The personal is the political.

Social Work: Critical Theory and Practice

The Altruistic Imagination: A History of Social Work and Social Policy in the United States.

In all professional relationships, there are power imbalances and the potential for discrimination and exploitation. To safeguard against such violations, the concept of professional boundaries is advocated, yet the construction of these boundaries is presented as if it is rudimentary for everyone. Historically, the professional boundaries created within the field of social work have been influenced by other professions, most notably medicine. Integral to these traditional models are professional boundaries that separate the professional from the client and concentrate on what the boundary is, rather than why it is needed and how it is created. As a consequence, the professional boundaries within social work have become increasingly incongruent with developments in the profession's unique theoretical and value base. Despite the widespread acceptance of the importance of professional boundaries, scant attention has been paid to their construction and the degree to which they reflect the ethos of the social work profession. This paper examines professional boundaries and presents an alternative conceptualisation of boundaries in social work relationships. The model emphasises connection rather than separation, advocating a process that encourages mutuality. Implications for social work research, education and practice are also examined.

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The Boundaries of the Social Work Relationship Revisited: Towards a Connected, Inclusive and Dynamic Conceptualisation

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EnglishIn their efforts to promote the Global Standards for the Education and Training of the Social Work Profession, the authors discovered the withering of the moral and political bases of social work practice in the West. The revitalization of the roots of social work is important to the promotion of social justice.FrenchDans leurs efforts pour promouvoir les Standards Mondiaux pour l’Enseignement et la Formation aux Professions Sociales, les auteurs decouvrent le declin des bases morales et politiques de la pratique du travail social en occident. La revitalisation des racines du travail social est importante pour la promotion de la justice sociale.SpanishEn su esfuerzo para promover los Estandares Globales para la Educacion y el Entrenamiento en la Profesion del Trabajo Social, los autores descubrieron el marchitar de las bases politicas y morales de la practica del trabajo social en occidente. La revitalizacion de las raices del trabajo social es importante para la promocion de la justicia social.

Social work as a moral and political practice

EnglishDespite the fast development of social work education, scholars in China are eager to import and adapt western social work knowledge which is portrayed as a monolithic entity. Using a case study of American social work literature, we question the existence of a monolithic system of western knowledge.FrenchEn de pit du developpement rapide de la formation en travail social, les etudiants chinois sont presse s d’importer et d’adapter le savoir occidental en matiere de travail social, qui est de crit comme une entite monolithique. Apartir d’une e tude de cas s’appuyant sur de la documentation ame ricaine en travail social, on s’interroge sur l’existence d’un systeme monolithique de savoir occidental.SpanishA pesar del acelerado desarrollo de la ensen anza del trabajo social, los estudiantes en China tienen muchas ganas de importar y adaptar el conocimiento del trabajo social occidental, el cual es descrito como una entidad monolitica. Utilizando un estudio de caso de la literatura del trabajo social a...

Miu-chung Yan

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Social work as a moral and political practice

The quest for western social work knowledge : literature in the USA and practice in China