Developing intervention research programs in social work

Abstract: This research was aimed at explaining the efforts of State College onIslamic Studies (STAIN) of Purwokerto to actualize the reunification of science and religionand the reason why this college implemented such a policy. This is a qualitative researchin which the data were gained through document study, observation, and interview. Thisresearch found that State College on Islamic Studies of Purwokerto actualized thereunification of science and religion through developing its vision and mission into ajargon ‘STAIN Purwokerto is the Center for Science and Religion’, comprising aspectsof epistemology, axiology, and ontology. Meanwhile the efforts to achieve this ambitionare actualized through balancing the distribution of social and natural science, developinglearning process, developing research programs, developing social work, and developingnetworking with national and international institutions.Keywords: reunification, science, religion. Abstrak: Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dalam upaya paradigmatik STAINdalam mewujudkan reunifikasi sains dan agama adalah dengan mengembangkanVisi dan Misi ke dalam “Jargon STAIN sebagai Arsy Ilmu dan Agama”, baikdari segi epistemologis, aksiologis, maupun ontologisnya. Upaya akademik STAINdalam mewujudkan reunifikasi sains dan agama pertama; menyeimbangkandistribusi ilmu pengetahuan, khususnya antara ilmu-ilmu sosial-keagamaan danhumaniora dengan ilmu-ilmu eksakta, kedua; pengembangan kegiatan pembelajaran,ketiga; pengembangan penelitian, keempat; pengembangan bidangpengabdian masyarakat, dan kelima; pengembangan networking baik denganinstansi dalam maupun luar negeri.Kata kunci; reunifikasi, sains, agama.

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A Post-Structural Feminist Analysis of Eating Disorders Intervention Research

Affilia ◽

10.1177/08861099211062942 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088610992110629

Author(s):

Amina Hussain ◽

Mishal Dar ◽

Kyle T. Ganson

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Social Work ◽

Phenomenological Approach ◽

Intervention Research ◽

Power Dynamics ◽

Feminist Analysis ◽

Centered Care ◽

Conceptual Paper ◽

The Individual ◽

Reflexive Analysis

Through an epistemological stance of post-structural feminism, this conceptual paper explores the use of language within eating disorders (ED) intervention articles, and the problematic narratives and power dynamics that are reinforced through this discourse. The paper begins with a vignette coupled with reflexive analysis of the authors’ experiences within a hospital-based ED unit. The authors then engage in a post-structural feminist analysis to discuss how language within ED intervention research relay problematic narratives of: (1) the individual with an ED as passively, not actively, engaged in care; (2) that their experiences can be captured and categorized; and (3) that measurement based scientific knowledge is more valuable than the lived experiences of clients. Overall, the authors argue that these narratives not only shape how social work researchers think of EDs, but also what we think of those with EDs. These themes also signal a larger power dynamic that continuously favours the epistemic value of researchers’ knowledge over that of the client’s, which runs contrary to the guiding principles of client-centered care in social work. To address these critiques, the authors recommend that social work researchers adopt an eco-social phenomenological approach informed by post-structural feminism when conducting ED intervention research.

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What’s Epistemology Got to Do With It?

Research on Social Work Practice ◽

10.1177/1049731516662320 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 503-507

Author(s):

Richard K. Caputo

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Social Problems ◽

Intervention Research ◽

Social Scientists ◽

Feminist Standpoint ◽

Starting Point ◽

Work Intervention ◽

Standpoint Epistemology ◽

Structural Aspects

Feminist standpoint epistemology is neither a necessary nor a sufficient starting point for social work intervention research. Contemporary social scientists readily grapple with cultural, political, and/or structural aspects of social problems either in the absence of or in conjunction with an explicitly formulated feminist standpoint epistemology. The article also argues against privileging any group’s voice for purposes of social work intervention research, including the voices of marginalized and oppressed groups whose judgments, perceptions, and statement of facts are as prone to error or likely to be as mistaken as anyone else’s.

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