The Challenge of Existential Social Work Practice
Description
This text argues that an existential perspective provides a philosophically informed approach that challenges social workers to create their own authentic practice approach based upon an understanding of this tradition in social work's history of empowerment and creative practice.
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Mark Griffiths is a practising social worker in Melbourne, Australia, currently working in family violence. He has practised social work for 38 years. Previous practice includes management of two non-government agencies, direct practice in youth justice and child protection, senior policy advisor roles in justice and human services, and teaching and lecturing in community services and social work at Swinburne and Deakin Universities. He holds a Masters of Social Work from RMIT University, Australia.
Content
Chapter 1: Being-in-a-social-work-world.- Chapter 2: Immortal Social Work: the first existential social work practice.- Chapter 3: Existential Social Work Comes of Age.- Chapter 4: Existential Social Work Assessment and Intervention.- Chapter 5: Existential Social Work in Social Policy, Social Movements and Team Work.- Chapter 6: Creative Social Work and Existential Social Work.- Chapter 7: Evidence-Based Practice and Existential Social Work.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.