Humour as a Boundary-Breaker in Social Work Practice

IF 0.7 Q4 SOCIAL WORK

Ethics and Social Welfare Pub Date : 2023-04-03 DOI:10.1080/17496535.2023.2204448

P. Blundell

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Professional boundaries are an important aspect of social work theory and praxis – yet it is an underexplored topic within the research literature. Research often explores specific types of professional boundary issue rather than exploring social workers’ boundary stories or boundary narratives. In contrast, this qualitative study explored UK social workers’ broader understanding and experience of professional boundaries. This paper will examine one of the research themes – Humour as a boundary breaker. By using humour, social workers were able to break down the boundaries that often impede effective practice. Participants also used humour to build connections with service users, colleagues and other professionals. Nonetheless, there were various aspects of this practice that raised serious issues related to power, prejudice and discrimination. This theme is important to explore because of how relevant it was for participants’ practice and because humour is also an underexplored topic within the social work literature.

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幽默在社会工作实践中的突破

专业界限是社会工作理论和实践的一个重要方面，但在研究文献中，这是一个未被充分探讨的话题。研究经常探讨特定类型的专业边界问题，而不是探索社会工作者的边界故事或边界叙述。相比之下，这项定性研究探讨了英国社会工作者对专业界限的更广泛理解和经验。本文将探讨幽默作为边界打破者的研究主题之一。通过运用幽默，社会工作者能够打破经常阻碍有效实践的界限。参与者还用幽默与服务用户、同事和其他专业人士建立联系。尽管如此，这种做法的各个方面引起了与权力、偏见和歧视有关的严重问题。这个主题很重要，因为它与参与者的实践有多么相关，因为幽默在社会工作文献中也是一个未被充分探索的话题。

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Ethics and Social Welfare SOCIAL WORK-

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1.60

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20.00%

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期刊介绍： Ethics and Social Welfare publishes articles of a critical and reflective nature concerned with the ethical issues surrounding social welfare practice and policy. It has a particular focus on social work (including practice with individuals, families and small groups), social care, youth and community work and related professions. The aim of the journal is to encourage dialogue and debate across social, intercultural and international boundaries on the serious ethical issues relating to professional interventions into social life. Through this we hope to contribute towards deepening understandings and further ethical practice in the field of social welfare. The journal welcomes material in a variety of formats, including high quality peer-reviewed academic papers, reflections, debates and commentaries on policy and practice, book reviews and review articles. We actively encourage a diverse range of contributions from academic and field practitioners, voluntary workers, service users, carers and people bringing the perspectives of oppressed groups. Contributions might include reports on research studies on the influence of values and ethics in social welfare practice, education and organisational structures, theoretical papers discussing the evolution of social welfare values and ethics, linked to contemporary philosophical, social and ethical thought, accounts of ethical issues, problems and dilemmas in practice, and reflections on the ethics and values of policy and organisational development. The journal aims for the highest standards in its published material. All material submitted to the journal is subject to a process of assessment and evaluation through the Editors and through peer review.