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Volunteering in the bath? The rise of microvolunteering and implications for policy
- Authors:
- HELEY Jesse, YARKER Sophie, JONES LAURA
- Journal article citation:
- Policy Studies, 43(1), 2022, pp.76-89.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper addresses the emergence of microvolunteering as a conceptual and practical phenomenon, as well as one which policy makers must engage with in a careful and critical fashion. Taking a lead from Smith et al. [2010. “Enlivened Geographies of Volunteering: Situated, Embodied and Emotional Practices of Voluntary Action.” Scottish Geographical Journal 126: 258–274] who specify a need to extend the analyses beyond the formal organizational spaces of volunteering, this paper considers the potential impact of micro-volunteering on changing patterns of civic participation over the next decade or two. With particular reference to policy ambitions and transformations in the UK, but with reference to broader international trends also, the researchers set out how microvolunteering is being variously defined and appropriated as a means of addressing structural barriers to “traditional” volunteering. Drawing on a range of practical examples this paper considers how microvolunteering potentially alters the relationship between volunteering, community and identity, as well as relates to the parallel notion of “slacktivism”. Set against both positive and negative accounts of microvolunteering within the broader media, this paper advocates caution to policy makers looking to implement such activities, and particularly in respect to what microvolunteering can realistically achieve. (Edited publisher abstract)
Seeing anew: drawing on a psychosocial approach to consider vulnerability as a virtue for knowing
- Author:
- DORE Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 35(4), 2021, pp.433-445.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Psychosocial thinking has a long association with social work, guiding practitioners to take account of the individual’s inner world of emotion and feeling, together with the outer world of relationships and events that serve to create it. Straddling these two interconnected spheres, Social Workers find themselves in a unique position as ‘knowers’ as they endeavour to make sense of the lives and experiences of others - in much the same way as many social science researchers. This article explores how a psychosocial approach can help develop a reflexive awareness of the self and others, thereby creating opportunities for new ways of seeing. In doing so, it provides an original analysis of how vulnerability might offer space to enhance knowing, where greater ontological consideration is given to unconscious and structural influences that help shape the subject positions of both knowledge seeker and subject. References to social work practice and psychosocial research also help to re-frame the connections between emic and etic standpoints, showing how it is possible to narrow the epistemological distance between the two. In this novel sense, vulnerability is viewed as a virtue for knowing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Understanding paid support relationships: possibilities for mutual recognition between young people with disability and their support workers
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Sally, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 36(9), 2021, pp.1423-1448.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The quality of paid relationships is key for effective support, yet little is known about how people receiving and providing support understand and experience the relationship. This paper reports on recent research that explored the role of relationships with paid support workers in strengthening the rights and wellbeing of young people with cognitive disability in Australia. The research used photo-rich participatory methods with 42 pairs of young people and their support workers and drew on Honneth’s recognition theory to specifically explore experiences of being valued, respected and cared about in their work together. The findings point to the importance of these connected aspects of recognition in paid support relationships, highlighting both the presence and absence of these, as well as experiences of misrecognition. The implications of recognition for strengthening support need close consideration in an international context characterised by personalisation of support, resource constraints and inquiries into poor practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
Commercial sexual exploitation, stigma, and trauma: a detrimental trio for an altered sense of self
- Authors:
- LANCTOT Nadine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 30(6), 2021, pp.703-721.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study aimed to assess whether, and to what extent, the commercial sexual exploitation of female adolescents placed in residential care predicted different manifestations of an altered sense of self in emerging adulthood while considering the possible confounding effects of child maltreatment and perceived stigmatization. Data were gathered in a broader longitudinal study conducted among a sample of 124 female adolescents placed in residential youth care centers. Commercial sexual exploitation was self-reported during adolescence. Altered sense of self was self-reported in emerging adulthood with the following dependent variables: sense of failure, sense of defensiveness and shame, lack of self-awareness, and other-directedness. Findings suggest that, even after accounting for the significant effects of confounding variables, commercial sexual exploitation increases specific vulnerabilities pertaining to identity development. This creates unique intervention needs among young women. Our study adds to the literature by highlighting the unique influence of commercial sexual exploitation experiences among vulnerable female adolescents on their sense of self in young adulthood. Our results point to the relevance of considering the intersection of trauma and stigmatization when working with and providing services to adolescent females with a history of commercial sexual exploitation. (Edited publisher abstract)
The clarity and contribution of the hospital social work role: observations on its professional identity
- Authors:
- STEILS Nicole, MORIARTY Jo, MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 33(4), 2021, pp.271-288.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This review explores international practice in hospital social work with older people through the lens of four different aspects of professional identity (self-identity and reported practice; professional characteristics; patient perspectives, and professional authority or power). It highlights the skills needed for hospital social work and the challenges faced by practitioners following organisational change in acute hospital care. It offers an agenda for new research and for professional debates about what will be needed from hospital social workers in the future. (Edited publisher abstract)
The involvement of people with dementia in advocacy: a systematic narrative review
- Authors:
- WEETCH Jason, O'DWYER Siobhan, CLARE Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 25(9), 2021, pp.1595-1604.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Objectives: This Prospero-registered review sought to answer three questions concerning people with dementia involved in speaking out on behalf of themselves and others as dementia advocates. First, what are the views and motivations of the people involved? Second, what impact does this have upon them and others? Third, what are the future policy and research implications? Methods: A systematic search and narrative synthesis of original research was conducted. Searches in Pubmed, Web of Science, PsychINFO and CINAHL followed PRISMA Guidelines. The review focused on people with dementia involved in advocacy. There were no restrictions based on study design or date. Language was limited to English. Results: Seven papers were identified, with predominantly qualitative methodologies. Four overarching themes were identified: threats, fighting back, evolving identities and making a difference. Threats ranged from those arising from dementia as an illness, to exposure to stigma. Fighting back represented advocates’ response to these threats, often described using martial metaphors. Evolving identities captured advocates’ journeys through diagnosis to involvement in advocacy and subsequent impact upon identity. Making a difference represented the impact of dementia advocacy at an individual, community and societal level. Conclusions: This review confirms that the threats associated with dementia extend beyond the symptoms of illness. Dementia advocacy offers potential improvements in well-being for those involved, through the activity itself and via extended social networks. There is little research on broader aspects of advocates’ identity, including ethnicity, gender, and age. There has been little attempt to quantify the impact of dementia advocacy. (Edited publisher abstract)
Powerlessness in the moral self: a social cognitive perspective on drug users
- Author:
- KIM DooJong
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 21(2), 2021, pp.162-178.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Powerlessness resides in devalued self-images of drug users. This study, drawing on social and moral psychology, examined the moral functioning of drug users compared to non-drug users. Self-reported data concerning moral identity and moral judgment on drug use were assessed and compared between groups. Drug users appeared to have significantly weaker moral identity centrality and pro-drug moral judgment than non-drug users. They also showed dissociation in the relationship between moral identity and moral judgment. As a result, the study proposed a moral identity model of drug use to better approach social cognitive powerlessness in drug users’ moral self. (Edited publisher abstract)
The implications of self-definitions of child sexual abuse for understanding socioemotional adaptation in young adulthood
- Authors:
- LINDE-KRIEGER Linnea B., MOON Cynthia M., YATES Tuppett M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 30(1), 2021, pp.80-101.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study examined associations between child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors’ self-definition status (i.e., whether or not survivors self-identified as sexually abused) and multiple measures of psychopathology, self-system functioning, and risk behaviors. We evaluated the hypothesis that survivors with concordant abuse perceptions (i.e., individuals who reported objective CSA and self-defined as sexually abused) would evidence more pronounced adjustment difficulties in young adulthood than survivors with discordant perceptions (i.e., individuals who reported objective CSA but did not self-define as sexually abused). In this large and ethnically diverse college student sample (N = 2,195; 63.8% female, 36.2% male; 83.3% nonwhite), objective experiences of CSA were associated with increased psychopathology, decreased self-system functioning, and increased risk behaviors, but the magnitude of these effects varied by survivors’ self-definition status. Relative to their nonmaltreated peers, survivors with concordant abuse perceptions evidenced the largest elevations in psychopathology and risk behaviors, whereas survivors with discordant abuse perceptions evidenced the largest deficits in self-system functioning. These findings indicate that standard screening criteria may misidentify a sizable group of CSA survivors because these individuals do not perceive their experiences as “abuse.” Efforts to understand the meaning ascribed to CSA experiences may profitably guide clinical interventions to enhance specific domains of functioning. (Edited publisher abstract)
“I am allowed to be myself”: a photovoice exploration of non-binary identity development and meaning-making
- Author:
- COSGROVE Darren
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 33(1), 2021, pp.78-102.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Social work researchers have increasingly focused on the needs of transgender communities and clients, which has resulted in the advancement of transgender-affirming practice and services; however, there has been relatively little research devoted to the experiences and needs of non-binary people. This article describes a participatory action research study that utilized photovoice methodology to understand the identity-based experiences of a group of non-binary young adult participants. Members of the group explored their individual and collective processes of coming to understand, construct and express genders that fall outside of the binary expectations they experienced on a daily basis. Findings highlight the pervasive nature of binary gender constructs and note the ways in which participant co-researchers navigate invisibility and erasure in order to reclaim their gender and build community. Implications for social work practice, policy and research are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Excluded from “inclusive” communities: LGBTQ youths’ perception of “their” community
- Authors:
- MCCORMICK Melinda, BARTHELEMY Ramon S.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 33(1), 2021, pp.103-122.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
LGBTQ+ young adults often enter LGBTQ+ spaces seeking support and community, not expecting to find that they may face exclusion. In this paper, we explore narratives of LGBTQ+ young adults of exclusionary experiences in LGBTQ+ communities. Participants stated they were policed regarding the authenticity of their identities, due to their appearance, (not) meeting stereotypes, not being “enough,” not presenting in a way that allowed others to properly “read” their identities, or by having identities that have been deemed invalid by the community. Additionally, within LGBTQ+ spaces, those who were not White and who had multiple intersecting identities often felt excluded. (Edited publisher abstract)