Developing Integrative Perspectives of Social Work Identity through Dialectics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10898166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jungrim Moon (University of Kansas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1326-1343 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcw138 |
| OpenAlex | W2530738868 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 27 |
The health and human services arena in contemporary society is becoming increasingly multidisciplinary. Social work’s understanding of the conditions and needs of marginalised populations can positively contribute to the collective efforts to address complex problems in the postmodern world. Throughout history and due to the diversity of its focus and methods, social work has struggled to develop a unified perspective of its professional focus and the core professional transactions. A lack of consensus regarding professional focus has undermined social work’s professional identity, which becomes particularly problematic within the context of the multidisciplinary collaboration in which each discipline is expected to make unique contributions. Recent scholarly discourses recognise that the profession’s characteristic as a distinct integrative science is at the core of its professional identity formation. Integrative science strives to develop new applications of existing theories or design new integrative theories. The current paper seeks to rediscover the value of dialectics, an integrative theory that has been suggested to be applicable to social work practice and education. In doing so, dialectic thinking implied in the writings of social work scholars who strived to develop integrative perspectives of social work identity is examined throughout the history of the profession’s development.
Context (archaeology) · Dialectic · Diversity (politics) · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Identity (music) · Multidisciplinary approach · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Postmodernism · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Law · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
From human rights to transformative change
A Case for Social Workers as Investigators in Public Defender Offices
Engaging with Transformative Paradigms in Mental Health
Mechanisms that impact the experience and sustainability of the professional identity of social workers
Social legitimisation of social work
Toward a definition of professional identity for social work
My Journey to Become a Social Worker
Factors Influencing Social Work Identity in Mental Health Placements
The Place of Knowledge in Constructing Social Work Identity
A Science of Social Work, and Social Work as an Integrative Scientific Discipline
The Coming Crisis in Social Work
Social Work Science and Identity Formation for Doctoral Scholars Within Intellectual Communities
Behavioral Social Work
Thoughts on the Use of Knowledge in Social Work Practice
Is Social Work a Profession
Everyday Practices of Race, Class and Gender
At the Edge of the Frame
Social Work Revolution or Evolution
The One Hundred-Year Debate
General-Systems Theory and Ego Psychology
Cause Is Function
The life and work of Bertha Reynolds
Dialectics in social work
Health Psychology
Culture, dialectics, and reasoning about contradiction
Establishing and maintaining healthy environments
Problems and Issues in Social Casework
| Citations per year | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |