A Study on Self Efficacy of Social Workers in Ernakulam and Thrissur Districts

• Main Author: Luis P. Thomas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Social Workers in India 2016-10-01
• Series: Journal of Social Work Education and Practice
• Subjects: Individuality; Self Efficacy; Social Workers; Social Work; Confidence; Command; Adaptability; Personal Effectiveness; Positive Attitude
• Online Access: https://www.jswep.in/uploads/3/1/7/2/31729069/06_luis.pdf

Social work is the most comprehensive of human service occupations and through time, has become recognized as the profession that centers its attention on helping people improves the social functioning. To fulfill this mission, social workers must possesses a broad range of knowledge about the functioning of people and social institutions, as well as have a variety of skills for facilitating change in how individuals, organizations, and other social structures operate. In this new century, it is clear that the nature of employment and careers will be dramatically affected by such factors as globalization of the labor market. Social workers must, therefore, have a robust sense of efficacy to sustain the perseverant effort needed to succeed. Succeeding periods of life present new types of competency demands requiring further development of personal efficacy for successful functioning. The nature and scope of perceived self-efficacy undergo changes throughout the course of the life span The discussions in the above sections clearly point to the importance and diverse effects of self efficacy. However, not much research has been done in this area.