CULLEN,, RACHEL;HUDSON, BARBARA, L.
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a056030pmid: N/A
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Abstract SUMMARY This paper attempts to locate contemporary developments and tensions in social work within current debates in social theory concerning the problematics of government and (post) modernity. It argues that modern social work emerged in a period of ‘welfarism’ which has now passed and that as a consequence social work has not simply been restructured in the era of neo-liberalism but is exposed as an activity particularly concerned with managing family life via the exercising of moral judgements and negotiating responsibilities. As a consequence the essential ambiguities of social work are more self evident than previously, and rather than constituting problems to be overcome, articulate the central elements of what it is to do social work. The article concludes by, tentatively, outlining the implications of such an analysis and how it may help us to understand what is going on and how we might proceed. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1994 The British Association of Social Workers
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Abstract SUMMARY This article reviews findings on the relationship of maternal depression and child care problems, a relationship which has largely been ignored in social work. These findings are of particular importance in view of the philosophy in the Children Act 1989 that the best place to bring up a child is usually with their family and the duty of local authorities to promote this. The findings consistently identify a clear relationship between emotional and behavioural child care problems and maternal depression showing that depression is likely to affect the mother's child care abilities and also her perceptions of the child's behaviour. These have important implications for education, training and practice, and these are discussed. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1994 The British Association of Social Workers
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Abstract SUMMARY A random sample of 93 students of social work in Israel were queried regarding their perception of the professional standing of work with older people. The general ranking given by trainees to this field of practice was moderate to low. Relatively positive evaluation of the status of gerontological practice, however, was found to be explained by: (1) a traditional view of the role of the elder in society; (2) the perception that peers attribute prestige to such work; and (3) having had a field practicum in the area of ageing; and was inversely related to understanding of work with elderly persons as mainly indirect intervention. The implications of these findings for the promotion of social work practice with elderly people in an ageing society are discussed. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1994 The British Association of Social Workers
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a056041pmid: N/A
Abstract SUMMARY A ‘bad object’ has been defined as an ‘object whom the subject hates or fears, who is experienced as malevolent. A bad object may be either an internal or an external object’ (Rycroft, 1988, p. 100). This paper explores the circumstances in which public fears and anxieties over child abuse become projected into the social worker. It discusses how social workers introject these feelings, become a ‘bad object’, and how social services departments have developed a number of strategies which defend against feelings of blame and responsibility. The exploration is derived from my own experiences and observations, and applies Kleinian psychoanalytic theory to studies of institutional defences. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1994 The British Association of Social Workers
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a056042pmid: N/A
Abstract SUMMARY In 1989, New Zealand introduced child protection legislation that embraces a model of family decision making. The model, based on traditional indigenous decision-making practices, has revolutionized social work with children and families in the child care and protection area. This paper considers the development of the legislation in terms of its antecedent factors and its vision. It looks particularly at some of the care and protection provisions of the legislation, and explores, by use of case study, some of the issues of using a family decision-making process as a practice model. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1994 The British Association of Social Workers
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a056031pmid: N/A
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doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a056035pmid: N/A
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