Clients and case managers as neoliberal subjects? Shaping session tasks and everyday interactions with severely mentally ill (SMI) clients

Lee, Eunjung; Tsang, A. Ka Tat; Bogo, Marion; Johnstone, Marjorie; Herschman, Jessica

doi:10.1080/13691457.2018.1529662

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“…Similarly, the importance of the therapeutic working relationship and the use of self to convey genuineness, nonjudgmental listening; to bear witness; and to communicate empathy and acceptance have long been recognized as a central facet of social work. However, with the neoliberal constraints of fiscal efficiency and accountability, the delivery of mental health services has become increasingly task-oriented and the intervention focus is on problem-solving and immediate solutions rather than on building a therapeutic relationship and listening carefully to the client's experience and understanding of the problem (Dominelli, 2010;Dustin, 2007;Lee et al, 2018).…”

Section: Implications For Social Work Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

Centering Social Justice in Mental Health Practice: Epistemic Justice and Social Work Practice

Johnstone

2021

Research on Social Work Practice

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This article examines how mental health social work practice can move outside the hegemony of the medical model using approaches that honor the centering of social justice. By using the philosophical analysis of epistemic injustice and the ethics of knowing, I move out of the traditional psychiatric and psychological conceptual frameworks and discuss new guiding principles for practice. In the context of the radical tradition in social work and the impetus to blend theory with practice, I consider the use of narrative and anti-oppressive approaches to center social justice principles in individual dyadic work as well as in wider systems family and community work and policy advocacy. I evaluate these approaches through the principles of epistemic justice and discuss the importance of a relational collaborative approach where honoring the client and exploring lived experience are central to both the concepts of testimonial justice, hermeneutic justice and anti-oppressive practice.

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Section: Implications For Social Work Practicementioning

confidence: 99%