Abstract
This paper considers messages from the literature on developments in Scottish criminal justice social work (CJSW), with a particular focus on the changing position and importance of social workers' helping/welfare work. Attention is then given to the literature on 'disjuncture' - a term used to define ethical stress experienced when one's value beliefs and behaviour are in conflict - again with a focus on 'helping'. The paper then synthesises these bodies of literature, asking whether there is still a place for criminal justice social workers to 'help' offenders, and the impact that the answer to this might have on workers' feelings of 'disjuncture'. Initial exploration of this question provides a clear rationale for further research.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 941-956 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | British Journal of Social Work |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
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Ethical stress in Scottish criminal justice social work
Fenton, J. (Author), Kelly, T. (Supervisor), 2013Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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