Narrative Social Work: Theory and Application

ISBN-13: 9781847428257 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 176 str.

Clive Baldwin

Opis

Interest in the contribution narrative makes to other disciplines has been booming in recent years, but its impact in social work has been limited and confined mainly to therapeutic intervention. "Narrative Social Work" is the first book to extend the narrative lens to explore the contribution of narrative to social work values and ethics, social policy, and our understanding of the self in social, cultural, and political contexts. Clive Baldwin argues that narrative is a richly textured approach to social work that can enhance both theory and practice.

Spis treści

Introduction to narrative theory (with Brandi Estey-Burtt); Narrative, human rights and social justice; The narrative self and social work; Social work ethics and narrative; Narrative and social policy; Plot, characterisation and rhetoric in child protection; The narrative self in mental health discourse (by Brandi Estey-Burtt); Meta-narratives of disability (with Mary-Dan Johnston); Conclusion.