Changes in the Form of Knowledge in Social Work: From the 'Social' to the 'Informational'?

Parton, Nigel

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcl337

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“…Not only did such systems seem to increase the range and depth of state surveillance of children, young people, parents and professionals (Parton, 2006;2008a;Anderson et al, 2009) and undermine individual and family privacy (Roche, 2008) they did not work seem to work as intended. In particular they seemed to have the effect of: deflecting front line practitioners from their core task of working directly with children, young people and parents (Hall et al, 2010); increasing the bureaucratic demands of the work (Parton, 2008b;Broadhurst et al, 2010a;2010b); and catching practitioners in an 'iron cage of performance management' (Wastell et al, 2010).…”

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Child Protection and Safeguarding in England: Changing and Competing Conceptions of Risk and their Implications for Social Work

Parton

2010

British Journal of Social Work

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This paper critically reflects on policy developments and debates in England in relation to child protection and safeguarding over the past twenty years. It argues that the period from the early 1990s to late 2008 saw policy change in significant ways. The state developed a much broader focus of concern about what constituted risk to children and what the role of professionals should be in relation to this; increasingy the emphasis was upon 'safeguarding' rather than 'child protection'. However, the period since late 2008 has not only seen the focus shift more centrally to child protection but there has been a renewed official priority given to social work. These developments have been given an added impetus with the election of the Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition government in May 2010. The paper concludes by considering the current state and possible future directions for child protection and safeguaring in England and the role of social work in this.Keywords: child protection; safeguarding; risk; social work. 2 Child Protection and Safeguarding In England: Changing and Competing Conceptions of Risk and their Implications for Social WorkThe purpose of this paper is to critically reflect upon policy developments and debates in England in relation to child protection and safeguarding over the past twenty years. I will argue that the period from the early 1990s until 2008 saw policy change in

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Section: Baby Peter and The Re-discovery Of Child Protection And Socimentioning

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Child Protection and Safeguarding in England: Changing and Competing Conceptions of Risk and their Implications for Social Work

Parton

2010

British Journal of Social Work

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“…In the same vein, the NASW and ASWB (2005), observe that the challenges technology creates today require a special set of skills and knowledge needed for effective education and practice. Parton (2008) however contends that technology has made social work more "informational" and less "social".…”

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A Review of Instructional Delivery in Social Work Education Using ICT Tools

Balogun¹,

Ukpere

2014

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Education has been aptly referred to as a veritable tool for meaningful development. The quality and effectiveness of teaching determine to a great extent the overall quality of education and the attainment of educational goals and objectives. Information and Communication Technology ICT) has been globally acclaimed as a tool that can accelerate and promote teaching and learning (National Policy for Information Technology, 2001). As opined by Kirschmer and Waperies, (2003)

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“…It focuses on the role of technology in regulating the subjectivity of the person, extending the capillaries of power between actors. This line of critique returned recently in the social work literature in Parton's (2008) assertion that social work is being transformed from the 'social' to the 'informational'. His argument is that there has been 'a shift from a narrative to a database way of thinking and operating' (Parton, 2008, p. 253) within which the close relationship with individuals is replaced by a more distant concern with subjects reconstituted as the aggregation of the data held about them.…”

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Social Work and the Changing Face of the Digital Divide

Steyaert

Gould

2009

British Journal of Social Work

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is professor in the Netherlands (Fontys) and UK (University of Southampton). Research interests are technology and quality of life (digital divide, internet and loneliness, assistive technology, accessibility), information management in social services (client index systems) and active citizenship. He has published widely on the application of technology in human services as well as on the dynamics between technology and social quality of society. Nick Gould is professor of social work at the University of Bath, UK. He has researched and published widely in the fields of professional learning, social informatics, mental health and evidence-based practice.Correspondence to Professor Jan Steyaert, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Department of Social Studies, PO Box 347, 5600 AH Eindhoven, The Netherlands. E-mail: j.steyaert@fontys.nl SummaryIn this article, the concept of digital divide and its relation to social exclusion is analysed. After describing the several facets of the digital divide, the question is asked whether the divide is widening or narrowing? The definition of digital divide is reconsidered and the article argues that access to the technology alone is but a very rudimentary indicator of actually making use of digital opportunities. This is expanded in the section on risks arising from digital exclusion. Finally, implications of this approach of the digital divide for social work and social care are considered.

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Changes in the Form of Knowledge in Social Work: From the 'Social' to the 'Informational'?

Cited by 281 publications

References 42 publications

Child Protection and Safeguarding in England: Changing and Competing Conceptions of Risk and their Implications for Social Work

Child Protection and Safeguarding in England: Changing and Competing Conceptions of Risk and their Implications for Social Work

A Review of Instructional Delivery in Social Work Education Using ICT Tools

Social Work and the Changing Face of the Digital Divide

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