Critical social work as ethical social work: using critical reflection to research students’ resistance to neoliberalism

Christine Morley; Selma Macfarlane

doi:10.1332/204986014X14096553281895

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Critical social work as ethical social work: using critical reflection to research students’ resistance to neoliberalism

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Critical social work as ethical social work: using critical reflection to research students’ resistance to neoliberalism

Christine Morley and Selma Macfarlane

Critical and Radical Social Work, Vol.2(3), pp.337-355

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/204986014X14096553281895

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Policy and Administration

Social Work

Other Studies in Human Society

critical reflection

critical social work

ethics

neoliberalism

This article explores possibilities and responsibilities for social work to further a social justice and human rights agenda in a neoliberal context through the prism of ethical practice. We draw on examples from a progressive social work programme that places critical theories at the centre of curricula and links them explicitly with the distinct value and ethical base of the social work profession. We demonstrate how critical reflection facilitates students' commitment to the values and principles of critical social work, and the ways in which this fosters resistance to the colonisation of social work by neoliberalism. We conclude with some examples taken from our research that illustrate the emancipatory possibilities of critical reflection to enhance ethical practice in critical social work.

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Title: Critical social work as ethical social work: using critical reflection to research students’ resistance to neoliberalism
Authors: Christine Morley (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Selma Macfarlane (Author) - Deakin University
Publication details: Critical and Radical Social Work, Vol.2(3), pp.337-355
Publisher: Policy Press
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1332/204986014X14096553281895
ISSN: 2049-8608; 2049-8608
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448880102621
Output Type: Journal article

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