Poverty-aware social work: a paradigmatic proposal1

Radical Hope ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 15-42
Author(s):  
Michal Krumer-Nevo
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Culture Of Poverty ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Critical Theories ◽  
Undeserving Poor

This chapter provides a full overview of the theoretical principles of the Poverty-Aware Paradigm (PAP). Following a brief introduction of the concept of the paradigm and a discussion of its contribution, the chapter goes on to describe the PAP and its ontological, epistemological, and axiological premises and their influence on social work practice. The chapter compares the PAP and the two historically dominant social work paradigms—the conservative and the structural. The conservative paradigm, with its distinction between the deserving and undeserving poor, notions of the “culture of poverty”, “underclass”, and the currently popular neuroscience of poverty, is strongly challenged in this chapter. The structural paradigm is presented as offering a fruitful analysis of poverty. However, it has not inspired direct practice on a large scale. The chapter builds upon the structural paradigm and combines it with concepts from critical theories and current psychoanalytic concepts to present the PAP as a useful paradigm for analysis and practice.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR STUDENTS MAJORING IN SOCIAL WORK AT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY OF DANANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Dinh Tuan Bui
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Skill Performance ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
Comparison Of The Results ◽  
Experimental Group

The goal of higher education is not only to provide academic knowledge but also to form professional competencies in learners. Social work is a profession based on direct practice with people, requiring professional skills to be improved. In order to develop those skills, we conducted an experiment using the ABCD method applied to 66 third-year students majoring in social work. The experiment lasted 45 days of practice in community. A comparison of the results between the experimental group and the control group showed that the skill performance levels of the control group and the experimental group recorded average scores (x=2.53) and (x=2.92) respectively. Hence, the application of the ABCD method in enhancing social work practice skills for students has proved to be effective.

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.

Direct Social Work Practice

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Risk And Resilience ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Social Work Values ◽  
Social Work Theory ◽  
Client Strengths

Direct social work practice is the application of social work theory and/or methods to the resolution and prevention of psychosocial problems experienced by individuals, families, and groups. In this article, direct practice is discussed in the context of social work values, empowerment, diversity, and multiculturalism, as well as with attention to client strengths, spirituality, and risk and resilience influences. The challenges of practice evaluation are also considered.

Inspiring hope through social work practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Boddy ◽  
Patrick O’Leary ◽  
Ming-sum Tsui ◽  
Chui-man Pak ◽  
Duu-Chiang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Work Relationships ◽  
Dynamic Features ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
Social Work Theory ◽  
The Future

Hope has dynamic features that look to the future and motivate people. Yet despite being synonymous with social work, psychological terms have tended to define hope’s perimeters. Its role in social work is often heralded, yet its unique, critical and temporal role has not been well mapped in social work theory. This article explores the use of hope in social work practice. A conceptual framework highlights the richness of hope, its application in social work practice and its position in social work relationships. The implications for direct practice, further research and professional education are also discussed.

scholarly journals ‘Doing’ Social Work: Critical Considerations on Theory and Practice in Social Work

10.18060/1976 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 527-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Herz ◽  
Thomas Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Critical Theory ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Engineering ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Critical Theories ◽  
Scientific Context ◽  
Social Scientific

Social work is a multi-dimensional and contradictory field of practice, which often leads to theoretical confusion. Another tendency within social work today is the development of an evidence-based practice. This kind of social engineering, together with the theoretical confusion, might lead to the reproduction and strengthening of dominant discourses and perspectives. Pointing out the need for critical theory to transgress and resist hegemonic practices, the article aims to present ideas on how to theoretically position social work practice within a framework of critical theory. The question is how to combine an ambition to develop suitable methods and to anchor social work in a sound social-scientific context with critical theories concerning, for instance, gender, ethnicity, and class. It is suggested that a movement towards a more deconstructive and reflexive mode of thinking and practicing social work, ‘doing social work’, would enable the field to become more ethical and reflexive.

scholarly journals Book Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Coyle
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Problem Area ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Critical Theories ◽  
Theory Application

This textbook is a helpful addition for Social Work curriculum. It highlights the application of theory to practice and chooses some interesting theoretical models that support social work practice. The book is divided into three parts: Understanding Theories and Tools for Translation; Models, Metaphors, and Maps Applied; and Theoretical Integration. Like many HBSE texts, this one begins with a discussion of theory and theorizing. In addition, Forte adds a number of methods for understanding or translating theoretical models, including the use of core metaphors, theoretical maps, and role models from theorists and practitioners associated with each model. This introductory section describes the theoretical foundation for the discussion that follows. Ten theoretical models are presented: Ecological, Systems, Biology, Cognitive, Psychodynamic, Behaviorism, Symbolic Interactionism, Social Role, Economic, and Critical theories. The chapter titles all start with the word ‘Applied’ denoting the emphasis of understanding each model as a framework for social work practice. Each model is presented using the same structure: Introduction, Exemplary Models, Root Metaphors, Core Assumptions, Approach to Human Development, Selective Propositions, Mapping, Limits, and an example of Theory Application to a problem area of interest to Social Work. In addition each chapter ends with a number of Learning Activities suggestions which could be used for in-class exercises or for homework assignments. The final part of the book discusses a number of methods for integrating theoretical models and describes the author’s preference for a Dialogical Approach in which theoretical discussions compare, match, challenge, sequence, or synthesize different approaches.

Cross-Cultural Considerations for Social Work Practice:

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
Paula T. Tanemura Morelli
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Mental Illnesses

In the United States, our increasing populations of ethnic and racial minorities suffering with severe mental illnesses require culturally sensitive and culturally appropriate mental health services. The multiple facets of work involving culturally diverse individuals with severe mental illness challenge social work faculty to prepare students with salient, useful knowledge and skills. This teaching module, which utilizes the International Pilot Study of Schizophrenia: Five-year follow-up findings (Leff et al., 1992) is applicable to practice, human behavior in the social environment, and policy courses. The module examines the findings of a large scale, longitudinal study of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia in nine countries. The learning process encourages students to think critically about the cross-cultural applicability of western diagnosis, treatment, and service provision models, to learn more about cultural constructions of illness and well-being, and to explore the nature of systemic and other barriers that prevent individuals with severe mental illness from obtaining services.

Pandemics and Social Work

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangeun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Spanish Flu ◽  
Macro Social Work

A pandemic contains three key components: extensiveness, novelty, and severity. For the past century, humankind experienced the Spanish flu in 1918 and COVID-19 in 2020 as major pandemics. The global impact has been extensive in terms of their origin, international transmission, and mortality rates. Public health measures to slow and stop pandemics have been implemented. During the COVID-19 pandemic, disparate impacts on health in different populations have been witnessed due to existing social inequalities, detriments of health, and structured racism. The interests of social workers have been adversely impacted in those pandemic times. Spanish flu bolstered social work with a professional presence. COVID-19 has confirmed the need for community engagement and community development to follow large-scale social policy reforms as a response to the disproportionate impact on diverse marginalized communities, which is the core of macro social work practice and would be more strongly called on to prepare for future pandemics.

Chronic Stress: A Conceptual Perspective

2001 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Reding ◽  
Marion H. Wijnberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Single Mothers ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Comprehensive Model ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
The Social

The case is made for understanding and applying in social work practice current conceptions of chronic stress. Citing literature from the social sciences, the authors develop and describe a comprehensive model of chronic stress, focusing on single mothers that are experiencing economic poverty. The utility of the model lies in its synthesis of concepts that can be used in direct practice, policy development, and program design.

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