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A Weick

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PubMed2000

Hidden voices.

Despite the rich history of care that has characterized the profession, social work has not been able to convey adequately its knowledge of the modest yet complex tasks involved in its role of social caretaking. The dominant voice of the formal culture, particularly in its emphasis on rationality and logic, does not create sufficient space or legitimacy for the experience of domestic and social caretaking to be conveyed. From personal and professional perspectives, this essay presents the vocabulary of care as the first voice of women and of social work and explores it as an avenue to better justify, dignify, and celebrate the humble but vital tasks carried out in all venues of social work practice.

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PubMed1984

The concept of responsibility in a health model of social work.

The current lifestyle reform movement places a central emphasis on individuals' responsibility for their health status. Such focus provides a useful corrective for the traditional preoccupation with physician-centered techniques but it poses some difficulties as well. This paper analyzes the hidden consequences of holding people responsible for their health and suggests ways in which the concept of responsibility can be repatterned. This enhanced perspective is seen to be more compatible with a social work perspective which values human capacity for health and positive change.

Attitude to Health↗