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The challenge of superdiversity for the identity of the social work profession : experiences of social workers in De Sloep in Ghent, Belgium
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Author
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Abstract
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| This article examines the challenges that superdiversity and complexity pose for social workers. Taking an ethnographic approach, we focus on the knowledge-in-action of social workers in a small service organization in Belgium in order to access their experiences of being professionals in superdiverse contexts. The reflections of the social workers reveal the prominence of three inter-related issues: the social vulnerability of clients, the tensions that arise in coping with differences between personal and professional frameworks and identities, and the discontinuity that challenges the professional self-confidence of social workers. The findings raise important questions for the professional identity of social work. |
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Language
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Dutch, English
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Source (journal)
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International social work / International Council on Social Welfare; International Association of Schools of Social Work. - London, 1958, currens
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Publication
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London
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2018
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ISSN
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0020-8728
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1461-7234
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DOI
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10.1177/0020872816631600
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Volume/pages
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61
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(2018)
, p. 274-288
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ISI
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000429852000008
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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