Localization of Social Work Knowledge through Practitioner Adaptations in Northern Ontario and the Northwest Territories, Canada

Graham, John R.; Brownlee, Keith; Shier, Micheal L.; Doucette, Esther

doi:10.14430/arctic48

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“…Graham, Brownlee, Shier and Doucette (2008) agree. They argue that the opportunity to draw from a smorgasbord of knowledge is advantageous because it enables social workers to use knowledge flexibly as they seek to understand and respond to specific situations such as elder abuse.…”

Section: The Types Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 81%

“…They argue that the opportunity to draw from a smorgasbord of knowledge is advantageous because it enables social workers to use knowledge flexibly as they seek to understand and respond to specific situations such as elder abuse. However, Graham et al (2008) and ageing ways of knowing are less valued and often hidden. This critique is particularly pertinent in this study as it suggests that ageing ways of knowing may be undervalued by organisations and by social workers.…”

Section: The Types Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This perspective indicates that the drive to apply evidence-to-practice requires the inclusion of evidence that practice is effective, efficient and accountable, as well as relevant and attentive to the specific issues that social workers encounter (Graham et al, 2008) because practice is circumstance-dependent and cannot be separated out from the bio-socio-political contexts in which it is located (Petersén & Olsson, 2015).…”

Section: The Types Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Collectively they advocate that given the constructed nature of knowledge, social workers need to make clear their interpretations as well as the factors that influence how they select and use knowledge in practice (Eraut, 1994;Munro, 1998;Taylor & White, 2006;Graham, Brownlee, Shier & Doucette;Stepney & Rostila, 2011;Longhofer & Floersch, 2012;Petersen & Olsson, 2015). They suggest that making use of knowledge-in-practice transparent may also help address the critiques levelled at the profession because i. social workers will be able to more clearly articulate their practice, which may also increase their confidence to champion a human rights and social justice perspective in ways that make a difference, and ii.…”

Section: Knowledge: a Social Constructmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They assert that this process will enable different insights and practices to be unlocked; practices that can challenge oppressive and discriminatory approaches to social issues. Again critical reflection is routinely considered to be central to this process and is argued for strongly in the literature (Schön, 1983;Eruat, 1985;2000;2102;Stanley, 2005;Plath, 2006;Taylor & White, 2006;Graham et al, 2008;Gray & Schubert, 2009;Gordon & Cooper, 2010;Payne, 2011;Stepney & Rostila, 2011;Phelan, 2014;Petersen & Olsson, 2015).…”

Section: Knowledge-in-practice: a Critical Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A cog in the wheel or an agent of change: Knowledge use and practice with older people who are abused in Aotearoa/New Zealand

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Across the past three decades a growing national and international concern about elder abuse is evident in policy, research and social and health care practice. There is currently a considerable body of literature on prevalence, predictors and risk factors as well as debates about definitions, conceptualisations and appropriate legal, policy and practice responses. There is more limited research on how the conceptualisations of ageing and elder abuse shape professional practice. Knowledge use and social work practice in elder abuse in the context of Aotearoa/New Zealand is the focus of this thesis.This thesis presents a qualitative exploratory study of elder abuse practice as reported by twenty social workers engaged in frontline elder abuse work throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. The purposive sample of social workers practised in a variety of settings and were situated in different geographic locations across the country. The primary focus of this study is to explore how elder abuse is understood, how cases of In individual semi-structured interviews, participants were asked to describe their understandings of elder abuse, to explore the knowledge they use to inform these understandings, and to give details about what actions they take when encountering situations of abuse.An interpretative, social constructionist approach to this research was taken. All twenty accounts of practice were analysed thematically. This provided a means by which the processes of, and influences on, meaning, knowledge use and response-making could be scrutinised, and an understanding of elder abuse practice in Aotearoa/New Zealand could be discerned.The findings indicate that the term 'elder abuse' is universally recognised and articulated in practice, but when explored in depth, understandings about what constitutes elder abuse varied, were dependent on the knowledge individual social ii | P a g e workers brought to their practice, and on the context in which the practice occurred. This knowledge was not always explicitly used and consequently was often left unscrutinised. The use of tacit knowledge was seen to facilitate the establishment of patterns of practice that have become customary and are left unchallenged.The influence of the context on what could or could not be done to respond to elder abuse was acknowledged by many of these social workers. Beyond the immediate resource constraints that were recognised as limiting their options to address abuse, the significance of the socio-economic-historic-cultural-political context and how this informed and shaped social work practice (and the experiences of older people) were not readily identified by most. When these factors were noted, they were largely considered to be insurmountable.The findings from this study highlight that a narrow approach is taken by most of the social workers in this study when working with older people who are abused. There is little demonstrated understanding the socio/political context in which the abuse occurs, and the systemic issues that may co...

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Section: The Types Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 81%

Section: The Types Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Types Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Knowledge: a Social Constructmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Knowledge-in-practice: a Critical Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Erratum to: Mental Health Provision in Northern Canada: Practitioners’ Views on Negotiations and Opportunities in Remote Practice

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Decision-Making Factors in the Mandatory Reporting of Child Maltreatment

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Lee

2018

Journ Child Adol Trauma

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The goal of this exploratory study was to investigate the factors that may impact a social worker's decision to report suspected child maltreatment. A volunteer sample of social workers (n = 439) from Ontario, Canada completed an online survey where they reviewed three hypothetical vignettes of potential child maltreatment (exposure to intimate partner violence, physical, emotional). Social workers responded to questions regarding their decision-making and the factors which would impact their reporting decision (legal requirements, ethnicity of caregivers, circumstances around disclosure, reporting history, consultation or supervision, field of practice). A series of multiple logistic regression analyses were performed for each version of the three vignettes. The study found that consultation or supervision were significant predictors in social worker's decision to report suspected child maltreatment. Peer consultation may assist with emotional regulation and provide an outside perspective to guide decision-making.

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Localization of Social Work Knowledge through Practitioner Adaptations in Northern Ontario and the Northwest Territories, Canada

Cited by 16 publications

References 17 publications

A cog in the wheel or an agent of change: Knowledge use and practice with older people who are abused in Aotearoa/New Zealand

A cog in the wheel or an agent of change: Knowledge use and practice with older people who are abused in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Erratum to: Mental Health Provision in Northern Canada: Practitioners’ Views on Negotiations and Opportunities in Remote Practice

Decision-Making Factors in the Mandatory Reporting of Child Maltreatment

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