Referring patients from specialist mental-health services (provided by multiple healthcare service providers and aimed at relieving symptoms of mental illness) to less intensive care (provided by a nurse or psychologist in cooperation with a general practitioner and aimed at improving quality of life) …

To understand how transition across different thermal zones in a building impacts the thermal perception of occupants, the current work examines occupant feedback in two work environments — nursing staff in hospital wards and the workers in an office. Both studies used a mix of subjective surveys and …

The importance of specific professions for human rights realization is increasingly recognized. Journalists, teachers, and civil servants are all considered to play a role because their work affects individual rights. This is also the case for social workers. The connection between social work and human …

Professional youth workers and their organizations pursue further improvement of quality and transparency in their work. Political developments require to demonstrate the added value of professional youth work to active citizenship. Due to the complex, dynamic and interactive nature of professional youth …

Very little is studied and understood about the Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) in Guwahati, Assam with respect to their living and working conditions, initiation into sex work and their opinion on exiting and reintegration into mainstream society as well as alternate livelihood aspirations. The objective …

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the perspectives of professionals from the Dutch audiological centres on the definition and care pathways of children with suspected auditory processing disorders (susAPD). DESIGN: focus group interviews. STUDY SAMPLE: In total, 45 professionals from 6 disciplines, …

Examining longitudinal relations among HRM, social support, and employee outcomes among bridge workers - Presentation

Sociaal ondernemerschap is een onderwerp dat de laatste tijd steeds vaker opduikt. Maar wie zijn die sociaal ondernemers nou eigenlijk en wat kunnen zij betekenen binnen het social work domein? Daarnaast verandert de maatschappij en ook het beroep social work. Ondernemen is een onderwerp wat binnen deze …

De verhoging van de AOW-leeftijd pakt voor lageropgeleiden een stuk minder gunstig uit dan voor hoogopgeleiden. Wat zijn de oorzaken van dit verschil? Enkele aandachtspunten voor HR om het tij te keren.

There has been a global displacement of people, who were forced to leave their homes due to war and conflicts. Especially from 2015 on a problem arose, as all these people entered other countries to build up a new and safe life. All these people ask asylum and protection of European countries. The Netherlands …