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ERIC Number: EJ1211118
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0884-1233
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The Pedagogy and Principles of Teaching Therapeutic Practice with Children and Young People
Bolger, Janine
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v39 n2 p181-188 2019
Technical approaches suggesting that systematically produced, generalized, and scientific knowledge are the most solid foundations for practice present significant challenges for the social work profession, in which the decisions faced often are not technical but rather moral, requiring the application of ethically based and intuitive skills. Meanwhile, the command, control, and measurement of outcomes in social work practice also present significant conundrums for the delivery of relational person-centered social work and social care. With a focus too often on efficiency rather than on effectiveness, this managerialistic approach frequently fails to acknowledge the complexity inherent in the act of caring. In this context and framework, teaching therapeutic practice with children draws a balance between traditional systematic teaching methods and use of creative media including art, play, and music. This article outlines the positive contribution to professional social work practice that the teaching of therapeutic approaches to child care can make.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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