A Feminist World View Conceptual Framework

1986 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Wood Wetzel
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
World View

Feminism and social work ideology are shown to be closely related in principle, but the application of the ideology is questioned. A case is made for a “feminist world view” in social work to facilitate evaluation of the essence of content across curriculum, practice, programs, and policy making.

Social Work and Indigenisation: A South African Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lobelo David Mogorosi ◽  
Dumisani Gaylord Thabede
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Work ◽  
South African ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
World View ◽  
Joint Decision ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
Global North ◽  
Work Education

For relevance to societal reality and challenges, countries should structure their social work education to deal with specific conditions and cultures. From its global North (i.e. Western Europe and North America) origins, social work has contributed to the expansion of the discipline and profession to the developing world, including South Africa. During the three decades (from the mid-1980s until the present day) during which they have taught social work in South Africa, the authors have witnessed half-hearted efforts to really integrate indigenous knowledge into the curricula. In writings and professional gatherings, scant attention was paid to curricula transformation imperatives enriching practice. To its credit, the Association of South African Social Work Education Institutions (ASASWEI) advocates for decolonisation and indigenisation of social work education. Discussing decolonisation and indigenisation in social work curricula, the paper critiques assumptions of global North ideas, cloaked as if universally applicable. An example is about some principles of social casework – a method of choice in South Africa – which mostly disregards cultural nuances of clientele with a communal collective world view that relies on joint decision-making. A culturally sensitive approach is adopted as theoretical framework for this paper. The paper concludes with recommendations that should help ensure that social work curricula strive towards being indigenous, contextualised and culturally appropriate.

scholarly journals The Structure and Evaluation of Planning Arguments

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorbjoern Mann
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Technology Support ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Information Technology Support ◽  
Design Planning

Arguments commonly used in discussions about design, planning, policy-making issues have not been adequately analyzed in the literature. The structure of such ‘planning arguments’ is discussed. Based on the conceptual framework of the ‘argumentative model of planning’ proposed by H. Rittel, an approach for their systematic and transparent evaluation by discourse participants is presented. Procedural implications for its application in the planning process are discussed, and the potential for information technology support for such processes explored.

Social Work in the Anthropocene

2021 ◽  
pp. 241-254
Author(s):  
Jim Ife
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
World View ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Western Modernity ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
The World ◽  
And Control

The reality of the Anthropocene hangs over our heads as we enter the 2020s. Humanity is facing multiple crises, and it has become clear that political and government structures are incapable of dealing with them adequately and equitably. We are seeing the erosion of the liberal democratic state and its institutions, the appeal of populism, mistrust both of politicians and of political institutions, and powerful interests responding by increasing surveillance, secrecy, and control. The Anthropocene also challenges the anthropocentrism that has been taken for granted in the world view of Western modernity, but is proving to be unsustainable and indeed harmful to human and non-human flourishing. This presents a new set of challenges for social work, if it is to remain relevant to the needs of the society, and also to remain true to its value base. This chapter argues that social work needs to explore and adopt theory/practice that is community-based, political, anarchistic, decolonised, matriarchal, and grounded in an ecological epistemology that is both Indigenous and post-human.

A Conceptual Framework of Arctic Economies for Policy‐making, Research, and Practice

Global Policy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 686-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanne Vammen Larsen ◽  
Eleanor K. Bors ◽  
Lára Jóhannsdóttir ◽  
Elena Gladun ◽  
Daria Gritsenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Research And Practice

Children: Practice Interventions

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony N. Maluccio
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Child Guidance

Social work has a long tradition of direct practice with children in a range of settings, such as child welfare, child guidance, hospitals, schools, and neighborhood centers. This entry focuses on general principles and strategies for direct social work practice with preadolescents and, to a lesser extent, their families, within an eclectic conceptual framework.

Social Empathy

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Segal
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Brain Imaging ◽  
Cognitive Neuroscience ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Neuroscience Research ◽  
Social Empathy ◽  
The Relationship

This article defines and explains the concept and trait of social empathy and the relationship to interpersonal empathy. Both concepts are explained using the latest cognitive neuroscience research on brain activity. Through brain imaging, the components that together make up the full array of empathy have been identified and are discussed in relation to social work practice. The application of social empathy in the policy-making arena is described, and the implications for social work practice to enhance empathy are discussed.

Use of Geo-Information in Environmental Policy

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-58
Author(s):  
Wies Vullings ◽  
Jandirk Bulens ◽  
Dennis Walvoort
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Spatial Thinking ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Data Infrastructure

To date, use of the full potential of geo-information is not often applied in the daily practice of policy makers. The main questions explored by this research are: Why is geo-information not widely used in policy and how can this be improved? A conceptual framework was developed to evaluate the use of geo-information. For five cases, the use of geo-information was evaluated by means of this framework. The results of the evaluation, as well as the usefulness of the framework, are discussed. Recommendations on spatial thinking and practice, availability and quality of a spatial data infrastructure and implementation of new geo-applications in policy-making are also made.

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