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Realism as a Foundation for Social Work Knowledge
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In this paper, a philosophical position called "realism" is proposed as a foundation for social work knowledge, which is a phenomenon consisting of three parts: research, education and professional practise.Abstract:
Could a philosophical position called ‘realism’ act as a foundation for social work knowledge? Social work is a phenomenon consisting of three parts: research, education and professional practise. The aim of social work is to alleviate social problems – and this task can be fulfilled through all the three parts of social work. Research must help not only the professional practise, but also the teaching of social work methods. When speaking of research methodology, social work research should overcome the pitfalls of empiricism, inductivism and relativism, and take into consideration of the powers of societal structures, history and nature. The ideas of realism can help in the realization of this task.read more
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Issues in Social Work Communication with Parents who are Christian: An Empirical Study Under-laboured by Critical Realist Principles
TL;DR: This paper used critical realist principles in an under-labouring role to inquire what communicative tensions might lie beneath social worker-with-Christian parent-communication, and found that Christian parents were so mistrustful about revealing ontological commitments to their Christian living/parenting praxis that they altered their language - a wariness worsened by the social workers' absenting of Christian belief-talk through using formulaic strategies.
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The Science of Social Work and Its Relationship to Social Work Practice
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the science of social work and its application in the field of social welfare. But social work does not use the word "science" to define itself, suggesting a need to articulate a science of Social Work.
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Knowing what we know about knowledge in social work: The search for a comprehensive model of knowledge production
Mel Gray,Leanne Schubert +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the place of holistic approaches to modelling the knowledge production process within social work and the human services and argue that there is scope for a more comprehensive, holistic, complex approach to modelling knowledge production in social work.
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Epistemology & Social Work: Enhancing the Integration of Theory, Practice & Research through Philosophical Pragmatism
TL;DR: In this article, the nature of knowledge itself and the various ways this can be created and used to best effect is discussed, as well as how to best use this knowledge in social work.
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Epistemology and Social Work: Integrating theory, research and practice through philosophical pragmatism
TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline the case for a renewed approach to knowledge definition, creation and use within social work by reference to pragmatism, taking account of the role of both ontology and epistemology, acting as a functional methodology for the further enhancement of practice-based knowledge.
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Realist social theory : the morphogenetic approach
TL;DR: The Morphogenetic Cycle: the basis of the morphogenetic approach 7. Structural and cultural conditioning 8. The morphogenesis of agency 9. Social elaboration.
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Being Human: The Problem of Agency
TL;DR: Archer argues that being human depends on an interaction with the real world in which practice takes primacy over language in the emergence of human self-consciousness, thought, emotionality and personal identity as discussed by the authors.
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Social Work Practice: A Critical Thinker's Guide
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the importance of background knowledge in social work and how to use it to help clients as a problem-solving process and to improve their own skills.