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Towards Ecological Social Work: Towards Sustainability

Jennifer McKinnon1, Margaret Alston•
Charles Sturt University1
01 Jun 2016-
About: The article was published on 2016-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 17 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sustainability & Ecology (disciplines).
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A transformative eco-social model: Challenging modernist assumptions in social work

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Heather Boetto1•
Charles Sturt University1
05 Nov 2016-British Journal of Social Work
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue for transformative eco-social change in social work to address the profession's most challenging paradox, inherent modernist roots that contradict the philosophical base of practice.
Abstract: This paper argues for transformative eco-social change in social work to address the profession’s most challenging paradox—inherent modernist roots that contradict the philosophical base of practice. The dual dependency between the welfare state and industrial capitalism brings to light the profession’s role in sustaining modernism and inadvertent contribution to the misuse of nature. In the context of an accelerating global environmental crisis that disproportionately affects the world’s poorest, an environmentally sensitive approach to practice has never been more important. Using an ecologically centred approach, this paper aims to address the profession’s paradox by conceptualising an eco-social model that is congruent across the ontological (being), epistemological (thinking) and methodological (doing) dimensions of practice. By adopting a distinct philosophical base that emphasises holism and inter-dependence, social work can build a consistent philosophical base and promote transformative change towards a more sustainable environment.

42 citations

The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences

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Laura Căpiță, Tim Huijgen, Carol Căpiță
04 Nov 2016

28 citations

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Overfishing, social problems, and ecosocial sustainability in Senegalese fishing communities

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Jessica H. Jönsson1•
Örebro University1
04 Sep 2019-Journal of Community Practice
TL;DR: In this article, living conditions of people in Senegalese fishing communities in relation to environmental change and unregulated fishing by foreign boats, weakening local opportunities and incurring economic losses.
Abstract: This study explores living conditions of people in Senegalese fishing communities in relation to environmental change and unregulated fishing by foreign boats, weakening local opportunities and inc ...

18 citations

Cites background from "Towards Ecological Social Work: Tow..."

  • ...…of “Green social work”, “Environmental Social work” or “Ecological social work” have been developed in order deepen the understanding of the relationship between human communities, their physical environment and ecosystems (e.g. Dominelli, 2012; Gray et al., 2013; McKinnon & Alston, 2016)....

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Social Work and the Natural Environment: Embedding Content Across Curricula

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Jennifer Boddy1, Selma Macfarlane2, Leia Joy Greenslade1•
Griffith University1, Deakin University2
05 Apr 2018-Australian Social Work
TL;DR: Social work is a profession focused on people within their environments as discussed by the authors, which is reflected in codes of ethics, where our shared mandate is to work towards individual wellbeing and social change.
Abstract: Social work is a profession focused on people within their environments. This is reflected in codes of ethics, where our shared mandate is to work towards individual wellbeing and social change. Re...

17 citations

Cites background from "Towards Ecological Social Work: Tow..."

  • ...The development of eco-social work within the profession is traced, drawing from a range of texts (Besthorn, 2012; Gray, Coates, & Hetherington, 2013; McKinnon & Alston, 2016)....

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Eco-social Work in Action: A Place for Community Gardens

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Susan Bailey1, Antonia Hendrick2, Marilyn Palmer3•
University of Western Australia1, Curtin University2, Edith Cowan University3
02 Jan 2018-Australian Social Work
TL;DR: In this article, the authors theorise on eco-social work, an emerging descriptor for practices located at the intersection of social work and eco-justice, and present a collaborative auto-ethnographi...
Abstract: In this paper, the authors theorise on eco-social work, an emerging descriptor for practices located at the intersection of social work and eco-justice. It presents a collaborative auto-ethnographi...

15 citations

Cites background from "Towards Ecological Social Work: Tow..."

  • ...…Kind Spaces Consultancy; Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Germain, 1973; Hoff & Polack, 1993; McKinnon & Alston, 2016; Närhi, 2004; Soine, 1987) and incorporates theorising from shallow ecology, social ecology, and deep ecology (Besthorn,…...

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