TEACHING RADICAL SOCIAL WORK SKILLS: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL WORK AND COMMUNITY WORK

Niamh Flanagan, Kerry Cuskelly, Brian Melaugh, Elaine Wilson

DOI Number
https://doi.org/10.22190/FUPSPH2302069F
First page
069
Last page
078

Abstract


The worlds of social work practice, community work and social policy analysis converge in the academic study of radical social work. As such, voices from each of these disciplines should be incorporated, jointly, in social work education about radical practice. This article explores the nature of radical social work, its importance in social work education and the partnership approach taken by one University to teaching social workers in training about radical social work practice. Over a two-year programme, students are equipped with sectoral and policy analysis skills, followed by skills for active engagement with the social justice and social change mission of social work.


Keywords

Radical Social Work, partnership, social policy, community work, teaching

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