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Familiepleje i Norge, Sverige og England:en komparativ analyse i relation til danske forhold
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Care as a relational practice:The possibility of solidary authority
No full textCreating helping relationships is central to the social work profession. However, there is very little research knowledge about how care is practiced relationally in contexts characterised by statutory authority and elements of control/coercion. This knowledge is pertinent in the light of neoliberal agendas in social work that challenge the possibilities for establishing relationships of care. By drawing on empirical examples and Rosa’s concepts of ‘resonance’ and ‘adaptive transformation’, this chapter offers insight into the relational features of care in social work with children and families. The examples show how social workers struggle to use their authority to care holistically for the needs of children and families in a context that is increasingly focused on exercising authority as clear boundaries and centred on the needs of the child, while distributing less understanding and support to the parents. This leads to the introduction of the concept ‘solidary authority’ as a starting point for understanding care in social work. This concept inserts care practices in the context of the authority and power of the welfare state, and it is argued that advanced capitalist welfare states actualise an intense struggle for enabling solidary authority. Thereby, it becomes an open question when and how solidary authority is possible in specific contexts
A theory of care for social work with families
No full textThis chapter introduces and discusses the relevance of care theory and care ethics for social work with families. The basic ontologies and epistemologies of care theory and care ethics are outlined as well as recent international research on the possibility of care in social work with families and particularly in statutory social work in child protection. In this context, the power relations as well as the potential for conflict constitute a significant challenge that may be exacerbated by the ‘ruling relations’ of the current governmental climate. This chapter offers an illustrative case example of how institutional prioritisation and changes in the distribution of attentiveness to needs challenge caring practices in social work. Finally, the chapter describes the preconditions and qualities of caring social work with families
Podcast: Anerkendelse mellem omsorg og magt
No full textHvilken status anerkendes borgerne og hvilken status anerkendes de, som forvalter borgenes status?Mie Engen er lektor i sociologi og socialt arbejde ved Aalborg Universitet og har i forskningsprojektet CARE afdækket spændinger i anerkendelsen, når socialarbejderne arbejder med udsatte børn og familier. Det viser bl.a. at myndighedernes anerkendelsen af børn og familier fx i form af omsorg kan være vanskeligt og spændingsfyldt.Mie hjælper os med at tænkere nærmere over dilemmaer i statens anerkendelsesformer – ikke mindst når den forsøger at fremme værdifulde målsætninger med magt
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