The British Journal of Social Work

PRIESTLEY, MARK

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This paper illustrates how value conflicts between the competing philosophies of community care and integrated living are played out at a micro level. The experiences of service users in Derbyshire show how the process of care assessment can perpetuate traditional discourses of disability based on dependency, individualization and segregation. By contrast, self-assessment within an integrated living approach opens up new possibilities for resistance through the supported self-empowerment of service users. Moreover, the participation of disabled people in managing their own affairs challenges established cultural values about the role of disabled people in society.

MARK PRIESTLEY

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This paper illustrates how value conflicts between the competing philosophies of community care and integrated living are played out at a micro level. The experiences of service users in Derbyshire show how the process of care assessment can perpetuate traditional discourses of disability based on dependency, individualization and segregation. By contrast, self-assessment within an integrated living approach opens up new possibilities for resistance through the supported self-empowerment of service users. Moreover, the participation of disabled people in managing their own affairs challenges established cultural values about the role of disabled people in society. © 1998 The British Association of Social Workers « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Br J Soc Work (1998) 28 (5): 659-673. » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by PRIESTLEY, M. Search for related content Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue October 2015 45 (7) Alert me to new issues Published on behalf of BASW – The British Association of Social Workers The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue We are mobile – find out more This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journals Career Network Impact factor: 1.335 5-Yr impact factor: 1.802 Editors Professor Margaret Holloway Professor Malcolm Golightley View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Guidelines for authors and reviewers Code of Practice Online submission instructions Submit a manuscript Self-Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements Widget Get a Widget

PRIESTLEY,, MARK

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Abstract This paper illustrates how value conflicts between the competing philosophies of community care and integrated living are played out at a micro level. The experiences of service users in Derbyshire show how the process of care assessment can perpetuate traditional discourses of disability based on dependency, individualization and segregation. By contrast, self-assessment within an integrated living approach opens up new possibilities for resistance through the supported self-empowerment of service users. Moreover, the participation of disabled people in managing their own affairs challenges established cultural values about the role of disabled people in society. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1998 The British Association of Social Workers

BOWPITT, GRAHAM

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This paper is a reappraisal of the Christian origins of social work and, as such, is a contribution to writing the profession's history. It examines the competing ideological roots of the concept of ‘social work’ which emerged in late nineteenth-century Britain, and the extent to which they are derived from the Christian charitable tradition or its secular transformation. Two features of early social work are examined in particular depth: its moral purpose in relation to the Evangelical belief in charity as an instrument of spiritual revival; and its rational methods in relation to secular beliefs about the possibility of personal and social change.Much of the paper focuses on the ideological and institutional relationship between the emerging activity of social work and Evangelical revivalism which formed the context for most late nineteenth-century philanthropy. The crisis of faith experienced by Victorian intellectuals is a significant motif throughout this period.This is not an attempt to rewrite the history of social work, but to re-examine neglected features in its origins: Evangelical Christianity and its secular humanist transformation. In doing so, it is hoped to throw light on the recent revival of interest in the importance of religion to social work.

GRAHAM BOWPITT

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This paper is a reappraisal of the Christian origins of social work and, as such, is a contribution to writing the profession's history. It examines the competing ideological roots of the concept of ‘social work’ which emerged in late nineteenth-century Britain, and the extent to which they are derived from the Christian charitable tradition or its secular transformation. Two features of early social work are examined in particular depth: its moral purpose in relation to the Evangelical belief in charity as an instrument of spiritual revival; and its rational methods in relation to secular beliefs about the possibility of personal and social change. Much of the paper focuses on the ideological and institutional relationship between the emerging activity of social work and Evangelical revivalism which formed the context for most late nineteenth-century philanthropy. The crisis of faith experienced by Victorian intellectuals is a significant motif throughout this period. This is not an attempt to rewrite the history of social work, but to re-examine neglected features in its origins: Evangelical Christianity and its secular humanist transformation. In doing so, it is hoped to throw light on the recent revival of interest in the importance of religion to social work. © 1998 The British Association of Social Workers « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Br J Soc Work (1998) 28 (5): 675-693. » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by BOWPITT, G. Search for related content Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue October 2015 45 (7) Alert me to new issues Published on behalf of BASW – The British Association of Social Workers The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue We are mobile – find out more This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journals Career Network Impact factor: 1.335 5-Yr impact factor: 1.802 Editors Professor Margaret Holloway Professor Malcolm Golightley View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Guidelines for authors and reviewers Code of Practice Online submission instructions Submit a manuscript Self-Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements Widget Get a Widget

BOWPITT,, GRAHAM

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a011385pmid: N/A

Abstract This paper is a reappraisal of the Christian origins of social work and, as such, is a contribution to writing the profession's history. It examines the competing ideological roots of the concept of ‘social work’ which emerged in late nineteenth-century Britain, and the extent to which they are derived from the Christian charitable tradition or its secular transformation. Two features of early social work are examined in particular depth: its moral purpose in relation to the Evangelical belief in charity as an instrument of spiritual revival; and its rational methods in relation to secular beliefs about the possibility of personal and social change. Much of the paper focuses on the ideological and institutional relationship between the emerging activity of social work and Evangelical revivalism which formed the context for most late nineteenth-century philanthropy. The crisis of faith experienced by Victorian intellectuals is a significant motif throughout this period. This is not an attempt to rewrite the history of social work, but to re-examine neglected features in its origins: Evangelical Christianity and its secular humanist transformation. In doing so, it is hoped to throw light on the recent revival of interest in the importance of religion to social work. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1998 The British Association of Social Workers

THOMPSON,, NEIL

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a011386pmid: N/A

Abstract Ageist ideology presents old age as a time of dependency and disengagement, a withdrawal from life, rather than a part of life. While this can be recognized as a stereotypical view of ageing, its influence has to be acknowledged as profound and far-reaching. This raises a number of questions about the ontological status of old age—that is, questions about the nature of old age as a feature of human existence. This paper focuses on two particular aspects of the ontology of old age: selfhood and loss. The notion of self is one that has received considerable attention in social theory as a result of the postmodernist critique in recent years. However, little or no attention has been paid to the role of selfhood in old age. Old age can be seen as a stage in the life course characterized by loss or, more specifically, a variety of losses. Loss is also a significant factor in relation to selfhood in particular and ontology in general, especially as loss so often involves a loss of meaning. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1998 The British Association of Social Workers

THOMPSON, NEIL

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Ageist ideology presents old age as a time of dependency and disengagement, a withdrawal from life, rather than a part of life. While this can be recognized as a stereotypical view of ageing, its influence has to be acknowledged as profound and far-reaching. This raises a number of questions about the ontological status of old age—that is, questions about the nature of old age as a feature of human existence. This paper focuses on two particular aspects of the ontology of old age: selfhood and loss. The notion of self is one that has received considerable attention in social theory as a result of the postmodernist critique in recent years. However, little or no attention has been paid to the role of selfhood in old age. Old age can be seen as a stage in the life course characterized by loss or, more specifically, a variety of losses. Loss is also a significant factor in relation to selfhood in particular and ontology in general, especially as loss so often involves a loss of meaning.

NEIL THOMPSON

doi: bjsw;28/5/695pmid: N/A

Ageist ideology presents old age as a time of dependency and disengagement, a withdrawal from life, rather than a part of life. While this can be recognized as a stereotypical view of ageing, its influence has to be acknowledged as profound and far-reaching. This raises a number of questions about the ontological status of old age—that is, questions about the nature of old age as a feature of human existence. This paper focuses on two particular aspects of the ontology of old age: selfhood and loss. The notion of self is one that has received considerable attention in social theory as a result of the postmodernist critique in recent years. However, little or no attention has been paid to the role of selfhood in old age. Old age can be seen as a stage in the life course characterized by loss or, more specifically, a variety of losses. Loss is also a significant factor in relation to selfhood in particular and ontology in general, especially as loss so often involves a loss of meaning. © 1998 The British Association of Social Workers « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article Br J Soc Work (1998) 28 (5): 695-707. » Abstract Free Full Text (PDF) Free Classifications Article Services Article metrics Alert me when cited Alert me if corrected Find similar articles Similar articles in Web of Science Add to my archive Download citation Request Permissions Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via CrossRef Citing articles via Scopus Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by THOMPSON, N. Search for related content Related Content Load related web page information Share Email this article CiteULike Delicious Facebook Google+ Mendeley Twitter What's this? Search this journal: Advanced » Current Issue October 2015 45 (7) Alert me to new issues Published on behalf of BASW – The British Association of Social Workers The Journal About this journal Publishers' Books for Review Rights & Permissions Dispatch date of the next issue We are mobile – find out more This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Journals Career Network Impact factor: 1.335 5-Yr impact factor: 1.802 Editors Professor Margaret Holloway Professor Malcolm Golightley View full editorial board For Authors Instructions to authors Guidelines for authors and reviewers Code of Practice Online submission instructions Submit a manuscript Self-Archiving Policy Alerting Services Email table of contents Email Advance Access CiteTrack XML RSS feed Corporate Services Advertising sales Reprints Supplements Widget Get a Widget

LLOYD, LIZ

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This article considers some of the issues raised by critics of postmodern analyses of social work. It analyses the ways in which social services departments have changed to a ‘post-fordist’ organizational form and considers the implications for equality policies and anti-oppressive practice. It challenges the view that preserving a more professional approach to social work offers greater opportunities for anti-oppressive practice than the more deprofessionalized approach currently being developed and argues that social workers committed to the principles of anti-oppressive practice can develop new tactics appropriate to the changing organizational context It also argues that postmodernist analyses offer new insights into experiences of power, oppression and inequality. In particular, it stresses the importance of understanding the linkages between broader, political and economic trends and the experiences of individual social workers and service users.Drawing on research in Avon Social Services, it considers the ways in which race equality strategies in community care continue to reduce issues of race and racism to culture and identity. Reflecting critically on anti-oppressive and anti-racist action it argues that the limitations placed on anti-oppressive practice under the postfordist context of community care are unlikely to differ greatly from those felt under previous organizational regimes.