Publication details
Social construction of social work identity in the process of its institutionalisation
| Title in English | SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL WORK IDENTITY IN THE PROCESSES OF ITS INSTITUTIONALISATION |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | SOCIOSPHERE |
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| Web | http://sociosphera.ucoz.ru/index/zhurnal_quotsociosferaquot/0-8 |
| Field | Sociology, demography |
| Keywords | social construction; social work; social problems; institutionalisation; professional project |
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| Description | The aim of the text is to explain the process of social construction of social work identity / identities, which (the process of social construction) I introduce as an important part in social work institutionalisation. Some social workers think that their work within the frame of their profession has a permanent and unchangeable character. The conception of the permanent and unchangeable character of social work excludes the theory, values and methodology use from possible discussion and ref1exive verification. The orientation towards only one model of values, theory and methods runs the risk of harming clients and in a wider sense risks destabilizing social relations. |