Aineiston nimi

Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Employee Survey 2024

Aineistonumero

FSD4018

Pysyvät tunnisteet

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4018
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4018

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Puuronen, Anne (Pikassos Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare)
• Tuominen, Tuula (Pikassos Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare)
• Lindroos, Sanni (Pikassos Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare)
• Nyman, Katrina (Pikassos Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare)
• Taipale, Mikko (SONet BOTNIA Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare)

Sisällön kuvaus

The survey examined social work employees' views on the effectiveness of their work, the utilisation of research skills, and the assessment of quality in social welfare. The data were collected as part of the SULAVA project, which studied the quality and effectiveness of social welfare in the Inland Finland collaborative area in 2024-2025.

First, respondents were asked how often they assess the effectiveness of their client work themselves and how often such assessments are conducted by their organisation or by an external party. The survey also examined whether the respondent's organisation provides guidelines and allocated working time for effectiveness assessment. Respondents were further asked about their documentation practices and whether they had received training in documentation or effectiveness assessment. In addition, the survey charted respondents' preferences and needs regarding training content.

Next, respondents assessed their own research skills and how they use them in their work. They also evaluated the role of legislation as well as organisational guidelines and practices in supporting high-quality social work. Finally, the survey explored which challenges are most significant in clients' lives and in social work in general. Respondents were also asked to name the factors that best support positive change in clients' life situations.

Background variables include the respondent's education, year of graduation, years worked in the current unit, total work experience in years, and the wellbeing services county and service area in which the respondent is employed.

Asiasanat

customer service; evaluation; occupational training; quality of life; social care; social services; social work; social workers

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)
• General health and well-being (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Individual datasets

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Kerääjät

• Lindroos, Sanni (Pikassos Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare)
• Taipale, Mikko (SONet BOTNIA Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare)
• Nyman, Katrina (Pikassos Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare)

Rahoittajat

• European Union. NextGenerationEU (VN/29599/2023)

Ajallinen kattavuus

2024

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2024-05-30 – 2024-11-30

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland, Inland Finland collaborative area

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

Social welfare employees working in services for families with children, working‑age adults and older people in the Inland Finland collaborative area

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Cross-section

Otantamenetelmä

Total universe/Complete enumeration

A link to the Webropol survey was distributed to social welfare workers in the wellbeing services counties of Pirkanmaa, Kanta-Häme and Etelä‑Pohjanmaa who work with families with children, working‑age people and older adults. The link was shared via supervisors and posted on the counties' intranets. Several reminders about the survey were sent out through various channels, including the intranet.

Keruumenetelmä

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Semi-structured questionnaire

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Datan versio

1.0

Katso myös

FSD3996 Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Client Interviews on Social Welfare Services 2024-2025

FSD3997 Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Group Interviews with Employees on Social Welfare Services 2024-2025

FSD3998 Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Peer Reflection Discussions of Research Social Workers 2024-2025

FSD4008 Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Working-Age Client Survey 2024-2025

FSD4009 Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Client-Employee Discussions 2025

FSD4010 Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Client Survey for Families with Children 2025

Aineiston käytössä huomioitavaa

To prevent identification, the researchers have removed names of individuals, municipalities and service providers, and other identifying information from the data. In addition, the researchers classified the respondents' years of employment in the work unit and their educational background.

Painokertoimet

There are no weight variables in the data.

Viittausvaatimus

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.

Malliviittaus

Puuronen, Anne (Pikassos Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare) & Tuominen, Tuula (Pikassos Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare) & Lindroos, Sanni (Pikassos Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare) & Nyman, Katrina (Pikassos Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare) & Taipale, Mikko (SONet BOTNIA Centre of Excellence on Social Welfare): Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Employee Survey 2024 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2025-10-31). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4018; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4018

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Erityisehdot

The application procedure differs from the one normally used for data archived at FSD and has two stages. The applicant needs to submit separate applications to both FSD and the Wellbeing Services County of Pirkanmaa (Pirha).
The application to Pirha - for a university-level thesis or research project - is completed through the Researcher’s Digital Service Portal: https://www.pirha.fi/ammattilaiselle/tutkimus. Please note that the portal and the related webpage are available only in Finnish. Applicants who do not speak Finnish are advised to contact Pirha’s research coordinators directly for assistance: pirhatutkimus@pirha.fi. A preliminary research plan must be attached to the application.
Pirha will inform FSD of its decision. Once the decision has been made, FSD User Services will notify the applicant whether permission to download the data has been granted.

Varaumat

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

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