Styles of Practice

Early in their careers social workers evolve patterns for dealing with the demands of practice. These patterns can be seen as ‘styles of practice’ and eight particular styles are identified and examined. These styles of practice evolve over time, are often invisible to the workers concerned and may not be congruent with the values or models espoused by these workers. In order to understand the adoption and maintenance of these styles a second set of constructs relevant to the choice of practice style are suggested. These constructs are detailed as six ‘presuppositions’ underlying the selection of practice styles and include the worker's preferred theory of change and preferred use of self. The examination of styles of practice and their underlying presuppositions is seen as part of adult learning in social work. The authors believe that this examination can be an important step in the development of context-responsive practice skills

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• Learning and Teaching in the Practice of Social Work

  Brenda Clare•Practice•2010

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