Towards a proposed scenario to define the roles of the social worker practitioners in assisting the Palestinian refugees

Abstract

This study aimed at defining the roles of the professional practice

specialist for the international social work vis- à- vis confronting the obstacles

that limit the Palestinian refugees’ benefit from the social welfare services

provided by the UNRWA.

This study belongs to the evaluative studies. The researcher depended on

the scientific method through the social survey by using the comprehensive

inventory system of the social workers in order to define the roles of the

professional practice specialist for the international social work vis- à- vis

confronting obstacles that limit the Palestinian refugees’ benefit from social

welfare services.

The researcher applied this study to the social workers on the relief and

social services program affiliated to the UNRWA in the West- Bank, with the

total number of (121) social workers.

The results of the study showed that according to the social workers’

responses, the results revealed that, the roles of the specialists of the

professional practice of the international social work vis- à- vis confronting

social obstacles reached high a level at 80.35%, with an arithmetic average

of 291.68.

According to the social workers’ responses, the results revealed that, the

roles of the specialists of the professional practice of the international social

work reached high level at 83.56%, with an arithmetic average of 303.33.

The results also revealed that the roles of the specialists of the professional

practice of the international social work reached high level at 78.95%, with

an arithmetic average of 286.57.

Furthermore, the results revealed that, the roles of the specialists of the

professional practice of the international social work reached high level at

81.31%, with an arithmetic average of 295.14.