Retreat from within: Social work educations faltering commitment to community work

Dixon, Jane; Hoatson, Lesley

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“…In this connection, social workers adopt an anti‐oppressive social work practice which addresses social divisions and structural inequalities (Dominelli, ). In particular, within anti‐oppressive practice, social workers usually reach for the strategy of social mobilisation for collective action with reform and the transformative agendas of social justice, equity and fairness (Baines, ; Dixon & Hoatson, ). As a collective strategy to resist oppression, social workers support the marginalised communities to develop self‐identity, solidarity and resistance to any kind of domination (Adam, ; Mullaly, ).…”

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Collective empowerment: A comparative study of community work in Mumbai and Stockholm

2014

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Collective empowerment: A comparative study of community work in Mumbai and Stockholm Mumbai and Stockholm are worlds apart in terms of public services, infrastructures and standard of living. However, both cities have known common problems of social exclusion and marginalisation related to neo-liberal globalisation. Social workers are facing similar challenges regarding collective empowerment as a strategy for community work. This comparative study explored how collective empowerment is undertaken by community workers. The research participants were 13 informants from community-work organisations in the two settings. Semi-structured interviews were used and were analysed with the help of Atlas-ti 6.2 (ATLAS.ti Scientific Software Development GmbH D-10623 Berlin Germany). Social work in Mumbai is in a context of extreme poverty and mainly within the informal sector, whereas in Stockholm most social work is done in relation to a public welfare model. In Stockholm, interventions are aimed towards strengthening social networks, without direct aim at social change. In Mumbai, community workers organise people for collective empowerment to strengthen marginalised groups and achieve social change.

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Collective empowerment: A comparative study of community work in Mumbai and Stockholm

2014

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“…For example, it appears that CD subjects are increasingly taught by inexperienced sessional rather than core academic staff, and that only a small minority of social workers work in community practice (Allen-Kelly, McArthur & Roughley, 2001;Dixon & Hoatson, 1999). There currently appears to be only limited formal contact or cooperation between the two disciplines of CD and social work.…”

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Integrating Social Work and Community-Development Practice in Victoria, Australia

Mendes¹

2008

Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development

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Community development is generally considered to be a core component of social work practice and knowledge. Yet much professional social work literature and discourse seem to relegate community development to the sidelines. This article aims to address this deficit by interviewing six Victorian social workers involved in community-development practice. It documents the use of CD skills and strategies in social-work interventions, and the integration of the values, principles and frameworks of the two disciplines.

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“…Community social work is, nevertheless, a contested topic as it varies across different contexts (Heenan & Birrell, 2011; Midgley, 2010). It can range from community building through provision of services provided by the state or other organisations to community organising, which focusses on challenging social and structural inequalities through mobilisation and activism across different levels organised by various local and global social actors (Dixon & Hoatson, 1999; Kenny, 2002; Loomis, 2012; Midgley, 2010; O’Brien, 2003; Routledge, 2006). Community social work is heavily influenced by community development principles and historical social movements urging for social justice, equality, human rights, empowerment of individuals and communities and working in partnerships with service users.…”

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“…For social work, this may set the stage for a much needed professional agenda to grapple with the deep-seated socio-economic conditions that characterise the lives of people that social workers engage with (Pinkerton & Campbell, 2002;September & Pinkerton, 2008). Creating alliances with communities (Gray, Coates, & Yellowbird, 2008) and re-engaging with community work (Jordan, 2011) may offer possibilities that may be necessary if social work is to remain relevant (Dixon & Hoatson, 1999).…”

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Re-engaging with community work as a method of practice in social work: A view from Northern Ireland

Das¹,

O’Neill²,

Pinkerton

2016

Journal of Social Work

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This article investigates community work as a method in social work in Northern Ireland. It traces the processes that have led to the marginalisation of community work within social work practices and the complex relationship between community development and social work. Nonetheless, the welfare state is undergoing change, wherein new agendas of personalisation, service user involvement, community engagement and partnership are emerging, which are changing the occupational space of social work. We argue that this change can be an opportunity through which social work can and must re-engage with community development, particularly within the existing political arrangements and sectarian context of Northern Ireland. However, social work's engagement in the community presents risks given its current relationship with the state and loss of trust within the Northern Irish community. We discuss these risks and further possibilities. Findings: The article draws from contemporary literature on the current context of community development and service provision in Northern Ireland social work's involvement. The possibilities for community social work are explored through recent policy initiatives and the current situation of the community sector. Risks that stem from social work's relationship with the state, and with community organisations

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Retreat from within: Social work educations faltering commitment to community work

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

Collective empowerment: A comparative study of community work in Mumbai and Stockholm

Collective empowerment: A comparative study of community work in Mumbai and Stockholm

Integrating Social Work and Community-Development Practice in Victoria, Australia

Re-engaging with community work as a method of practice in social work: A view from Northern Ireland

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