Study title

Social Service Professionals' Perceptions of Disability Services 2015

Dataset ID Number

FSD3144

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3144

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Lappalainen, Tiina (Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities)
• Laisi, Nina (Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities)
• Vauramo, Mirja (Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities)

Abstract

The survey studied the opinions of Finnish social services professionals on disability services. The respondents were asked questions about the state and operability of disability services, as well as the skills that disability services required. The survey consisted of three major parts; structural social work in the disability services, the service process, and the support received at work.

In the first part, the respondents were asked how structural social work was present in their workplace. Opinions on how to develop the effectiveness and visibility of social work in disability services were charted.

Questions in the second part of the survey covered the service process. The respondents answered questions on the number of clients, whether the number was appropriate, which laws they applied to clients, and what kind of impact the new Social Welfare Act had on their work. The respondents were also asked how they gathered information about the clients, how often they performed certain tasks at work, and whether they wished to have some form of support during different parts of the service process.

The last part of the survey consisted of questions on support received at work. The respondents were asked if they had access to support that enhances their management of work-related stress, for example, development discussions or professional guidance. Lastly, the respondents were asked about what functions and what does not function in the work of social service professionals, and what could be improved.

The background variables included the respondent's job title, education, type of contract, type of employer organization, and region.

Keywords

aids for the disabled; care of the disabled; disabled persons; physically disabled persons; social services; social work; social workers

Topic Classification

• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Health care services and policies (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (A) openly available for all users without registration (CC BY 4.0).

Data Collector

• Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities
• Talentia ry

Data Producers

• Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities
• Talentia ry

Time Period Covered

2015

Collection Dates

2015-11-12 – 2015-11-27

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Social work professionals in Finland, who work with disabled persons in different roles, and are members of Talentia ry

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

A digital Webropol survey was sent to members of the Talentia ry, which is a trade union for social workers with higher educational degrees. The members of Talentia who worked in different roles with the disabled were asked to complete the survey.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The following open-ended variables were removed during archiving: [q1_avo] job title, [q2_avo] educational degree, [q4_avo] employer organisation, and [q29_avo] comment variable. Furthermore, specific information concerning the respondent's occupation, workplace, etc. were removed from responses to the remaining open-ended questions. Changes were marked with square brackets.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Lappalainen, Tiina (Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities) & Laisi, Nina (Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities) & Vauramo, Mirja (Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities): Social Service Professionals' Perceptions of Disability Services 2015 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2019-01-15). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3144

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Laisi, Nina & Lappalainen, Tiina & Vauramo, Mirja (2016). Selvitys vammaispalveluiden sosiaalialan ammattilaisten näkemyksistä [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Invalidiliitto ry & Helsinki: Talentia ry. https://www.invalidiliitto.fi/sites/default/files/2017-01/vammaispalvelun_sosiaalialan_ammattilaiset-selvitys.pdf [viitattu 3.5.2017].

Manssila, Jaana (2016). Vammaispalveluiden sosiaalialan työ muutoksessa - sosiaalialan ammattilaisten näkemyksiä vammaispalvelujen tilasta. Tiivistelmä ja johtopäätökset vammaispalveluiden sosiaalialan ammattilaisten näkemyksiä kartoittaneesta selvityksestä [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Talentia ry. https://www.invalidiliitto.fi/sites/default/files/2017-01/vammaispalveluselvitys_-_yhteeenveto_ja_johtopaatokset_-_talentia.pdf [viitattu 20.4.2017].

Related Publications

Manssila, Jaana (2016). Vammaispalveluiden sosiaalialan työ muutoksessa - sosiaalialan ammattilaisten näkemyksiä vammaispalvelujen tilasta. Tiivistelmä ja johtopäätökset vammaispalveluiden sosiaalialan ammattilaisten näkemyksiä kartoittaneesta selvityksestä [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Talentia ry. https://www.invalidiliitto.fi/sites/default/files/2017-01/vammaispalveluselvitys_-_yhteeenveto_ja_johtopaatokset_-_talentia.pdf [viitattu 20.4.2017].

Laisi, Nina & Lappalainen, Tiina & Vauramo, Mirja (2016). Selvitys vammaispalveluiden sosiaalialan ammattilaisten näkemyksistä [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Invalidiliitto ry & Helsinki: Talentia ry. https://www.invalidiliitto.fi/sites/default/files/2017-01/vammaispalvelun_sosiaalialan_ammattilaiset-selvitys.pdf [viitattu 3.5.2017].

Salonen, Helmi (2021). Vammaispalvelut haavoittuvuuden lieventäjinä? Haavoittuvuuden huomioiminen vammaispalveluissa sosiaalityöntekijöiden ja sosionomien näkökulmasta. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Sosiaalityön kandidaatintutkielma.