Support vs. Safeguarding and Care vs. Control…
Social workers have the dual mandate of supporting and safeguarding children and adults as well as their families. However, at times, what a professional may consider as necessary support for…
Category Archives: Open Access
Social Work Praxis – Summary of the debate on 31 January 2012 – #Socialwork Praxis
We are sorry for the delayed posting of our summary. We have had some technical problems and it has now been resolved. Therefore, below is the summary of this week’s…
Are we Praxisioners? – Social Work Praxis – Opinion piece by: Nick Berbiers
Praxis, lest you be unaware, is the Klingon moon, utilised as a key energy production facility, which is foolishly destroyed due to over-mining by those furrow-browed permagrumpies in Star Trek:…
Do Theories Have Any Relevance for Social Work Practice? A Case Example – Opinion Piece by Dr. Nancy Smyth
My best example of the relationship between theory and practice comes from my own work as a clinical social worker doing psychotherapy. In this case I’ll illustrate the process of changing…
Social Work Praxis…
Social Work and Social Care professionals are involved in the lives and everyday lived “reality” of their users of service ranging from identifying their needs, to allocation of resources, to…
“Best Interest…” – Debate Summary for 24 January 2012
Definition and determination of “Best Interest” is one of the most fundamental and controversial concept in social work and social care, and yesterday’s debate was focused on determination of “Best Interest……
Best interest assessors – Opinion piece by Joe Godden
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were inserted in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 through the Mental Health Act 2007, and came into force in April 2009. They were the government’s…
In Whose Best Interests? – Opinion piece by Nushra Mansuri
The principle of the best interests of the child has been hailed by many as one of the most important provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of…
Defining ‘Best Interest…” – Opinion piece by Nick Berbiers
I have selected two examples from experience relating to ‘best interest’. They are perhaps at the more extreme end of the spectrum, but shining a spotlight on the far points…
Best Interest…
Determining the “Best Interest” of adults and children is a central focus of social work and social care practice and practitioners. Indeed, few concepts are as central and as controversial…
