Abstract
The predominant field of social work
practice in Barbados is childcare and child
protection (Ring & Carmichael, 2015),
however few psychotherapeutic
programmes and interventions are
developed and implemented by social work
practitioners. Sociological and structural
perspectives have guided research
examining macro issues such as health and
poverty, children’s rights and family
structure (Shonkoff & Richter 2013) with
very little emphasis placed on the
examination of the beliefs and practices
that shape the parent-child relationship
(Williams Brown & Roopnarine 2006).
With psychodynamic theories guiding their
practice, social workers can explore the
internal and external realities of the
client’s life (Bower, 2005) to understand
the symbiotic relationship between these
two inner and outer worlds. This paper
discusses the findings of a study that
presents evidence of the way a social work
led psychotherapeutic intervention can be
an effective tool in social work practice.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 165-190 |
Journal | Caribbean Journal of Social Work |
Volume | 12/13 |
Early online date | 30 Jun 2017 |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 30 Jun 2017 |