'Thoughtful' practice: child care social work and the role of case discussion
'Thoughtful' practice: child care social work and the role of case discussion
Since the publication of Lord Laming's inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbé there have been a number of insightful and thoughtful papers into the professional context and circumstances that surrounded this tragedy. Those papers highlight the insufficient thought given to the psychosocial dimensions of Victoria's situation, their impact on professional practice and the support needs of practitioners. This paper explores the tensions between 'doing' and 'thinking' in contemporary practice and draws on psychodynamic concepts to inform our understanding of why individuals and organizations behave in repetitiously compulsive ways. A case discussion model is outlined and its potential for addressing the psychodynamic demands facing practitioners and front-line managers is considered.
case discussion, dependency, ethical and effective practice, omnipotency, repetition compulsion, thinking
370-379
Ruch, Gillian
993ed96a-5382-4c6d-b4be-0c878363bdba
November 2007
Ruch, Gillian
993ed96a-5382-4c6d-b4be-0c878363bdba
Abstract
Since the publication of Lord Laming's inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbé there have been a number of insightful and thoughtful papers into the professional context and circumstances that surrounded this tragedy. Those papers highlight the insufficient thought given to the psychosocial dimensions of Victoria's situation, their impact on professional practice and the support needs of practitioners. This paper explores the tensions between 'doing' and 'thinking' in contemporary practice and draws on psychodynamic concepts to inform our understanding of why individuals and organizations behave in repetitiously compulsive ways. A case discussion model is outlined and its potential for addressing the psychodynamic demands facing practitioners and front-line managers is considered.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 18 December 2006
Published date: November 2007
Keywords:
case discussion, dependency, ethical and effective practice, omnipotency, repetition compulsion, thinking
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Local EPrints ID: 39663
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/39663
ISSN: 1356-7500
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