Recognition and judgement in social work |
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Authors: | S⊘ren Juul |
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Institution: | Department of Society and Globalization , Roskilde University , 4000, Roskilde, Denmark |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to argue for recognition as a normative ideal for social work and to confront the ideal with the reality found in the social institutions. I shall use the concept ‘judgement’ to describe institutional routines and ways of thinking which constitute barriers to recognition. In the first part, I outline the normative ideal and show its relevance for practical social work on the basis of social clients’ experiences of disrespect. In the second, I explain the concept of judgement and criticise the prevailing forms of judgement to be found in social institutions. In my interpretation these pose an obstacle to recognition. |
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Keywords: | welfare institutional norms social practice disrespect change |
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