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The nature of practice wisdom in social work revisited

William C.K. Chu

Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon

Ming-sum Tsui

Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ssmstsui{at}polyu.edu.hk

English

Social work knowledge cannot be adequately articulated by the positivistic epistemology. It arises from the judgements rather than the techniques. Forms of knowledge acquisition and utilization must be reinvented so that there is a close and equal partnership among the profession, practitioners and students. This will enable social workers to discover, articulate and use their knowledge most effectively.

French

L'épistémologie positiviste ne permet d'articuler adéquatement le savoir en travail social. Celle-ci découle davantage des préjugés que des techniques. Les façons d'acquérir et d'utiliser le savoir demandent à être repensées de manière à établir un partenariat serré, sur une base d'égalité entre la profession, les practiciens et les étudiants. Les travailleurs sociaux pourront ainsi découvrir, articuler et exploiter le savoir de façon plus efficace.

Spanish

El conocimiento de trabajo social no puede ser adecuadamente articulado por la epistemología positivista. Ya que este conocimiento surge de opiniones, criterios más que técnicas. Formas de adquisición y utilización de conocimiento debe ser reinventada de tal manera que exista una colaboración igualitaria entre la profesión, practicantes y estudiantes. Esta colaboración ayudara trabajadores sociales a descubrir, articular y usar nuestro conocimiento más efectivamente.

Key Words: knowledge • practice wisdom • social work

International Social Work, Vol. 51, No. 1, 47-54 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872807083915


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