{"id":4212,"date":"2021-12-03T01:35:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T01:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/?page_id=4212"},"modified":"2026-08-12T14:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:45:03","slug":"lcg-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/lcg-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tMrs Lee Choon Guan Endowed Research Fund\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><strong>Literature<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>MSW Students&#8217; Capstone Seminar<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p><strong>Beneficial Helping Relationships &#8211; Perspectives of Clients and their Social Workers<\/strong><\/p>\nAuthor:<br \/>\n<strong>Ho Jiajing, Asaph<\/strong>\n<strong>Abstract<br \/>\n<\/strong>There is a dearth of local literature on beneficial helping relationships that integrates perspectives from both clients and social workers (&#8220;SWs&#8221;). To fill the gap, this study in a Singapore-based Family Service Centre (&#8220;FSC&#8221;) utilised semi-structured interviews to explore qualitative narratives of disadvantaged families (&#8220;clients&#8221;) (n=3) and their SWs (n=4) on how beneficial helping relationships are defined, supported, and impeded. Themes were derived through Reflexive Thematic Analysis.\n<p>Nuanced perspectives from clients and SWs successfully illuminated that beneficial helping relationships involve mutual and significant contributions from both actors rather than one-sided effort, leading to improved outcomes including increased client self-efficacy. Conversely, trust in helping relationships was found to be impacted by managerialism which may unintentionally prioritise fixed Key-Performance-Indicators (&#8220;KPIs&#8221;) over the relationship-building process, overemphasise risk management practices, and place a time famine on SWs. <\/p>\n<p>As social work practice in FSCs experiences increasing managerialism, this study outlines pragmatic strategies through which practice, organisations, and policy may harness its advantages, such as enhanced accountability, while safeguarding trust in helping relationships. Notably, the study argues for &#8220;contact logs&#8221; to be recognised and funded alongside &#8220;case recordings&#8221;, as clients valued social workers being available through flexible modes of contact within the relationship-building process over time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarbank.nus.edu.sg\/handle\/10635\/319951\">Click here to read the full research paper.<\/a><\/p>\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Other Media<br \/>\n<\/strong>The following are some useful resources for your viewing. Do reach out to the Secretariat if there are any queries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<a role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" type=\"button\">[Recording] &#8216;Practice Research: A Primer on its Nature and Practice&#8217;,<br \/>by Prof Ian Shaw, S R Nathan Professor, National University of Singapore<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Collapse<\/i><\/button><\/a><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaweb.ap.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=dc695e02-5f34-4e36-a5ce-adf201810f54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/12\/Prof-Shaw-Webinar-thumbnail-1024x510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"324\" \/>(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/12\/Prof-Shaw-Webinar_PracticeResearch-Primer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>[[ Click here for the Presentation Materials ]]<\/strong>(opens in new tab)<\/a><\/p>\n<a role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><button id=\"fl-accordion--button-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--content-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" type=\"button\">[Recording] &#8216;The Ecology of Sustainable Practice Research in Social Work&#8217;<br \/>by Prof Bowen McBeath, Professor, Portland State University<i data-label-icon=\"fas fa-plus\" data-active-icon=\"fas fa-minus\">Expand<\/i><\/button><\/a><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaweb.ap.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=60f502ef-ad50-4613-be3a-ad8f003015ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/08\/LCG-PREVIEW-Keynote-Address-Bowen-McBeath-1024x598.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"379\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/swk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/12\/LCGCONF2021-Keynote-Address-Bowen-McBeath.pdf\"><strong>[[ Click here for the Presentation Materials ]]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prof Bowen McBeath gave the keynote address during the Second Singapore Social Work Practice Conference 2021.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mrs Lee Choon Guan Endowed Research Fund Literature MSW Students&#8217; Capstone Seminar Beneficial Helping Relationships &#8211; Perspectives of Clients and their Social Workers Author: Ho Jiajing, Asaph Abstract There is a dearth of local literature on beneficial helping relationships that integrates perspectives from both clients and social workers (&#8220;SWs&#8221;). 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