Theoretical and Practical Imperatives for Reflective Social Work Organizations in Health and Mental Health

Peake, Ken; Epstein, Irwin

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“…It is those aspects that are to be explored-how we work within and across universities and field agencies to create conducive conditions for the advancement of practice research. This is not an inconsiderable challenge, given those economies and policy dictates within which organizations of interest exist (Gould, 2000;Peake & Epstein, 2005). Much contemporary social theorizing concerns itself, for example, with assessing possibilities for resisting the excesses of market societies (Garrett, 2013;Sandel, 2012;Sennett, 2006).…”

Section: Practice Research In the Intermediate Zonesmentioning

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Practice Research Collaboration in Social Work

Jones

2014

Research on Social Work Practice

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This article explores a particular approach to developing practice research collaboration between universities and field agencies. The significance of metaphor in framing knowledge relationships is examined and in particular the contribution of reflexive knowledge exchange as a generative metaphor for collaboration. In positing practice research as a social practice, social, cultural, and political dimensions of knowledge exchange are emphasized. Illustrated through a specific site in Australia, the analysis highlights the importance of reflexive knowledge work within universities as a foundation for productive and innovative engagement with field agencies, suited to conditions of uncertainty and complexity. Keywords knowledge exchange, metaphor, practice research collaboration, reflexiveThis article examines the significance of metaphor for practice research and provides an exploratory study of the use of reflexive knowledge exchange as a generative metaphor for collaboration between university and field. The proposition is pursued that, for practice research collaboration to flourish, attention has to be paid to the institutional settings and relations of knowledge production. Having explained ideas of exchange and reflexivity, the discussion turns to related change processes within a particular university to illustrate the work to be done in laying foundations for successful and innovative collaboration with the field. This is followed by specific examples of the diverse forms of practice research endeavor that can then be realized. The discussion concludes with a consideration of the prospects for sustaining this form of collaborative knowledge work into the future. Investigating the use of a particular metaphorical construct in a site in Australia, it is argued that, while the challenges may be substantial, reflexive knowledge exchange offers a valuable approach worthy of further development and formal evaluation. This article is presented in an authorial voice consistent with the experiential basis of the analysis, constructed with reference to a diversity of literatures that address the social structuring of practice research collaboration.

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Section: Practice Research In the Intermediate Zonesmentioning

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Practice Research Collaboration in Social Work

Jones

2014

Research on Social Work Practice

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Building Organizational Knowledge and Value: Informed Decision Making in Kansas Children’s Community-Based Mental Health Services

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Kapp

2010

Community Ment Health J

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Knowledge is managers' principal asset and knowledge building is managers' primary work. This qualitative study explores knowledge building by directors of children's community-based mental health services in Kansas. Of the state's 27 directors, 25 completed a survey about knowledge building, in their preference of online or telephone format. Fourteen participants took part either in preliminary interviews for study development, or in follow-up interviews for further detail and member checking. Study findings indicate that with requisite resources, directors inform their decision making with streams of information, which they manage and generate to build organizational knowledge and value for local practice effectiveness.

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Practice research: what it is and its place in the social work profession

Pain¹

2011

European Journal of Social Work

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Theoretical and Practical Imperatives for Reflective Social Work Organizations in Health and Mental Health

Cited by 10 publications

References 31 publications

Practice Research Collaboration in Social Work

Practice Research Collaboration in Social Work

Building Organizational Knowledge and Value: Informed Decision Making in Kansas Children’s Community-Based Mental Health Services

Practice research: what it is and its place in the social work profession

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