Themes in a history of the social work profession

1992 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Wilson Martin
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of

Art and Social Work: History and Collaborative Possibilities for Interdisciplinary Synergy

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 698-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Burney Nissen
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work History ◽  
Psychology Education ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Individual Family ◽  
History Of ◽  
Social Work History ◽  
Current Potential

This article will stretch the boundaries of the interdisciplinary lens to consider the history of and current potential for the arts to enhance, advance, and amplify individual, family, and community social change goals of the social work profession. To begin, consider the following questions: What would inspire artists and social workers to intentionally work together to reveal new strengths, energy, and capacity in the areas we care about? What do the arts have to teach the profession of social work and vice versa? How have the arts already played a role in the profession, and what has impaired social work’s ability to make greater use of the strengths associated with the arts? How have other professions (public health, psychology, education, and others) incorporated partnerships with the arts? This article concludes with a call to action to advance the potential of the arts in coordination with social work and related disciplines.

‘[W]e Find Families for Children, Not Children for Families’: An Incident in the Long and Unhappy History of Relations between Social Workers and Adoptive Parents

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Quartly
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Adoptive Parent ◽  
Inclusive Practice ◽  
Australian State ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of

Relatively little work on adoption focuses on the role of social workers. This article gives an account of the conflict between social workers and prospective adoptive parents which developed in Australia in the 1970s, taking as a case study the conflicting roles of adoptive parent advocates and professional social workers within the Standing Committee on Adoption in the Australian state of Victoria. Its overarching concern lies with the historical attitudes of the social work profession towards adoption, both domestic and intercountry, as these have changed from an embrace of both adoption and adoptive parents to mutual alienation. It concludes that the inclusive practice of radical social work could only briefly contain contesting client groups.

scholarly journals Reconceituação do Serviço Social: processo e movimento da Escuela de Trabajo Social da Universidade Católica de Valparaíso

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (40) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente De Paula Faleiros
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Personal Narrative ◽  
Historical Account ◽  
Catholic University ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Trabajo Social

Resumo – Este artigo de micro-história reflexiva refere-se à história da mudança do paradigma do Serviço Social funcionalista no processo de reconceituação vivido na Escola de Trabalho Social da Universidade Católica de Valparaíso, no Chile, de 1970 a 1973. Tem por objetivo discutir a fundamentação e a prática do paradigma reconceituado no contexto da experiência chilena de transição para o socialismo com liberdade e da articulação com o marxismo. O relato histórico tem como referência a escrita de uma micro-história na perspectiva de uma análise da totalidade, com base em narrativa pessoal e em documentos da época, conforme sugere Burke (1992), numa perspectiva da sociologia reflexiva (MELUCCI, 2005). A discussão da experiência aponta para a construção de uma articulação do Serviço Social com a ação política comprometida com a transformação das relações de dominação. Palavras-Chave: Reconceituação do Serviço Social; Funcionalismo; Dialética; Experiência Chilena.  Abstract – This reflective microhistory article refers to the history of the paradigm shift of the functionalist social service in the process of reconceptualization lived in the Social Work School of the Catholic University of Valparaíso - Chile from 1970 to 1973. Its purpose is to discuss the fundaments and the practice of the paradigm reconceptualized in the context of the Chilean experience of transition to socialism with freedom and this articulation with Marxism. The historical account has as reference the writing of a microhistory in the perspective of an analysis of the totality, based on personal narrative and documents of the time, as suggested by Burke (1992), from a perspective of reflective sociology (MELUCCI, 2005). The discussion of experience points to the construction of an articulation of social work with political action committed to the transformation of relations of domination.Keywords: Social Work Reconceptualization; Functionalism; Dialectics; Chilean experience.

scholarly journals The social work professionalisation project before the 1990s in Aotearoa New Zealand: The dream

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonya Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Critical Consideration

INTRODUCTION: The meaning and purpose of social work has always been debated within the social work profession. The profession dreams of contributing towards a better, fairer, civil society locally and internationally. This article explores the professionalisation of social work in Aotearoa New Zealand. This exploration has been undertaken as background for an ongoing research project.METHOD: A critical consideration of the different theoretical and historical dimensions and interests at work that impacted on the journey of professionalisation of social work in this country has been undertaken based on a review of literature. Part one of the article outlines a definition of social work, and different concepts and approaches to professionalisation. Part two of the article contextualises the different approaches to professionalisation within Aotearoa New Zealand, from early forms of welfare pre-colonisation up until the early 1990s.CONCLUSION: The literature and trends discussed serve to both document the history of professionalisation of social work in Aotearoa New Zealand and as background to an ongoing critical research project which aims to uncover interests at work and interrogate the legitimacy of those interests, while enabling the voices of key actors from the time to surface, be explored, and be recorded.

scholarly journals The social work regulation project in Aotearoa New Zealand

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonya Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Cultural Considerations ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Market Driven ◽  
History Of Social Work ◽  
Critical Consideration

INTRODUCTION: In this second of two articles on the history of professionalisation of social work in Aotearoa New Zealand, consideration is given to the more recent coalescing of forces from the 1990s to the initial implementation of the Social Workers Registration Act (2003), which led to our country’s example of a social work regulation project.APPROACH: This critical consideration of social work regulation in Aotearoa New Zealand situates it within the international social work professionalisation context alongside the national context. Consideration is given to the place of leadership and buy-in from the profession, political sponsorship, cultural considerations, and another ministerial review. Overlaying this, an examination of concepts of public trust, respect, and confidence in professions such as social work, are linked to crises of trust in professions in general, and placed within the current neoliberal, market-driven environment in which this project is anchored.CONCLUSION: The literature serves to document the history of social work regulation in Aotearoa New Zealand and as background for an ongoing research project which aims to uncover interests at work and interrogate the legitimacy of those interests, while enabling the voices of key actors from the time to surface, be explored, and be recorded.

Interrogating culture: Anthropology, social work, and the concept trade

2020 ◽  
pp. 146801732092056
Author(s):  
John Mathias ◽  
Lauren E Gulbas ◽  
Matthew Chin ◽  
Tam E Perry
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Theory Revision ◽  
Exchange Relationship ◽  
Anthropological Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Culture Difference ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
History Of

Summary Interdisciplinary contributions to social work have supported the profession’s development as a helping profession. Indeed, drawing from other disciplines has been a way to hone intervention approaches. This article analyzes the history of social work’s use of anthropological theory about “culture” in order to critically examine the profession’s positioning as a “recipient” of theories. At a time when evidence-based practice is a dominant ideal, this paper offers an opportunity to step back and interrogate a key concept, culture, that is often evoked as interventions are tailored for various populations. Findings While social work has substantially debated and revised how it approaches culture difference, the core conceptualization of culture as a relatively static set of shared values and traits remains ill-suited to the complex negotiation of diversity in social work practice. The limitations of the culture concept are symptomatic of an exchange relationship with anthropology that positions social work practitioners primarily as recipients of concepts, rather than as interlocutors. Application By treating intervention as an opportunity for theory revision, anthropologists and social workers can better account for the hybridity, change, and contestation of difference in social work practice. As the social work profession expands globally, a more dialogical engagement with anthropological theories about culture and other key concepts may prove fruitful.

Devices of positivity in the Social Work intervention

2020 ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Jorge Hernández Valdés ◽  
Sofía López de Nava Tapía ◽  
Alejandra Ramos García
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Alternative Intervention ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Intervention ◽  
Social Domination ◽  
History Of ◽  
Public Health Institutions ◽  
Health Institutions

The history of the intervention of Social Work in the area of health has been built from a device that in the case of the Institutions of Higher Education, Social Sciences and Humanities this acquires a connotation of dispositivity in the Foucauldian sense of reproduction of social domination through the power of vigilance and punishment. In this sense, the objective of this work was to discuss the scope and limits of the positivity device for the case of Social Work and its history of intervention in public health institutions. The discussion will allow us to move towards a reconceptualization scenario in which we see an alternative intervention device that not only reproduces health policies, but also questions them in favor of the groups that are being violated.

scholarly journals An Introduction to Islandwood Papers on Social Work and the Arts

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 684-686
Author(s):  
Marilyn L. Flynn ◽  
Michal Sela-Amit
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Work Education

The social work profession has adopted science and empirical evidence as the means of validating discovery. As the commitment to science has intensified, interest in the use of arts in practice has grown as a counterpoise and an effort to justify other forms of knowledge and human experience. A roundtable was held in summer 2017 to examine whether the arts have a distinctive place in social work practice. It has been acknowledged that the arts have played a role in the history of the profession, however, remained neglected and marginalized in social work education. Roundtable participants argued that creativity, necessary disruption, and transformation have been lost to the field as a result. It is possible that social work education might be reimagined with new underpinnings of science, social innovation, and the arts. It should not be assumed that outcome measurement is not possible; however, measures would have to be rethought.

scholarly journals Social work and social justice: The relationship between fitness to practise and criminal convictions for non-violent activism

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan J. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Policy Statement ◽  
Criminal Convictions ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Sense

INTRODUCTION: Social work as a profession is underpinned by ideas of social justice and human rights, and that social workers have an ethical obligation to uphold these ideas. Social workers have a history of engagement in non-violent social justice activism (NVSJA), and a proud record of achieving social change in Aotearoa New Zealand. However, having a criminal conviction for engaging in NVSJA can be a barrier to social work registration in Aotearoa New Zealand.APPROACH: An exploration of current research around NVSJA and social work registration was conducted. Along with an examination of the Social Workers Registration Board’s (SWRB’s) Fit and Proper Person Policy Statement, with a consideration on the reporting of acts of NVSJA and social workers by the media.CONCLUSION: Those who engage in NVSJA are often likely to gain criminal convictions. This creates a potential barrier for social workers who go beyond the rhetoric and fight for social justice, in a macro and practical sense, from gaining registration. This has become additionally important since the Social Workers Registration Legislation Act (2019) passed and with registration becoming mandatory two years after the Act gained royal assent. There is a need for a change to the Fit and Proper Person Policy Statement so that the SWRB is better able to support social workers who are standing for what social work is all about, or at least, what social work is stated to be all about.

scholarly journals O Desafio de Envelhecer e o Papel do Serviço Social: Lutar para Sobreviver

REVISTA PLURI ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Geni Emília De Souza
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Social Question ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Work Relationship

Este estudo tem por objetivo discorrer a respeito do que seja envelhecer com qualidade de vida, mostrar como é possível encarar a velhice e destacar que o envelhecimento populacional e aumento da longevidade são fenômenos que vêm ocorrendo mundialmente. Tendo em vista este cenário, objetiva-se ainda ressaltar os desafios da atuação do Serviço Social na defesa dos direitos da terceira idade, bem como identificar alguns dos direitos sociais dos idosos que não são efetivados. Desta forma, a velhice é analisada, neste trabalho, como construção social nas diversas sociedades, levando em consideração que o processo de efetivação dos direitos das pessoas consideradas idosas está intrinsicamente relacionado com a história social e política do país. A questão social, como resultado da relação capital/trabalho, o neoliberalismo e as condições de trabalho do Assistente Social são analisados como desafios para o Serviço Social que lida diretamente com a tentativa de efetivação dos direitos sociais, por meio de políticas públicas. Os direitos sociais são abordados como resultantes das lutas que os homens travam historicamente por sua emancipação.Palavras-Chave: Direitos Sociais; Envelhecimento; Longevidade; Questão Social; Serviço Social.AbstractThis study aims to discuss what it means to grow old with quality of life, to show how it is possible to face old age and to highlight that population aging and increased longevity are phenomena that have been occurring worldwide. In view of this scenario, the objective is also to highlight the challenges of the work of Social Work in the defense of the rights of the elderly, as well as to identify some of the social rights of the elderly that are not enforced. Thus, old age is analyzed, in this work, as a social construction in different societies, taking into account that the process of realizing the rights of people considered elderly is intrinsically related to the social and political history of the country. The social question, as a result of the capital/work relationship, neoliberalism and the working conditions of the Social Worker are analyzed as challenges for Social Work that deals directly with the attempt to enforce social rights, through public policies. Social rights are addressed as a result of the struggles that men have historically fought for their emancipation.Keywords: Social Rights; Aging; Longevity; Social question; Social Service.

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