
Shame and Social Work
Theory, Reflexivity and Practice
Policy Press
1st Edition
Published on 22. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
218 pages
978-1-4473-4408-7 (ISBN)
Description
For many service users and professionals in the field of social work, shame is an ongoing part of their daily experience.
Providing an in-depth examination of the complex phenomena of shame and humiliation, this book sets out key contextual issues and theoretical approaches to comprehend shame and its relevance within social work. It provides a broad understanding of shame, its underlying social and political contexts and its effects on service users and professionals.
The book uses innovative international scholarship and includes theoretical considerations, as well as empirical findings within the field of social work. It shows the importance of sensitive, reflective and relationship-oriented practice based on a better understanding of the complexity of shame.
Providing an in-depth examination of the complex phenomena of shame and humiliation, this book sets out key contextual issues and theoretical approaches to comprehend shame and its relevance within social work. It provides a broad understanding of shame, its underlying social and political contexts and its effects on service users and professionals.
The book uses innovative international scholarship and includes theoretical considerations, as well as empirical findings within the field of social work. It shows the importance of sensitive, reflective and relationship-oriented practice based on a better understanding of the complexity of shame.
More details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
342 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-4408-7 (9781447344087)
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Liz Frost | Veronika Magyar-Haas | Holger Schoneville
Shame and Social Work
Theory, Reflexivity and Practice
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Theory, Reflexivity and Practice
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Liz Frost | Veronika Magyar-Haas | Holger Schoneville
Shame and Social Work
Theory, Reflexivity and Practice
E-Book
07/2020
1st Edition
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Persons
Liz Frost is Associate Professor at the University of the West of England.
Veronika Magyar-Haas is Professor in Educational Science at the University of Fribourg.
Holger Schoneville is Senior Lecturer in social work at Dortmund University.
Alessandro Sicora is Associate Professor and teaches social work at the University of Trento.
Veronika Magyar-Haas is Professor in Educational Science at the University of Fribourg.
Holger Schoneville is Senior Lecturer in social work at Dortmund University.
Alessandro Sicora is Associate Professor and teaches social work at the University of Trento.
Editor
Faculty of Health & Social Care, University of the West of England
University of Zurich
Dortmund University, Germany
University of Trento (from September 2018)
Contributions
University of York
University of Birmingham, Department of Social Policy and Social Work
Technical University of Dortmund
Freie Universitaet Berlin
Goethe University Frankfurt
Content
Part One: The Concept of Shame from Different Perspectives
Making Sense of Shame Theory: A Possible Psychosocial Structure ~ Elisabeth Frost
The sociology of shame ~ Sighard Neckel
Shame as an Anthropological and Historical and Social Emotion ~ Veronika Magyar-Haas
Part Two: Shame and Service Users
Poverty as an Attack on Subjectivity: The Case of Shame, A Social Work Perspective ~ Holger Schoneville
Interactions of Shame: Violence against Children and Residential Care ~ Marie Demant and Friederike Lorenz
Emotional Labour in Social Work Practice and the Production of Shame in Service Users' ~ Carsten Schroeder
Part Three: Shame and Social Workers
Shame Regulation as Organisational Control: Evoking, Containing, and Diverting Shame to Create Compliance ~ Matthew Gibson
Claim, Blame, Shame: How Risk Undermines Authenticity in Social Work ~ Mark Hardy
Shame, Mistakes and Reflective Practice in Social Work ~ Alessandro Sicora
Making Sense of Shame Theory: A Possible Psychosocial Structure ~ Elisabeth Frost
The sociology of shame ~ Sighard Neckel
Shame as an Anthropological and Historical and Social Emotion ~ Veronika Magyar-Haas
Part Two: Shame and Service Users
Poverty as an Attack on Subjectivity: The Case of Shame, A Social Work Perspective ~ Holger Schoneville
Interactions of Shame: Violence against Children and Residential Care ~ Marie Demant and Friederike Lorenz
Emotional Labour in Social Work Practice and the Production of Shame in Service Users' ~ Carsten Schroeder
Part Three: Shame and Social Workers
Shame Regulation as Organisational Control: Evoking, Containing, and Diverting Shame to Create Compliance ~ Matthew Gibson
Claim, Blame, Shame: How Risk Undermines Authenticity in Social Work ~ Mark Hardy
Shame, Mistakes and Reflective Practice in Social Work ~ Alessandro Sicora