Summary
Contents
Subject index
If social work students are to flourish in their careers, and go beyond a basic sense of ‘competence’ in practice, it is essential to develop a sense of Professional Self. This book will help students develop critical understanding of their own social work practice, and the tools and skills required to become a professional social worker.
Professional Social Work and the Professional Social Work Identity
Professional Social Work and the Professional Social Work Identity
all professions are conspiracies against the laity
(George Bernard Shaw, The Doctor's Dilemma, 1906)
Introduction
The title of this book and, indeed, the title of this introductory chapter are not without controversy, as the epigraph at the start of this chapter suggests. The term is contested in multiple ways. Professional social work suggests there is such a thing as ‘professional’ social work, and that it must be distinct from ‘unprofessional’ social work. In turn, this implies there is a clear and undisputed understanding of what social work itself entails. Even if we restrict ourselves to Western social work or individual countries such as those within the UK, we ...
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