Narrative research of the professional commitment of social worker～a study of the adopted social worker of Child Welfare League of TaiwanNarrative research of the professional commitment of social worker～a study of the adopted social worker of Child We

• Main Authors: Chia-Te Lin, 林家德
• Other Authors: 楊 蓓
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/44975931862810621191

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 心理輔導研究所 === 93 === Narrative research of the professional commitment of social worker ～a study of the adopted social worker of Child Welfare League of Taiwan Prepared by: Chia-Te Lin Thesis qualified month and year: June, 2005 Adviser: Dr. Pei Yang Oral examiner: Hsiu-Lan Tien Ying-Chi Ho The research participants of this study comprise of four adopted social workers from Child Welfare League of Taiwan, this study aims at understanding the development process of professional commitment in the procedure for adopted performed by the adopted social worker of Child Welfare League of Taiwan, the result of this study is going to be used as reference for domestic social work professional in helping social worker in developing professional commitment. The research method adopted in this study is the narrative research of qualitative research, first, analysis method of “Holistic-content” is used to clarify the whole impression of adopted working experience of social workers, then try to realize from individual event the different topics in the procedures for adopted in order to integrate the whole meaning of the story of social worker; besides, analysis method of “Categorical-content” is used clearly define and display the origin, professional process, experience process, the professional commitment achieved and the development process of professional commitment of the social worker. Through the data analysis, we obtain the following results: 1. The four research participants choose the procedure for adopted due to six source effects (professional education of social work, social group experience, family factor, birth order, personality feature and prior working experiences), they have to face the subsequent professional commitment process, besides, sources are interconnected with each other and will interact to each other too. 2. The professional process for the four research participants in performing procedure for adopted is a continuous process of performing job relevant to his/her adopted job professional feature by the social worker. After the adopted social worker experiences this professional process, he/she can enhance his/her own adopted job experience, professional knowledge and special skills, the four research participants finally become adopted social workers who can effectively achieve adopted professional goal. 3. The display of experience process by the four research participants in the procedures for adopted such as: epiphany, significant people, key event, stresses and problems, etc. has reflected in certain degree the work situation faced by the adopted social worker in the procedures for adopted. Once the research participants have found the solution through himself/herself or through the hint from significant people, it will help the social worker to show job stability in the procedure for adopted, stay in the current job position continuously and has the willing to give professional commitment for the procedure for adopted. 4. The personal new understanding by the four research participants on the procedure for adopted has shown the job focus and working direction on the procedure for adopted by each person, finally, professional commitment of six adopted related perspectives is displayed in the adopted real situation (professional identification, aggressive involvement, group attachment, acceptance of rules or norms, internalization of professional roles expectation behavior, buildup of professional relationship). 5. To summarize, we find that the processes of the development of professional commitment include: The four research participants participate the procedure for adopted to provide service according to the different sources in the prior life experience, during the period, they receive professional process from Child Welfare League of Taiwan and develop their own unique working experience process, they continuously display participants’ personal new understanding on the procedure for adopted and finally achieve the professional commitment required by procedure for adopted. Besides, we find that the process of the professional commitment of the four research participants is an interleaved operation of six steps such as:“ startup” according to adaptation period, “reception” according to stability period, “transfer” according to fatigue period, “reception” according to re- adaptation period, “combination” according to maintaining period, “startup” according to future expectation period. Finally, topic discussion following the research results will be performed, the research process will be re-thought and suggestion will be made to be used as reference for the real situation and future related studies.