Practice learning: challenging neoliberalism in a turbulent world.

Harms Smith, Linda; Ferguson, Iain

Abstract

The turmoil, struggle, deepening poverty and inequality in which the world finds itself requires a responsive social work practice, theory and education. However, the current era of neoliberalism, 'post-welfare capitalism' and external socio-political pressures (Ioakimidis et al, 2014), increasingly suppresses social work's mandate of working for social justice and social change (Yazbek, 2014, Sewpaul, 2013). The reconceptualisation of social work in a context of rampant wealth accumulation and deepening poverty has led to the need for more orthodox social work assumptions and theories to be challenged (Ioakimidis et al, 2014; Sewpaul, 2014; Harms Smith, 2013).

Citation

HARMS SMITH, L. and FERGUSON, I. 2016. Practice learning: challenging neoliberalism in a turbulent world. In Taylor, I., Bogo, M., Lefevre, M. and Teater, B. (eds.) Routledge international handbook of social work education. Abingdon: Routledge [online], chapter 17, pages 197-208. Available from: http://www.routledge.com/9781138890237

• Online Publication Date: Mar 31, 2016
• Publication Date: Apr 12, 2016
• Deposit Date: May 22, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 1, 2017
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Pages: 197-208
• Series Title: Routledge international handbooks
• Book Title: Routledge international handbook of social work education
• Chapter Number: Chapter 17
• ISBN: 9781138890237
• Keywords: Social work; Social work practice; Practice learning; Social work education; Practice placements
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2330
• Publisher URL: http://www.routledge.com/9781138890237