Becoming a Social Worker

This fully revised new edition of Becoming a Social Worker is made up of entirely new stories. Providing a 'glocal' frame of reference, the book describes the personal and professional narratives of a diverse range of people working in social work in the UK, what brought them into the field and what has kept them in it ever since.

Autorentext

Viviene E. Cree worked as a community worker, social worker and was latterly Professor of Social Work Studies at The University of Edinburgh. She has researched and published widely on social work topics. Scottish Association of Social Workers (SASW) awarded her their Lifetime Achievement for Social Work in 2018.

Inhalt

0. Introduction, 1. My Darkness, My Light, 2. Social Work: A Profession That Chose Me, 3. Becoming a Significant Person, 4. Becoming a Social Worker in Northern Ireland, 5. Putting Families First, 6. My Journey in Social Work: Reflections from an Intersectional Lens, 7. Social Work: A Calling, 8. Social Work Education: Taking the Scenic Route, 9. How One Social Worker Made a Difference, 10. "It can be done; it must be done; so do it", 11. Using Your Privilege as a Social Worker, 12. A Social Work Career in Wales, 13. The Caring Social Worker, 14. Navigating Social Work Education and Practice as a Gender Variant Practitioner, 15. Purpose and Passion: a Journey in Social Work, 16.Social Work: A Relationship-Based Profession, 17. Being a Specialist Palliative Care Social Worker, 18. African Values in Western Social Work, 19. My Journey into Social Work in Three Stories: Identity, Growing and Creativity, 20. Becoming a Social Worker and a Client: My Lived Experiences, 21. Cultivating a Better Future, 22. A Road Less Travelled, 23. Social work: A Glocal Profession