Social Work Against a Background of the other Professions

1939 ◽  
pp. 653-664
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
The Other

Towards the Integration of Faith, Love, and Praxis

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-27
Author(s):  
Monica Y. E. Chi
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intergroup Dialogue ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
Dorothy Day ◽  
Jane Addams ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Poor Understanding ◽  
Martin Luther King

Non-faith-based social work educators and researchers have a poor understanding of what might motivate Christians in social work and whether Christian motivations have any place in social work. On the other hand, Christians have difficulty articulating actions inspired by their faith in ways that others can comprehend despite feeling misunderstood. The focus of this article is to present the framework of faith-inspired praxis of love and lay the groundwork for intergroup dialogue. The framework draws from the works of Jane Addams, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jean Vanier, and Mary Jo Leddy, five notable leaders in Christian spirituality and public initiatives, to discuss their conceptualization of faith, love, and praxis. Practice and research implications of this framework for social work are discussed.

scholarly journals IMAGINAÇÃO, CRIATIVIDADE E LIBERDADE: PENSAR A ÉTICA RELACIONAL EM SERVIÇO SOCIAL

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 58-74
Author(s):  
Raquel Marta
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Social Ethics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Intervention ◽  
German Philosopher ◽  
Ethical Thinking ◽  
The Moment

Sublinhando as formas fundamentais da subjectividade subjacentes à intervenção do assistente social, o presente artigo explora diferentes contributos para a ética no serviço social contemporâneo. O trabalho do filósofo alemão Fichte fornece-nos o ponto de partida para a incorporação da imaginação e da liberdade no pensar ético. O acto da invenção criativa não é um acto solitário, mas antes um acto animado na e pela relação com o Outro. Nesta relação, a atenção ao contexto, ao instante, ao acontecimento e à singularidade que contribuem para o pensar e o agir ético do assistente social são ainda considerados sob diferentes perspectivas. Underlining the fundamental forms of subjectivity implicit on the of social work intervention, this article explores different contributions to contemporary social ethics. The work of the German philosopher Fichte provides a starting point from which to incorporate imagination and freedom in ethical thinking. The act of creative invention is not a solitary act, but developed in and through the relation with the Other. In this relation, attention to the context, to the moment and uniqueness of the ethical event are also considered as contributes to the social worker ethical thinking and action.

Facilitating CSWE's Social Justice Competency in Baccalaureate Social Work Courses

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-73
Author(s):  
Simon Funge ◽  
Nancy Meyer-Adams ◽  
Chris Flaherty ◽  
Gretchen Ely ◽  
Jeffrey Baer
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Policy Positions ◽  
Practice Behaviors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Education

The Council on Social Work Education identifies social justice as one of 10 core competencies in its 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Educators can find it daunting to address this particular competency. The National Association of Social Workers' Social Work Speaks can provide a practical guide for educating students in the policy positions of social work's primary professional association. This article offers uses of these materials that can infuse social justice concepts into foundation coursework, mitigating not only some of the challenges associated with teaching this content but also fostering the expected practice behaviors associated with the social justice competency. This model can apply to teaching strategies pertaining to the other nine competencies. Examples of assignments and methods for assessment are provided.

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 Adicción a las Tecnologías: Adolescencia, familias y Trabajo Social. Revisión teórica del fenómeno

2019 ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
Carlota Roca Belijar
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Addictive Behavior ◽  
The Other ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Leaving Home ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Special Mention ◽  
Trabajo Social

Las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (TIC), se encuentran totalmente difundidas en nuestra sociedad actual, tanto es así que ya no es extraño ver a cualquier persona llevando y/o utilizando un móvil o un ordenador con observable asiduidad. Por otra parte, tampoco es menos cierto el hecho de que las mismas se constituyen como una de las herramientas de más utilidad hoy en día, muchas son las ventajas que estas presentan, permiten desde facilitar la comunicación o relaciones hasta comprar sin salir de casa, por ejemplo. Sin embargo, no todo en ellas es positivo, en los últimos tiempos se está constatando el nacimiento de un nuevo fenómeno que afecta especialmente a niños/as y/o adolescentes, y es que, son cada vez más frecuentes los casos en los que éstos desarrollan patrones de conducta nocivos o adictivos en relación con el uso de las TIC. Este hecho, hace que todo en la vida de dichos/as niños/as y/o adolescentes cambie de manera radical al verse afectados numerosos aspectos o ámbitos de la misma como por ejemplo, el familiar, uno de los contextos más damnificados al ser el más próximo o cercano. En base a esto, a lo largo de este artículo se realizará un recorrido por alguna de las cuestiones que giran en torno a una adicción a las TIC, haciendo especial mención a la perspectiva del Trabajo Social en relación con este tema.   Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), are fully disseminated in our current society, so much so that it is no longer strange to see anyone carrying and/or using a mobile or a computer with observable assiduity. On the other hand, it is not less true fact that they are constituted as one of the most useful tools today, there are any advantages that they present, they allow from facilitating communication or relationships to buying without leaving home, for example. However, not everything in them is positive, in recent times the birth of a new phenomenon that especially affects children and/or adolescents is being verified, and that is, the cases in which these are increasingly frequent develop harmful or addictive behavior patterns in relation to the use of ICT. This fact, makes everything in the life of such children and/or adolescents change radically as many aspects or areas of it are affected, such as family, one of the most affected contexts to be the closer or closer. Based on this, throughout this article there will be a tour of some of the issues that revolve around an addiction to ICT, making special mention of the perspective of Social Work in relation this issue.

Homophobia Among Social Work and Non-Social Work Students

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
An-Pyng Sun
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
The Other ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Work Education

This study compares degree of homophobia between social work and non-social work students. The results show that although social work students are not significantly different from non-social work students in their levels of homophobia, both male and female social work students are significantly less homophobic than male non-social work students. On the other hand, somewhat surprisingly, female social work students are significantly more homophobic than female non-social work students on the issues of whether homosexuality is a sin and whether homosexuality is disgusting. Implications for social work education are discussed.

scholarly journals Faithfulness and fidelity across identities and contexts for SOTL in the global South

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
KC Lee ◽  
Zach Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Global South ◽  
The Other ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand

Issue 5.2 of SOTL in the South features four peer-reviewed articles, one reflective piece and one book review. The peer-reviewed articles include two articles about broader concerns related to the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, namely the discursive and negotiated work of producing SoTL work and the importance of considering diverse worldviews regarding research ethics. In addition, there are two detailed accounts of instances of SoTL, one from Lesotho, addressing the challenges facing students from rural contexts, and the other from South Africa, investigating the implementation of collaborative learning in a fourth-year social work classroom. The issue concludes with a reflection on an action-oriented workshop held in Aotearoa New Zealand aimed at increasing the number of Māori and Pasifika academics, and a review of The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Internationalization of Higher Education in the Global South.

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