Services Review, 2025, vol. 175, issue C

Abstract: Knowledge about the actual components of social work practice with people living in poverty remains limited. This exploratory study examined perceptions of Israeli social workers of their professional values, daily practices, and organizational conditions, and comparing their personal commitment to poverty alleviation with their perceptions of their agencies’ priorities.

Keywords: Social work; Practice; Poverty; Poverty-aware; Administrative burden (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108342

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