The Social Work profession is a caring professional whose primary mission is to assist in meeting... more The Social Work profession is a caring professional whose primary mission is to assist in meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, and communities, especially the vulnerable, the oppressed, and other key populations, through different forms of empowerment. Included in these groups are persons with autism spectrum disorder, whose care involves various professionals. The role of professionals like psychiatric doctors and nurses, psychologists, behavioral therapists, and occupational therapists are well defined but the role of social workers, who are presumably the first contact with autistic people, is not yet clearly defined. This study explores the opinions of various scholars on the roles of social workers in the care of autism spectrum disorder with the aim of systematizing these different opinions, thereby delineating the professional responsibilities of social workers in the care of autism. The method used in this study is the systematic literature review of journal art...
TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2022
There are centres in Lagos State, Nigeria specifically devoted to the care of children with autis... more There are centres in Lagos State, Nigeria specifically devoted to the care of children with autism. Such centres have developed various practices, methods, and interventions that over the years have become a standard. To curb the spread of Covid-19 in the year 2020, Lagos State Government imposed a lockdown and various social restrictions. One of the attendant consequences of the lockdown was that these centres, where autistic children were being cared for, had to be closed, made to offer skeletal services, or change the delivery of care to an online version. This research is a qualitative research that aims to show that the model of care offered pre-Covid was not resilient to withstand the sudden change brought by the pandemic and to proffer modification to the present model of care. The study was done through in-depth interviews of expert and snowballed sampled professionals involved in the care of autistic children. The study found that it was impossible to continue some interven...
The Social Work profession is a caring professional whose primary mission is to assist in meeting... more The Social Work profession is a caring professional whose primary mission is to assist in meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, and communities, especially the vulnerable, the oppressed, and other key populations, through different forms of empowerment. Included in these groups are persons with autism spectrum disorder, whose care involves various professionals. The role of professionals like psychiatric doctors and nurses, psychologists, behavioral therapists, and occupational therapists are well defined but the role of social workers, who are presumably the first contact with autistic people, is not yet clearly defined. This study explores the opinions of various scholars on the roles of social workers in the care of autism spectrum disorder with the aim of systematizing these different opinions, thereby delineating the professional responsibilities of social workers in the care of autism. The method used in this study is the systematic literature review of journal art...
TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2022
There are centres in Lagos State, Nigeria specifically devoted to the care of children with autis... more There are centres in Lagos State, Nigeria specifically devoted to the care of children with autism. Such centres have developed various practices, methods, and interventions that over the years have become a standard. To curb the spread of Covid-19 in the year 2020, Lagos State Government imposed a lockdown and various social restrictions. One of the attendant consequences of the lockdown was that these centres, where autistic children were being cared for, had to be closed, made to offer skeletal services, or change the delivery of care to an online version. This research is a qualitative research that aims to show that the model of care offered pre-Covid was not resilient to withstand the sudden change brought by the pandemic and to proffer modification to the present model of care. The study was done through in-depth interviews of expert and snowballed sampled professionals involved in the care of autistic children. The study found that it was impossible to continue some interven...
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