Suchergebnisse

chapter 1 Social complexity and vulnerability -- chapter 2 Social eficacy -- chapter 3 Normative professionalisation -- chapter 4 Transformation and deinstitutionalisation -- chapter 5 Social work -- chapter 6 Social work as a practice based science and research -- chapter 7 The case of Marc: applying theory to practice.

Being socially competent is essential in late modern society. We expect people to find their own accommodation, partner, job, community and lifestyle and struggle to find answers for those who are not able or do not have the opportunity to achieve these things. By placing social complexity, social vulnerability and social efficacy within a framework of social policy and social practice, Complexity and Social Work argues that growing social complexity excludes more and more citizens from social participation. The book starts with exploring complexity, super-diversity, vulnerability and social efficacy. From there the book deals with the discourses of social policy, social work and social work research, pledging for social policy aiming at desired outcomes, for generic contextual social work, and for a research practice that recognises practical wisdom. Aimed at final year undergraduates, postgraduates, professionals, trainers and lecturers involved in social work, social policy, social care, mental health and allied fields who are committed to treating socially vulnerable people with respect and acceptance, this book, the first of its kind, offers new perspectives on social complexity for practice, theory and research in human services.

1. International social work and international social policy -- 2. From welfare to workfare : the great transformation -- 3. Citizenship and civil society discourse / Helene Jacobson Pettersson and Hans van Ewijk -- 4. Social work under construction -- 5. Community policy and community work -- 6. Other fields of activity -- 7. From assimilation to intercultural competences : a challenge for social work / Jurgen Nowak and Hans van Ewijk -- 8. Social work as a profession, research and science.

This book explores shifts in international social policies, looking at how they affect national trends and the context for social work practice. It investigates the responsibilities for social welfare held by the state, the market and civil society, elaborating a concept of citizenship-based social work.

Anhand der eigenen 40-jährigen beruflichen Erfahrung in der Sozialarbeit stellt der Verfasser ihr Selbstverständnis und ihre Aufgaben zur Diskussion. Er schildert die gängigen Legitimationsmuster der Sozialarbeit in der modernen Gesellschaft: Sie wird in der Regel als eine Therapie für pflegebedürftige Menschen oder als eine Erscheinungsform sozialer Gerechtigkeit im Wohlfahrtsstaat legitimiert. In den meisten Fällen handelt es sich um Dienste, deren Empfänger exkludierte soziale Gruppen sind. Der Autor vertritt die These, dass der eigentliche Gegenstand der Sozialarbeit die soziale Isolation ist. In diesem Sinne soll sie die soziale Integration der Empfänger von sozialpolitischen Leistungen fördern. (ICB)

In this article, it is argued that in Dutch youth policy of the 80's, there was a noticeable change of approach to young people. Before this period, policy concerning young people was based on the concept of optimal fulfillment, a psychosocial enhancement of the human. In the 80s, the psychological and educational point of view is supplanted by an economic approach of offer and demand.
Young people need to be better equipped for the employment market. For that they must be cheaper, better trained and adapted. This swing signifies that the image of universal identity and of mankind has been abandonned.
The differences between humans and the necessity for a différenciation between work levels and contents require a harmonization between the individual and society. Stress is no longer placed on man by means of psychosocial categories but on man through the procuring a job and of training.