The social work side is disappearing. I guess it started with u s being called care managers'

Postle, Karen

doi:10.1080/09503150108415468

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“…Critical comment, empirical and theoretical contributions of academics (for example, Garrett, 2008;Jones, 2001;Kelly, 1991;Lawler, 2000;Postle, 2001 andPowell, 2001) are also taken into account. This paper is therefore not the result of an empirical research project, but a theoretical exploration of developments in social work that have been underway since the 1970s.…”

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Neoliberalism, managerialism and the reconfiguring of social work in Sweden and the United Kingdom

Harlow

Berg

Barry³

et al. 2012

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This paper considers some of the ways in which neoliberalism, through the processes of managerialism, has impacted on the occupation of social work in Sweden and the UK. It is argued that there are similar implications in both countries, through the managerial drive for increased performance in economy, efficiency and effectiveness, but also in the development of evidence based practice. Whilst the key focus of the paper is on similarities between these two countries, differences are also noted. There is also recognition of the way in which resistance to the reconfiguration of social work is taking shape.

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Neoliberalism, managerialism and the reconfiguring of social work in Sweden and the United Kingdom

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Berg

Barry³

et al. 2012

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“…Within adult social work, the talk of workers has been subject to similar approaches (Ramcharan et al, 1999;Jones, 2001;Postle, 2001Postle, , 2002Carey, 2008Carey, , 2012 but with less emphasis on discourse-analytic traditions. Jones's (2001: 555) study captured the wider effects of managerialism in adult practice, where social work was described mainly as 'a job that you do in boxes, you just tick boxes '.…”

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Discourse, identity and socialisation: a textual analysis of the ‘accounts’ of student social workers

Pithouse

Roscoe

2018

Critical and Radical Social Work

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This article draws on interview data from student social workers engaged in assessing the needs\ud of adults in Wales, UK. The data were collected as part of a doctoral study conducted by the lead\ud author (Roscoe, 2014), which utilised a form of discourse analysis to explore students’ accounts\ud as ‘texts’. The concept of ‘text’ refers to an account, exchange or narrative and can be interpreted\ud at a number of levels (Halliday, 1978). Texts represent personal, occupational and professional\ud domains of meaning, and through textual analysis, we can grasp the way occupational identity and\ud day-to-day practices are constructed through subjective and institutional sets of knowledge, values\ud and beliefs. This article will draw upon Fairclough’s (1989) method of critical discourse analysis\ud to explore and interpret student texts and, in doing so, will reveal their multilayered character in\ud respect of cultural, social and political influences

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“…Given that care managers have, historically, had problems with esteem and morale (Postle, 2001;Carey, 2003), this is an important factor to highlight.…”

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‘I Haven’t Forgotten About You’ ‐ Critical Lessons Learned in Negotiating Access into the Field of Care Management

Scourfield

2010

Qualitative Research Journal

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Based on a case study, this paper discusses the issues raised and problems faced when trying to negotiate access to the system of statutory reviews for older people residing in care homes in England. Efforts to recruit participants proved to be more difficult than anticipated. However, the prolonged period of field negotiation yielded its own set of data with which to better understand the adult social care system in England. The paper provides a critical reflection on the reasons behind the care managers' reluctance to participate and the strategies employed to deflect attention or resist involvement. The discussion provides a broader context in order to allow for wider applicability of the findings across other similar situations.Keywords: Access, care management, participation. …research in group or organisational contexts raises some additional considerations, and negotiating access to the setting will be a key part of early stages of the research. It requires patience and sensitivity. (Lewis, 2003, p. 62) This paper emerges from a UK-based doctoral study. The research questions were focused on the way statutory reviews were carried out for older people in care homes. The older care home population in England, as elsewhere, is characterised by complex care needs which often follow from varying degrees of chronic ill health (mental and physical), disability and sensory impairment (Office of Fair Trading, 2005). In England, older people who are supported by public funding are required to have their placements reviewed at least annually. The purpose of the review includes establishing whether the older person's needs are being met and whether the care plan needs to be changed. Although the care manager is usually required to follow a pre-determined format, the review should provide an opportunity for the older person, or their representative, to comment on any aspect of their life in the home.The research was focused on a 'shire county' in which there were 68 care homes accommodating over 2000 older people as residents. Roughly two-thirds were financially supported in some way by the local authority. The project was designed as a qualitative case study using methods of observation, semi-structured interviews and documentary analysis to gain a better sense of how the system of residential reviews worked from multiple perspectives. Related questions included trying to gain a sense of whether those involved felt reviews were useful and in what way, how they should be conducted, whether they were effective, and to obtain a better understanding of how care managers tried to engage with the older person in a meaningful way, and also to what extent the older person's understanding and experiences of the review matched that of the reviewer.Despite a reasonably successful pilot study, subsequent efforts to recruit care managers prepared to participate proved to be largely unsuccessful. Whilst causing a significant degree f frustration, the prolonged period of field negotiations yielded its own set of data wit...

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The social work side is disappearing. I guess it started with u s being called care managers'

Cited by 64 publications

References 12 publications

Neoliberalism, managerialism and the reconfiguring of social work in Sweden and the United Kingdom

Neoliberalism, managerialism and the reconfiguring of social work in Sweden and the United Kingdom

Discourse, identity and socialisation: a textual analysis of the ‘accounts’ of student social workers

‘I Haven’t Forgotten About You’ ‐ Critical Lessons Learned in Negotiating Access into the Field of Care Management

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