• ISBN13: 9781032283463
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• Publisher Imprint: N/A
• Publication Date: November 10, 2023
• Pages: 290
• Original Price: GBP 31.99
• Language: English
• Edition: 1
• Item Weight: 390 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Mental Health

This interdisciplinary collection advocates for the integration of psychoanalytic theory and clinical-based practices in social work. Featuring a Foreword by Stephen Webb, the book brings together specialists from psychoanalysis, sociology, clinical psychology, ethnopsychiatry, and philosophy to address contemporary social work issues. Moving away from traditional evidence-based practice, the chapters explore how psychoanalytic thought can enrich social work knowledge and practice, offering deep insights into advocacy, ethics, and the systemic changes needed in the field. The book includes case studies that illuminate the challenges social workers face in training and practice, alongside ethical considerations in clinical-based practice. Essential reading for clinical social workers, mental health professionals, and those studying sociology, clinical psychology, and philosophy, it offers invaluable perspectives on social intervention.

Sébastien Ponnou is a Psychoanalyst, Doctor in Psychoanalysis (Paris 8) and lecturer in education sciences at the University of Rouen Normandie (IUT d'Evreux - Social Careers Department, Interdisciplinary Center for Education and Training Research in Normandy - CIRNEF, EA 7454). His work focuses on clinical and psychoanalytic studies, mental health issues, clinical practices and the training of social workers.

Christophe Niewiadomski is a Professor of Education at the University of Lille, a member of the CIREL laboratory (Lille Inter-university Center for Research in Education) and a founding member of RISC (International Network of Clinical Sociology) and CIRBE (International College of Biographical Research in Education). His work aims to lay the foundations for a narrative and educational clinic in the human and social sciences by examining the specificity of biographical research in the fields of adult education, socio-educational environment and health.