Pride and shame in the creation of the ‘appropriate’ organisation

2019 ◽  
pp. 77-102
Author(s):  
Matthew Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Institutional Logics ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Emotion Work ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Emotional Safety ◽  
The One

This chapter outlines how the different representations for social work practice provide conflicting sets of standards, ideals and goals for social work organisations. Some ‘institutional logics’ are imposed on social work services by politicians and through the media, which set the boundaries for public praise and shame for an organisation, thereby directing and shaping its identity. Within this context, this chapter introduces the idea of organisational emotional safety, in which organisations are constructed to avoid organisational shaming and rejection, on the one hand, and attract pride and acceptance, on the other. In an attempt to manage its image and reputation, organisational leaders engage in this form of emotion work to create and maintain a consistent set of organisational actions which ensures that it is safe from episodic shaming, while evoking pride within the organisation and acceptance without. A case example is provided to illustrate this argument that pride and shame are strategically used to create ‘appropriate’ organisations as defined by those with the power of definition.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING IN SOCIAL WORKERS` EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jovana Škorić ◽  
◽  
Marko Škorić ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
History Of

In this paper, the authors discuss about the importance of critical thinking in the education of social workers, as well as its implications in the practice of this profession. Namely, the authors start from the assumption that students largely uncritically accept knowledge as true, reliable and accurate. On the other hand, the paper shows how critical thinking can be encouraged in the classroom. In the light of this, the authors analyze the components of critical thinking, a brief history of it (in context of social work practice), as well as various contemporary paradigms in this context. At the end of paper, there is a room for potential challenges, as well as barriers in the implementation of the above-mentioned paradigms in the educational system.

Pride and shame in the creation of child and family social work

2019 ◽  
pp. 49-76
Author(s):  
Matthew Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Social Policing ◽  
Conflicting Messages

This chapter considers the role of pride and shame in creating, maintaining and disrupting practices that have resulted in child and family social work. As people sought to develop ways of addressing social issues related to children and families, different discourses on children, families and social issues provided competing and conflicting messages about what was praiseworthy and shameful behaviour. Different representations of social work practice can, therefore, be seen to have been constructed within these competing discourses. This chapter outlines these representations as social administration, social policing, activism, therapy and practical help, demonstrating how pride and shame were central components in how these practices were institutionalised. This chapter then analyses how a discourse of neoliberalism has sought to change the boundaries for praiseworthy and shameful behaviour to reconfigure professional practice.

Macao’s welfare model: An extreme world of welfare capitalism?

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 676-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dicky Wai Leung Lai
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Welfare Capitalism ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Welfare Model

This study compared the modification impact of Macao’s social policy on its capitalist social structure with the modification impact of six welfare states’ social policies on each of their capitalist social structures. It found that Macao’s social policy had the lowest modification impact of all states considered, and that it did not appear to fit with the dominant welfare models used in the other six states. We suggest a new model for the case of Macao, and we discuss the implications of the research findings for social work practice.

scholarly journals Bi+ Identities and Belonging: Conversations With Womxn and Nonbinary Folx in Long-Term Heterosexual-Presenting Relationships

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Autumn Fazari
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Narrative Interviews ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
The Creation

The purpose of this study is to explore the different ways in which bi+ womxn and non-binary folx in heterosexual-presenting relationships find belonging and community in the context of their bi+ identities. Using narrative interviews and the creation of artwork, the narratives of two womxn and one non-binary person between the ages of 21 and 27 were asked to discuss their lived experiences as queer folx in long-term, straight-passing relationships. The result is a compilation of stories of life-long resistance and joy as they navigate the in-betweens that come with bi+ identities. This research challenges social workers to think beyond traditional social work practice, looking to dedicated formal and informal inclusive bi+ supports in communities.

Helena Radlinska

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Deller Brainerd
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Early Development ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Practice Education

This article presents the work of Helena Radlinska, one of the founders of social work in Poland. Her work is discussed within the context of Polish history as the early development of social work in Poland is closely allied to the creation of a national identity. Implications for current social work practice, education and research are explored. It is proposed that Radlinska’s model expands current conceptualizations of social work practice and moves the profession towards an empowerment-based model, more effective in serving oppressed and socially underdeveloped populations.

scholarly journals Social Work in a Developing Continent: The Case of Africa

10.18060/223 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Chitereka
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
The One ◽  
Development Paradigm

Social work is a professional approach to ameliorating social problems. It is generally understood as a helping profession that utilizes professionally qualified personnel who use its knowledge base to help people tackle their social problems (Mupedziswa, 2005). Nevertheless, in developing countries, social work is a relatively young profession which was influenced by colonialism in its formation. The type of social work practiced in these countries largely mirrors the one that is being practiced in Britain, France and Portugal among others. Utilizing the continent of Africa as a case study, this article argues that social work practice in Africa tends to be curative or remedial in nature and is not adequately addressing people’s problems. It therefore proposes a paradigm shift from remedial to a social development paradigm if it is to make an impact in the 21st century.

Bi+ Identities and Belonging: Conversations With Womxn and Nonbinary Folx in Long-Term Heterosexual-Presenting Relationships

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Autumn Fazari
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Narrative Interviews ◽  
Research Challenges ◽  
The Creation

The purpose of this study is to explore the different ways in which bi+ womxn and non-binary folx in heterosexual-presenting relationships find belonging and community in the context of their bi+ identities. Using narrative interviews and the creation of artwork, the narratives of two womxn and one non-binary person between the ages of 21 and 27 were asked to discuss their lived experiences as queer folx in long-term, straight-passing relationships. The result is a compilation of stories of life-long resistance and joy as they navigate the in-betweens that come with bi+ identities. This research challenges social workers to think beyond traditional social work practice, looking to dedicated formal and informal inclusive bi+ supports in communities.

The Placement of Adoptive Children

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1958 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 700-701
Author(s):  
SAMUEL KARELITZ
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Child Placement ◽  
Central Interest ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Legal Professions

The publisher describes the author as having written this book for "the medical and legal professions, clergy, social workers, adoptive parents, and all other persons who participate in the creation and nurturance of adoptive homes"; and indicates that it "provides definite answers for questions of central interest to both adoptive parents and child placement workers. . . . That it offers useful illumination for numerous perplexing issues and indicates the nature of much of the research which is required for substantial advances in this most intricate area of social work practice."

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