Social work and disability

Lorna Hallahan

Social work and disability

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Abstract

• Social workers need to problematise dominant understandings of disability and their roles in disability services in order to develop a deep and wide perspective on their practice.
• Disabled people and their Whanau are allies in the work of respecting rights, working for justice, building better lives and supporting individual growth through life-affirming risk-taking.
• Current policies of personalisation provide excellent opportunities for social workers to apply a relational/developmental approach to assessment, goal-setting and planning.
• Transforming current practice requires attention to multiple perspectives and engaging in a full range of social work roles.
• Critical reflexivity is essential for preserving focus on the person and their Whanau, and for accountability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Work
Subtitle of host publication	Contexts and Practice
Editors	Marie Connolly, Louise Harms, Jane Maidment
Place of Publication	Melbourne
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Chapter	12
Pages	163-177
Number of pages	15
Edition	4ed
ISBN (Electronic)	9780190311209, 0190311207
ISBN (Print)	9780190308728, 0190308729
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

appreciative inquiry
Disability Movement
independent living
reflexive
simultaneity

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