Responses to Homelessness in Australian Cities: Social Worker Perspectives Export

@article{citeulike:3764056, abstract = {Responses to homelessness in Australia are provided by a range of government and nongovernment services. The present study examined the experiences of social workers within these diverse services. The article discusses how social workers make meaning of their professional identity and responses to homelessness in contemporary practice and policy settings. The findings of a qualitative study of 39 social workers employed in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney are analysed from a social constructionist perspective. The practice dilemmas for social workers interviewed related to the dominating influence of the contemporary political and economic climate, the managerial requirement of organisations, and the personal and professional tensions these political and organisational contexts created.}, author = {Zufferey, Carole}, citeulike-article-id = {3764056}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03124070802428175}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/asw/2008/00000061/00000004/art00005}, doi = {10.1080/03124070802428175}, issn = {0312-407X}, journal = {Australian Social Work}, keywords = {politics}, number = {4}, pages = {357--371}, posted-at = {2009-10-30 01:52:11}, priority = {3}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Responses to Homelessness in Australian Cities: Social Worker Perspectives}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03124070802428175}, volume = {61}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3764056 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3764056 N2 - Responses to homelessness in Australia are provided by a range of government and nongovernment services. The present study examined the experiences of social workers within these diverse services. The article discusses how social workers make meaning of their professional identity and responses to homelessness in contemporary practice and policy settings. The findings of a qualitative study of 39 social workers employed in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney are analysed from a social constructionist perspective. The practice dilemmas for social workers interviewed related to the dominating influence of the contemporary political and economic climate, the managerial requirement of organisations, and the personal and professional tensions these political and organisational contexts created. IS - 4 JF - Australian Social Work SN - 0312-407X EP - 371 TI - Responses to Homelessness in Australian Cities: Social Worker Perspectives PB - Routledge VL - 61 SP - 357 KW - politics AU - Zufferey, Carole PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03124070802428175 ER -