Linda Harms Smith
Practice learning: challenging neoliberalism in a turbulent world.
Harms Smith, Linda; Ferguson, Iain
Authors
Iain Ferguson
Contributors
Imogen Taylor
Editor
Marion Bogo
Editor
Michelle Lefevre
Editor
Barbra Teater
Editor
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 |
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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 |
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