Professional Identity and Social Work

Stephen A. Webb is Professor of Social Work at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. Previous to this he was Professor of Human Sciences and Director of the Institute for Social Inclusion and Well-being, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Sussex, UK.

• AcknowledgementsNotes on Contributors Chapter 1 Matters of Professional Identity and Social WorkStephen A. WebbPART 1 Key concepts and perspectivesChapter 2 Perspectives on Professional Identity: the changing world of the social workerMike DentChapter 3 What is professional identity and how do social workers acquire it?Fran WilesChapter 4 Materiality, Performance and the Making of Professional IdentityTorben Elgaard JensenChapter 5 Constructing the social, constructing social workElizabeth Harlow PART 2 Location, context and workplace cultureChapter 6 Vocation and professional identity: Social workers at home and abroadMark Erickson and Jem Price Chapter 7 Risk work in the formation of the 'professional' in child protection social work Emily Keddell and Tony Stanley Chapter 8 Identity formation, scientific rationality and embodied knowledge in child welfare Melissa HardestyChapter 9 Field, Capital and Professional Identity: Social Work in Health Care Liz Beddoe Chapter 10 Interprofessional collaboration: strengthening or weakening social work identity? Julia Emprechtinger and Peter VollChapter 11 Commitment in the making of professional identityStewart CollinsChapter 12 Professional identity in the care and upbringing of children: towards a praxis of residential child careMark Smith PART 3 Professional education, socialisation and readiness for practiceChapter 13 Shaping Identity? The Professional Socialisation of Social Work StudentsJulia WheelerChapter 14 Credible performances: Affect and professional identity Jadwiga Leigh Chapter 15 Making Professional Identity: Narrative Work and Fateful MomentsMaura Daly and Martin KettleChapter 16 Professional Identity as a Matter of ConcernStephen A. WebbReferencesIndex

'This book is a very substantial contribution to the neglected topic of social work and its professional identity. Whilst retaining a clear and insightful focus, this collection ranges far and wide to incorporate key critical insights from a wide range of expert and knowledgeable commentators. This is an exciting addition to our underpopulated literature on professionalism in social work' - Professor Roger Smith, Professor of Social Work in the School of Applied Social Sciences, Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham University