Recognition within the profession of social work in the UK

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ID6421084
AuthorsA Collins (corresponding author), S A Collins (Bangor University, corresponding author)
Year2025
Pages1-18
Publication date2025-02-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical and Radical Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2049-8675 • E-ISSN: 2049-8608
PublisherBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/20498608y2025d000000070
OpenAlexW4407314230
LanguageEN
References cited55

Honneth draws attention to three conditions considered essential to support recognition: first, caring relationships producing self-confidence and agency; second, rights involving equal treatment for all, leading to self-respect and respect for and from other people; and, third, solidarity through community membership, involving self- and social esteem. Honneth’s works have been influential for many pieces of writing and research in social work. However, such endeavours have tended to neglect detailed consideration of the enactment of recognition in relation to social workers themselves. Therefore, a major aim of this article is to discuss critically the implications of recognition for practitioners within the structural and institutional context of the UK, including an examination of the role of care within social work organisations, as seen in individual supervision and mentoring. Recognition as solidarity and community is considered in the context of teams, colleagues, peer groups, professional associations and unions. Recognition of social workers’ rights is also explored in relation to minority groups and justice

Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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