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2 years ago

‘Where is the social work?’ Discovering and learning social work across Chinese and Norwegian contexts: A transcontextual perspective

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article addresses how the global and local aspects of social work can be integrated into the internationalisation of social work education Building on the transnational perspective it introduces a transcontextual perspective through which students develop critical and reflective knowledge about the importance of context in shaping social work practices Such a perspective implies a dynamic understanding of social work whereby any given social work practice...
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2 years ago

A systematic review of qualitative social work articles: Exploring embodiment from 2000 to 2019

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Scholars have increased their interest in the body as it relates to social inequality and health The purpose of this review was to understand social work's engagement with and adoption of embodiment The authors identified peer-reviewed articles to answer research questions about the number of publications journals countries and topic areas There were articles published over a -year period with the highest number in medical journals...
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2 years ago

Care workers’ lack of power at work behind tolerance of poor pay and conditions, finds report

Care workers' weak power in the workplace helps explain why they put up with poor pay and conditions a report has found Their sense of vocation low levels of trade union membership and a lack of alternative flexible employment options...
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2 years ago

Social work in prisons: ‘it’s not what you think’

I really take a lot of pleasure in seeing people go from being in a very distressed position not being able to cope not managing not thinking things are worthwhile giving up to seeing them progress to where they are...
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2 years ago

Sir John Timpson shares his thoughts on attachment and always looking for opportunities to support children where they are.

Our trustee Sir John Timpson shares his thoughts on attachment and always looking for opportunities to support children where they are...
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2 years ago

Is indigenisation a social justice risk? Exploring indigenisation of social work in Africa through the lens of universalism versus relativism of social work ethics and values

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt With the indigenisation of social work gathering momentum the lens of universalism and relativism can highlight some critical social justice concerns Sociocultural beliefs around human rights and gender equality reproductive health and traditional fostering among others pose unprecedented dilemmas for social workers in Africa and indigenous societies globally Furthermore the blind pursuit of indigenisation can reinforce discriminatory and oppressive beliefs and practices To rectify this developing...
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2 years ago

Mental health patient safety review launched in wake of abuse reports

The government has launched a rapid review into the safety of patients in mental health hospitals in the wake of a series of reports of abuse and poor care Mental health minister Maria Caulfield announced the short inquiry in a...
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2 years ago

‘Why do we do social work, when it takes us away from our own children?’

By Michael Mapp Driving an hour or two away for a child on safeguarding visits means you're an hour or two away from your own child should something happen at school or on their walk home from school So you...
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2 years ago

unaccompanied children still missing after disappearing from Home Office hotels

Two hundred unaccompanied asylum-seeking children remain missing after disappearing from Home Office-commissioned hotels a minister has admitted Junior immigration minister Lord Murray revealed the figure in response to a question in the House of Lords today He said that over...
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2 years ago

Senior Social Worker

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