Beyond Conventional Boundaries (eBook)

Beyond Conventional Boundaries

Daniela Mercieca (Autor)

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2011 | 2011
VII, 131 Seiten
Sense Publishers (Verlag)
978-94-6091-490-4 (ISBN)

...The impact which my decisions will have on this child's life is enormous and far-reaching. Relatively speaking, the impact which she will have on my life is minimal. She will be a thought in my mind, at most, an incessant worry. Yet even this is grudged - we professionals tell each other that we have to leave our work behind when we go home - don't take your work worries with you... (p.85) This book calls for a re-thinking of practice and research with children in the helping professions. In the context of today's fast world with its requirement for order and precision, the practice of working with children is imbued with ethical dilemmas which practitioners may or may not be aware of. It is important for the practitioner to feel suspended in uncertainty before taking action. In terms of research, the complexity of what is explored is reflected in the complexity of the research method. In a parallel writing, this uncertainty is a central theme in practice through the narrative of three stories of the author's involvement with children referred for support. The book explores how uncertainty and anxiety can be turned to good use rather than being a debilitating force to the practising psychologist. It also touches upon issues of performativity, accountability and efficiency in the becoming of professionals in the helping professions.

...The impact which my decisions will have on this child's life is enormous and far-reaching. Relatively speaking, the impact which she will have on my life is minimal. She will be a thought in my mind, at most, an incessant worry. Yet even this is grudged - we professionals tell each other that we have to leave our work behind when we go home - don't take your work worries with you... (p.85)This book calls for a re-thinking of practice and research with children in the helping professions. In the context of today's fast world with its requirement for order and precision, the practice of working with children is imbued with ethical dilemmas which practitioners may or may not be aware of. It is important for the practitioner to feel suspended in uncertainty before taking action. In terms of research, the complexity of what is explored is reflected in the complexity of the research method. In a parallel writing, this uncertainty is a central theme in practice through the narrative of three stories of the author's involvement with children referred for support. The book explores how uncertainty and anxiety can be turned to good use rather than being a debilitating force to the practising psychologist. It also touches upon issues of performativity, accountability and efficiency in the becoming of professionals in the helping professions.

1. Postscript; 2. Making Sense of the Process; 3. Ethical Dilemmas; 4. Uncertainty in Research and Practice; 5. Meeting Geoffrey; 6. Uncertainty Positive? A New Idea; 7. The Personal and the Professional; 8. Meeting Gemma; 9. Meeting Alexandra; 10. Professionalism and Procedure; 11. Professionalism and Judgement; References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.11.2011
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Inclusive Education
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Inclusive Education
Zusatzinfo	VII, 131 p.
Verlagsort	Rotterdam
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
ISBN-10	94-6091-490-X / 946091490X
ISBN-13	978-94-6091-490-4 / 9789460914904

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