The sprawling thicket
Knowledge and specialisation in forensic social work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11958253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gail Green (Counselling Centre for Children, Adolescents and Parents, corresponding author), Joanne Thorpe (0000-0002-9120-0299, Straumann (Switzerland), corresponding author), Myrean Traupmann (Counselling Centre for Children, Adolescents and Parents, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 142-153 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1447-0748.2005.00199.x |
| OpenAlex | W2113454847 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 5 |
This exploratory study uses a post‐modern framework to investigate and map aspects of the (re)emerging occupational area of forensic social work, broadly defined as practice, which in any manner may be related to legal issues and litigation, both criminal and civil. The study is the result of each author asking questions about the nature of our professional experience in the field and then testing our thoughts against those of other social workers in the field. Our aim was to initiate discussion about the nature of forensic social work and to question whether our work called upon skills and knowledge that differed from those of social workers in other (specialised) fields. We used a cooperative inquiry method and significant themes and issues were raised with agreement for much of the discussion. The most lively dialogue centred upon the benefit or disadvantage of specialisation, with tensions evident around the perceived elitism some participants attached to the specialist title. The initial investigation raised several issues for further investigation
Criminology · Disadvantage · Elitism · Engineering ethics · Exploratory research · Field (mathematics · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |