Exploring social work : an anthropological perspective / Linda Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Linda (Associate professor), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 206 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2020.

Summary:

Exploring various aspects of social work from an anthropological perspective, this original book uses an 'outsider' position to develop a reflexive dialogue with social workers from England and elsewhere in Europe. Bell, an anthropologist, worked alongside social work educators and social workers for many years. She widens our insights into social work by offering thought-provoking examples suggesting how social work practitioners view their occupation and their practice, and how wider society views them. Blending research and personal reflection to critically examine social workers' preoccupations and contributions to society, the author explores identities and definitions in social work, making this book refreshing reading for academics, researchers, students and practitioners.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introducing social work: who are social workers? Why do we need them?

Getting involved: an anthropological and auto-ethnographic journey

Time and change: UK social work and comparative European welfare policies since 1990

Becoming: being admitted, educated and trained in social work

Growing: experiencing social work education and socialisation

Identifying

Valuing and transgressing

Relating and partnering: social workers, clients/service users and other professionals

Knowing and evidencing: building a research base, mapping and modelling

Organising: influences of the state, organisations and wider social policies

Symbolising: cultural representations in theory and in practice

Changing: the future – social work in wider society

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Mar 2021).

ISBN:

9781447350750

1447350758

9781447350736

1447350731

9781447350743

144735074X

OCLC:

1139892945