Mattocks Nicole Olivia
Nicole Olivia Mattocks, MSW, is a PhD student and graduate research assistant, School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Ellicott City, MD 21042; e-mail:
Soc Work. 2018 Jan 1;63(1):7-16. doi: 10.1093/sw/swx057.
Social work is a profession that seeks to enhance the well-being of all people and promote social justice and social change through a range of activities, such as direct practice, community organizing, social and political action, and policy development. However, the current literature suggests that the profession's focus on social justice and social action are weakening, replaced by individualism and therapeutic interventions. This article examines data derived from a survey of 188 National Association of Social Workers members from Maryland; Virginia; and Washington, DC, to explore levels of social action participation among social workers and determine whether identifying as a macro-level practitioner would predict higher levels of social action activity compared with being a micro-level practitioner. Findings indicate that social workers in this sample engage in only a moderate level of social action behavior. In addition, identifying oneself as a mezzo- or macro-level practitioner predicts increased frequency of social action behavior. Implications include emphasizing the importance of social action in schools of social work and practice settings and adequately preparing social work professionals to engage in social action.
社会工作是一门通过一系列活动，如直接实践、社区组织、社会和政治行动以及政策制定，来寻求增进所有人福祉、促进社会正义和社会变革的专业。然而，当前的文献表明，该专业对社会正义和社会行动的关注正在减弱，取而代之的是个人主义和治疗性干预。本文研究了来自马里兰州、弗吉尼亚州和华盛顿特区的188名全国社会工作者协会成员的调查数据，以探讨社会工作者的社会行动参与程度，并确定与微观层面从业者相比，将自己认定为宏观层面从业者是否能预测更高水平的社会行动活动。研究结果表明，该样本中的社会工作者仅参与中等程度的社会行动行为。此外，将自己认定为中观或宏观层面从业者可预测社会行动行为频率的增加。其影响包括强调社会行动在社会工作院校和实践环境中的重要性，以及充分培养社会工作专业人员参与社会行动的能力。
