Citation

Sim T, He M, Dominelli L. Res. Soc. Work Pract. 2022; 32(3): 310-321.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/10497315211055427

PMID

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Abstract

PURPOSE: Though social workers are increasingly engaged in the disaster management, there has been a lack of professional guidelines for social work practice and training in this emerging field. This study aims to develop a rudimentary social work competence framework to plug this gap.

METHOD: We conducted an integrative review of 183 international empirical studies and practice reflections, comprising a systematic search, selection, review, and content analysis, guided by ecological systems theory.

RESULTS: This rudimentary framework consists of 73 competencies, including 33 micro-level competencies, 18 meso-level ones and 22 macro-level ones, covering knowledge, values and skills in four disaster management phases.

CONCLUSION: Compared to other competence frameworks, this framework further elucidated and classified the salient knowledge, values, and skills in disaster management training and practice for social work.

Language: en