Research Article

Determinants of the Professional Decision-Making Behaviors of Social Workers in Social and Economic Support Services in Turkiye

Number: 50 November 1, 2023
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Determinants of the Professional Decision-Making Behaviors of Social Workers in Social and Economic Support Services in Turkiye

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the factors that influence the decision-making of social workers through their professional experience. The qualitative research method and case study design were employed in this study. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a total of twenty participants and the data obtained has been descriptive analyzed. Eight key elements have been identified that have an impact on the participants’ decision-making process. The chief elements of social workers’ included: descriptions, assessment phase, previous experiences, worldviews and ideologies, education, professional experiences and practice, exchanging ideas with their colleagues, and their own institutional and non-institutional expectations. Emotions and culture also form the social worker’s professional decision. The mentioned factors are a rule rather than an exception and these factors make it difficult for the social worker to develop rational decisions. To prevent these effects, the social worker should be aware of the transition between personal and professional values and take the responsibility to deal with them.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 1, 2023

Submission Date

June 6, 2022

Acceptance Date

March 2, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 50

APA
Acar, B., Özbayrak, G., & Yaman, Ö. M. (2023). Determinants of the Professional Decision-Making Behaviors of Social Workers in Social and Economic Support Services in Turkiye. Bilimname, 50, 267-295. https://doi.org/10.28949/bilimname.1126094
AMA
1.Acar B, Özbayrak G, Yaman ÖM. Determinants of the Professional Decision-Making Behaviors of Social Workers in Social and Economic Support Services in Turkiye. Bilimname. 2023;(50):267-295. doi:10.28949/bilimname.1126094
Chicago
Acar, Burak, Gamze Özbayrak, and Ömer Miraç Yaman. 2023. “Determinants of the Professional Decision-Making Behaviors of Social Workers in Social and Economic Support Services in Turkiye”. Bilimname, nos. 50: 267-95. https://doi.org/10.28949/bilimname.1126094.
EndNote
Acar B, Özbayrak G, Yaman ÖM (November 1, 2023) Determinants of the Professional Decision-Making Behaviors of Social Workers in Social and Economic Support Services in Turkiye. Bilimname 50 267–295.
IEEE
[1]B. Acar, G. Özbayrak, and Ö. M. Yaman, “Determinants of the Professional Decision-Making Behaviors of Social Workers in Social and Economic Support Services in Turkiye”, Bilimname, no. 50, pp. 267–295, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.28949/bilimname.1126094.
ISNAD
Acar, Burak - Özbayrak, Gamze - Yaman, Ömer Miraç. “Determinants of the Professional Decision-Making Behaviors of Social Workers in Social and Economic Support Services in Turkiye”. Bilimname. 50 (November 1, 2023): 267-295. https://doi.org/10.28949/bilimname.1126094.
JAMA
1.Acar B, Özbayrak G, Yaman ÖM. Determinants of the Professional Decision-Making Behaviors of Social Workers in Social and Economic Support Services in Turkiye. Bilimname. 2023;:267–295.
MLA
Acar, Burak, et al. “Determinants of the Professional Decision-Making Behaviors of Social Workers in Social and Economic Support Services in Turkiye”. Bilimname, no. 50, Nov. 2023, pp. 267-95, doi:10.28949/bilimname.1126094.
Vancouver
1.Burak Acar, Gamze Özbayrak, Ömer Miraç Yaman. Determinants of the Professional Decision-Making Behaviors of Social Workers in Social and Economic Support Services in Turkiye. Bilimname. 2023 Nov. 1;(50):267-95. doi:10.28949/bilimname.1126094