The Boundaries of the Social Work Relationship Revisited: Towards a Connected, Inclusive and Dynamic Conceptualisation

O’Leary, Patrick; Tsui, Ming‐sum; Ruch, Gillian

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcr181

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“…In addition Ruch et al (2010) pointed out that "good relationships take commitment, hard work and imagination and when they work they offer a vulnerable or emotionally damaged person the possibility of encountering themselves in a new and positive way-worthy of another's interest and respect" (Ruch et al 2010, p.246). In summary Howe (1998), Trevithick (2003, O'Leary et al (2013) and Wilson et al (2011) make no mention of humour use in their work on relationship based contemporary practice in social work and so humour, an omnipresent component of social life, has received little attention in regard to relationship based social work practice.…”

Section: Relationship Based Social Work (Rbsw) Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship based social work practice: the case for considering the centrality of humour in creating and maintaining relationships

Jordan

2016

Journal of Social Work Practice

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Relationship based social work practice has received increasing attention in recent years. The use of humour has infrequently been considered in relation to social work, and humour use is a neglected aspect in examining relationships in social work. As humour conveys humanity, is grounded in our earliest attachments and in the management of emotions, the purpose of this paper is to consider how humour operates in social work relationships. Importantly humour can help facilitate relationships with service users, and become a tool to help service users, social workers and their colleagues establish relationships.

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Section: Relationship Based Social Work (Rbsw) Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship based social work practice: the case for considering the centrality of humour in creating and maintaining relationships

Jordan

2016

Journal of Social Work Practice

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“…The professional boundary of the social work draws on many perspectives of medicine (O'Leary et al 2013). In the past, social workers were seen to be responsible for the boundaries between them and the clients, focusing on what the boundary is, rather than how it is created.…”

Section: Partnership and The Disappearance Of Boundaries: Social Servmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As a result, the professional boundaries of social work become irrelevant with the theoretical and value development. O'Leary presents an alternative model of social work boundaries which emphasizes connection rather than separation and encourages a process of mutuality (O'Leary et al 2013). In addition, Lavallée (2010) emphasizes the confrontation between the professional ethics of social work and local culture, and a point of blurring boundaries is raised.…”

Section: Partnership and The Disappearance Of Boundaries: Social Servmentioning

confidence: 99%

Production of boundaries by social service organizations: based on the study of family integrated service centers in Guangzhou

Xiao-xing

Yang

2016

J. Chin. Sociol.

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Social service organizations have developed quickly as a result of the Chinese government outsourcing services in recent years. The policy of government outsourcing services has been successful in developed countries and is transferred to China mainland. However, there are critical differences between China and these areas. The precondition for success in outsourcing services in Western countries is that the nonprofit organizations are relatively independent and strong. In China, however, the relationship between the government and social organizations is fuzzy, and social organizations are still quite weak. Thus, the effectiveness of social service in the West depends on collaboration between the government and nonprofit organizations (NPOs), during which the boundaries are eliminated and partnership is built. The preexistent boundaries make sure that the government and NPOs could cooperate independently and equally. In China, boundaries should be produced first to assure the effectiveness of the government purchases of social services. This paper focuses on the family integrated service centers in Guangzhou and analyzes the production of boundaries in the process of service delivery strategies. It aims to respond to the partnership theory and theoretical issues regarding the development of social organizations in China.

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“…Like FCC providers, social workers also struggle with creating, maintaining and balancing professional boundaries. Social workers are in a position in which they are required to have the capacity to relate to others — that is, they create relationships with clients in which they are trusted with personal information, while at the same time having to remain conscious of their professionalism (O'leary and others, ). Like social workers, FCC providers must also find ways to ‘reconcile their transactional relationship’ with their clients, whether through specific, rules and social distance put into place between the provider and the client or more diffuse obligations and negotiated decision‐making between providers and clients (‘market exchange’ or ‘social exchange’ respectively; Nelson, 1989 quoted in Browne, , p. 12).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Role Conflict among Family Childcare Providers in the Bronx

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Family childcare (FCC) providers provide childcare for many low‐income families in the United States, and the literature suggests they take on several other support roles as well. The current study consisted of focus groups and interviews in which FCC providers (N = 22) shared successes and challenges in their profession. Using grounded theory we identified four primary FCC roles: teacher, caregiver, social worker and business owner. Conflict within and between roles was related to considerable stress. Because roles varied across a spectrum from entangled to rigid professional relationship boundaries, many FCC providers struggled with the limits of their daily work. Suggestions are made to limit role conflict, re‐establish boundaries and promote FCC providers’ well‐being.

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The Boundaries of the Social Work Relationship Revisited: Towards a Connected, Inclusive and Dynamic Conceptualisation

Cited by 117 publications

References 30 publications

Relationship based social work practice: the case for considering the centrality of humour in creating and maintaining relationships

Relationship based social work practice: the case for considering the centrality of humour in creating and maintaining relationships

Production of boundaries by social service organizations: based on the study of family integrated service centers in Guangzhou

Role Conflict among Family Childcare Providers in the Bronx

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