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Using evidence from research with practitioners, integrated with
wider material about virtue ethics in the helping professions, this
book explores important types of virtue that are central to
developing and sustaining excellence in social work. Comprised of
ten chapters and drawing on extensive research with social workers
as well as wider debates and analysis, the discussion carefully
concentrates on everyday experiences and achievements. This
approach enables the book to avoid an idealized and prescriptive
approach by making clear that virtues vary between contexts and
individuals, while at the same time clearly marking out qualities
and characteristics of social work that are foundational to the
development of practitioners and of the profession as a whole. It
will be required reading for students on all BSc/BSW and MSc/MSW
courses on professional ethics or preparation for practice. It will
also be of interest to practitioners in other professions,
including human services, health, education and social development
or development studies.
Using evidence from research with practitioners, integrated with
wider material about virtue ethics in the helping professions, this
book explores important types of virtue that are central to
developing and sustaining excellence in social work. Comprised of
ten chapters and drawing on extensive research with social workers
as well as wider debates and analysis, the discussion carefully
concentrates on everyday experiences and achievements. This
approach enables the book to avoid an idealized and prescriptive
approach by making clear that virtues vary between contexts and
individuals, while at the same time clearly marking out qualities
and characteristics of social work that are foundational to the
development of practitioners and of the profession as a whole. It
will be required reading for students on all BSc/BSW and MSc/MSW
courses on professional ethics or preparation for practice. It will
also be of interest to practitioners in other professions,
including human services, health, education and social development
or development studies.
This book demonstrates the central role of ethical character in
effective social work practice. Showcasing select biographies of
social workers, it reveals how skilled practitioners have developed
such core virtues as compassion, love, commitment, prudence,
respect for human dignity and a critical sense of social justice
through the course of their working lives, and how they apply these
virtues in a wide variety of settings and situations to enhance the
well-being of the people and communities they work with. As such,
the book offers a powerful and inspiring resource to help
educators, students and practitioners understand the unbreakable
link between what social workers and other social welfare and
social development professionals do and who they are, and thereby
cultivate core qualities that should be promoted. "Pawar, Hugman,
Alexandra and Anscombe have found a novel and creative way to
explore virtues in social work by examining the career
contributions of a group of social work practitioners engaged in
'virtuous action'. Their stories are inspiring and they provide
much-needed role models for students and practitioners embarking on
empowering practice" - Dr. Mel Gray, Professor of Social Work, The
University of Newcastle. New South Wales, Australia. "In an age
where the virtues of truth, cooperation and "doing the right thing"
are increasingly being eroded in public life, this book serves as
both an inspiration and invaluable resource to all social work
practitioners seeking to reflect on, and improve their practice" -
Dr. Martin Ryan, Social Worker, Counsellor/Community Educator,
Jesuit Social Services, Melbourne. "The editors are to be commended
for examining the virtuous characters of these ten professional
social workers. The use of detailed biographies is an innovative
and important approach which helps us to appreciate just what a
tremendous impact the virtues can have." - Dr. Christian B. Miller,
A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy, Director, The Character
Project, Wake Forest University, USA.
This book demonstrates the central role of ethical character in
effective social work practice. Showcasing select biographies of
social workers, it reveals how skilled practitioners have developed
such core virtues as compassion, love, commitment, prudence,
respect for human dignity and a critical sense of social justice
through the course of their working lives, and how they apply these
virtues in a wide variety of settings and situations to enhance the
well-being of the people and communities they work with. As such,
the book offers a powerful and inspiring resource to help
educators, students and practitioners understand the unbreakable
link between what social workers and other social welfare and
social development professionals do and who they are, and thereby
cultivate core qualities that should be promoted. "Pawar, Hugman,
Alexandra and Anscombe have found a novel and creative way to
explore virtues in social work by examining the career
contributions of a group of social work practitioners engaged in
'virtuous action'. Their stories are inspiring and they provide
much-needed role models for students and practitioners embarking on
empowering practice" - Dr. Mel Gray, Professor of Social Work, The
University of Newcastle. New South Wales, Australia. "In an age
where the virtues of truth, cooperation and "doing the right thing"
are increasingly being eroded in public life, this book serves as
both an inspiration and invaluable resource to all social work
practitioners seeking to reflect on, and improve their practice" -
Dr. Martin Ryan, Social Worker, Counsellor/Community Educator,
Jesuit Social Services, Melbourne. "The editors are to be commended
for examining the virtuous characters of these ten professional
social workers. The use of detailed biographies is an innovative
and important approach which helps us to appreciate just what a
tremendous impact the virtues can have." - Dr. Christian B. Miller,
A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy, Director, The Character
Project, Wake Forest University, USA.
This book is a response to the felt need of social work
practitioners for professional supervision. Reflecting on the
social work profession in the context of contemporary
socio-economic and political challenges and wide-ranging
organizational and practice settings, the book provides a voice for
supervisors to share their experiences. Social workers often deal
with difficult, undefined and unique human situations where there
are no ready-made solutions or quick fixes. This constant and
complex working process can cause stress, burnout and affect their
quality of work and judgement if they are not supported
appropriately and in a timely way. One such support to them is
offering professional supervision to enhance their professional
functioning and their quality of service. On the one hand, the
narratives of experienced supervisors reveal critical dilemmas,
core processes and content, expectations, issues posed, and
concepts and theories employed in professional supervision, and on
the other, the wisdom and qualities of supervisors. This book
analyzes concepts and models employed by supervisors and the
complex interaction of their qualities and wisdom that arise from
their narratives. It underscores the supervisee's being through
integrating the personal and professional self to deliver better
quality services to people, agencies, and communities. The book
argues that the current trends compel action for well thought
through professional supervision for all who need it. Those
interested in professional supervision - supervisees,
practitioners, and supervisors - will benefit from reading this
book. Enlightening Professional Supervision in Social Work: Voices
and Virtues of Supervisors is the resource that both supervisors
and practitioners need to create safe environments to carefully
reflect, develop knowledge, sharpen skills and effectively engage
in practice. It will improve services to clients and organizational
service provision, and not only benefit both practitioners and
supervisors in social work and human services, but also social work
educators and students, social policy administrators as well as
managers and trainers in the social services sector.
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