Constructive Social Work

Parton, Nigel

doi:10.5040/9781350363397

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“…This type of reflexivity is also applicable to client-social worker relationships. As knowledge (a description of reality) about clients is often constructed by practitioners in practice, Parton and O'Byrne (2000) proposed the term relational reflexivity. It challenges assumptions about what the practitioners may understand about their clients generated from formal and practice theory (D 'Cruz et al, 2007).…”

Section: Reflexivity As Applied In Social Work Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Challenging perspectives: Reflexivity as a critical approach to qualitative social work research

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Beddoe

2023

Qualitative Social Work

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Reflexivity is acknowledged as a crucial concept and is pivotal in the methodology of qualitative research. Various practices of reflexivity are adopted in the social science disciplines. However, the concept is difficult to pin down and the challenge for researchers is to address how to become reflexive and do reflexivity in research practice. In social work, reflexivity has further been developed and applied in practice contexts. The practice terms, critical reflection and reflection or reflectivity are interrelated in ways that aim to explain reflexivity in the profession which, in turn, can offer an enhanced understanding of reflexivity applied in research. This exploratory article promotes practising reflection – questioning, analysing and evaluating oneself in employing reflexivity in all the research stages: methodological construction, data collection and data analysis by undertaking three key self-focused activities: (1) thinking about one’s own thinking; (2) observation of emotions/thoughts, role boundaries and power dynamics in research relationships; and (3) exploration of perceptual experiences. Maintaining the reflexive stance is achieved through reflectivity. The article is largely descriptive but draws on experience in a doctoral study of cultural competence and promotes the effective use of reflexivity in qualitative social work research.

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Section: Reflexivity As Applied In Social Work Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Challenging perspectives: Reflexivity as a critical approach to qualitative social work research

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Beddoe

2023

Qualitative Social Work

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“…solution--focused model -podejście skoncentrowane na rozwiązaniach, rozwijane przez Steve'a de Shazera 14 , Insoo Kim Berg 15 , Petera De Jonga i Scotta D. Millera 16 , a na gruncie polskiej pracy socjalnej rozpowszechniane przez Izabelę Krasiejko 17 i Jacka Szczepkowskiego 18 . Ponadto bogactwo i różnorodność podejść konstruktywistycznych pozwalają wyróżnić chociażby: konstruktywną pracę socjalną Nigela Partona oraz Patricka O'Byrne'a 19 , pracę socjalną opartą na zasobach Ann Weick, Charlesa Rappa, Patricka Sullivana, Waltera Kisthardta 20 , Dennisa Saleebeya 21 oraz modele pracy oparte na zasobach (KGR, VIT). Koncepcje te są znane i rozwijane na gruncie polskiej szkoły pracy socjalnej w różnych ośrodkach akademickich 22 .…”

Section: Podejścia Upełnomocniające W Pracy Socjalnej Inspirowane Myś...unclassified

Podejścia upełnomocniające w pracy socjalnej

Ciczkowska-Giedziun

2023

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This paper explores the issues of current achievements in the field of the empowering approaches in social work. The analyses are complemented by drawing attention to the limitations resulting from their application in practice. The genesis of thinking about empowerment in social work can be found in the works of its precursor Helena Radlińska, particularly in the theory of social strengths. Other inspirations for empowering approaches to social work come from constructivist, as well as from the models based on strengths, such as the constructive social work of Nigel Parton and Patrick O’Byrne, the strengths-based social work of Charles Rapp, Dennis Saleebey and Patrick Sullivan, the solution-focused approach of Steve de Shazer, Insoo Kim Berg, and strengths-based work models (FGC, VIT). Less popular in social work is to refer to systemic (operational) constructivism of Niklas Luhmann’s. The analysis undertaken in the article aims to show these approaches, as well as the changes that are taking place in thinking about social work.

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“…The RSW method, in the framework of relational sociology (Donati, 2010) and relating to constructive social work (Parton, O'Byrne, 2001), anti-oppressive social work (Dominelli, 2002(Dominelli, , 2012 and anti-discriminatory social work (Thompson, 2006(Thompson, , 2011, focuses on relationships as the basis for change. It is a practice paradigm in which practitioners identify and resolve problems by facilitating coping networks (conceived as a set of relationships between people who are interested in a shared aim) to enhance their resilience and capacities for action at both the individual and collective levels (Folgheraiter, Raineri, 2017).…”

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Doing Participatory Research with Families that Live in Poverty: the Process, Potential and Limitations

Panciroli,

Corradini

2019

Participatory Social Work: Research, Practice, Education

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The contribution discusses a practical application of the participatory research approach in the field of poverty. The research was implemented with a high degree of participation, and the collaboration of some families who were living in a marginalized neighbourhood of Reggio Emilia, a small city in Northern Italy. In the contribution, the potentialities and limits of this approach are presented. In particular, the benefits from the perspectives of all participants are described and analysed. The research process contributed to strengthening the co-researchers’ capabilities and raised their consciousness. In conclusion, a description of the usefulness and added value that participatory research provides to the field of social work and the future of research in this field is given.

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Constructive Social Work

Cited by 267 publications

References 63 publications

Challenging perspectives: Reflexivity as a critical approach to qualitative social work research

Challenging perspectives: Reflexivity as a critical approach to qualitative social work research

Podejścia upełnomocniające w pracy socjalnej

Doing Participatory Research with Families that Live in Poverty: the Process, Potential and Limitations

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