The challenge of superdiversity for the identity of the social work profession

Subtitle:experiences of social workers in De Sloep in Ghent, Belgium

This article examines the challenges that superdiversity and complexity pose for social workers. Taking an ethnographic approach, we focus on the knowledge-in-action of social workers in a small service organization in Belgium in order to access their experiences of being professionals in superdiverse contexts. The reflections of the social workers reveal the prominence of three inter-related issues: the social vulnerability of clients, the tensions that arise in coping with differences between personal and professional frameworks and identities, and the discontinuity that challenges the professional self-confidence of social workers. The findings raise important questions for the professional identity of social work.

Publication year:2018

Keywords:A1 Journal article

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BOF-publication weight:1

CSS-citation score:1

Authors:International

Authors from:Higher Education

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