Social constructionism in social care

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4 жыл бұрын

In this film Siobhan draws on her own experiences of receiving social care to help illustrate how constructs are created. Social constructionism is often seen as a theory which is hard to directly relate to practice and to include in placement assignments. Learning how to 'deconstruct' the realities imposed on people is an important aspect of social work practice. Reflecting on this in an assignment is one useful way to explore learning and practice development, drawing on theories from sociology.

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@CarolineRSwan 11 ай бұрын

This was extraordinarily helpful and clear. Thank you so much!!! -- An MSSW first year student

@cathj5213 Жыл бұрын

I’ve Just been given an OU assignment to complete and could not get my head around this subject at all….the “nothing is real” threw me completely in all the literature I’ve read, the simple language and example you gave has made it all slot into place and I’ve now got a place to start from. Thank you for making something which everyone else seems to complicate, much easier to understand 😊

@tyroy57 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very useful and the importance of remembering about empathy and our essential humanity.

@andreeaapostol1488 4 жыл бұрын

Very useful video, good explanation and example. It seems so easy to understand and it leads to reflect on practice. I have worked in care for five years and I’ve never thought that the language we are using could affect the people we are working with. We are so used to this language that we don’t even realise how we create this barrier between us (professionals) and them (people we are working with). It is sad

@siobhanmaclean9614 4 жыл бұрын

Yes language is so important but we often don't think about it do we? Glad it helped you to reflect.

@sharronlovell 2 жыл бұрын

I just chanced on this video as I'm learning about social constructionism in media studies - but it was so fascinating I watched the whole thing. In fact, it can also be applied to journalists, I have already asked my students to avoid calling the people they work with subjects, etc - but I have never thought about how dehumanising the language used in social care is. Anyway - thanks for your efforts in putting this online.

@siobhanmaclean9614 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found it useful. You're right language matters in every discipline.

@garydumbrill 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and explanation - thanks.

@sadhanayoga5936 2 жыл бұрын

I just found you Siobhan and this resonated with me. Thank you

@siobhanmaclean9614 2 жыл бұрын

So glad!

@rajwantkaur8494 4 жыл бұрын

That was great. Can you do one more thing and make videos to explain different types of theories and approaches one by one for student social workers who are not from this field and not familiar with the terms. Because I had a masters degree in human genetics and now I am a student social worker. Believe me in the first year of MSW I was like 🤔😳when I hear about theories and approaches. These vlogs will be immensely beneficial for us like students.

@terry4mary 2 жыл бұрын

This is a very interesting, lesson, Thank you so much. This reminds me of the course philosophy of language. I learned a lot in this lesson.

@siobhanmaclean9614 2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@janpierce-jenkins2122 4 жыл бұрын

Very good as always, reaches people others do not!

@siobhanmaclean9614 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Fabulous to hear from you Jan!

@MichaelMarko 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why providers can’t just use normal language but in think the reasons are very complex and go much deeper than is thought even by analysts. By the way, this lingoism isn’t found in every language. Maybe no other language than English but I’m not certain. Perhaps I’ve missed something. Anyway I think it’s basically posing, postering and comes from a history of talking in a way that others don’t understand. It’s all so very sordid.