{"product_id":"narratives-of-social-work-practice-and-education-in-sweden-9783030458768","title":"Narratives of Social Work Practice and Education in Sweden","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Linda Lane\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book brings a novel approach to issues of connecting social work practice to theory and the personal life narrative. The authors each find their own unique way of integrating the self, theory, and practice, in different social work practice and education settings. Contributors use the methodology of narrative to tell their story about their social work journey, be that in research, teaching, or practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe backdrop for this book is Sweden. The country's rich heritage of welfare provision but also recent cultural diversity offers a unique Nordic context to the subject matter. The contributors engage with these new conditions for Swedish social work through an intersectional lens. Topics explored include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Digging in the present: A day in the life of a school counsellor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe live in a political world: Between needs and money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe problematic labour market situation of immigrants to Sweden: Consequences and causes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTackling the contradictory nature of social work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing anti-oppressive practice to promote social inclusion in social work education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe result is a book that is personal and reflexive, and positions the contributors' narratives as a window to understand and address social problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNarratives of Social Work Practice and Education in Sweden \u003c\/i\u003eshould engage those interested in the Swedish welfare state, and who want to learn about how social work is taught and practised in this country. Intended to be a general introduction, the book provides guidance to those considering working in the field and for those newly qualified. It also provides examples for students of social work to connect personal narratives to social work settings.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses personal narratives as a way to understand social work practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShares views of Swedish society and the welfare state via the stories of those involved in social work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures narratives from people who have moved to Sweden and gives the reader insight to integration to a new country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45275475673239,"sku":"9783030458768","price":4774.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783030458768.webp?v=1769283025","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/narratives-of-social-work-practice-and-education-in-sweden-9783030458768","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}