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Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-04-16T12:55:51Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Alex Gonçalves dos Santos.pdf: 1637528 bytes, checksum: cc799b45af337d17e6cfe38bf3315943 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-16T12:55:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Alex Gonçalves dos Santos.pdf: 1637528 bytes, checksum: cc799b45af337d17e6cfe38bf3315943 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-16 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / This research is the result of a journey of reflections in the academic route, when it comes to the state of the bourgeois sociability and its consequences, like the "historical ground" of the origins of the Brazilian Social Work and the insertion of Marx's thought into the profession. This study intends to contribute to the debate on controversial aspects of the Social Work, focusing on the understanding of the profession, its advances as well as limits. A profession that is unthinkable outside the historical reality of the development of capitalism since its dawning, around the sixteenth century, its "uneven and mixed" progression spread throughout the globe, its inability to eliminate social differences, as well as deepening existing ones. Hence, the need to create mechanisms of intervention in this reality shows up, sugarcoating the historically determined aspects through actions with strong bonds of good will and religious charity. Thus, The Social work emerges as an institutionalized legal profession within the context of monopoly capitalism, where the imperialist era intensifies, and, with its development, stands as a theoretically positioned profession alongside the working class which many professionals share its values. However, the ideals, values, and critical positioning were confined amongst a restricted group of people and organizations, not reaching those professionals who actually work in the field. The organizations of the group usually make progressive speeches, which do not reach the professional base, consequently perpetuating every speech disconnected from the reality as well as those disciplinary talks to the professionals of the base without even trying to establish any dialogue between different ideas. They criticize the practice of the field professional, almost no longer being there, "on the trenches." Simultaneously, the academy closes itself, without further integration in everyday reality. There are people in the organizations and those others who participate in them, teachers and students of the academy resisting, struggling, standing closer to the professional base, but what sticks are the punishing and far from reality speeches / Essa pesquisa é fruto de uma jornada de reflexões no percurso acadêmico, referente ao modo da sociabilidade burguesa e seus desdobramentos, como o “chão histórico” da gênese do Serviço Social brasileiro e a inserção do pensamento de Marx na profissão. Busca contribuir para o debate quanto a aspectos polêmicos do Serviço Social, visando a compreensão da profissão, seus avanços e limites. Uma profissão que é impensável fora da realidade histórica do desenvolvimento do capitalismo desde a gênese deste por volta do século XVI, seus desdobramentos “desiguais e combinados” espalhados pelo globo terrestre, sua impossibilidade de eliminar as desigualdades e, ainda mais, inserindo outras formas e aprofundando as existentes. Surge assim, a necessidade de criar mecanismos de intervenção nessa realidade, acolchoando as características determinadas historicamente por meio de ações com fortes vínculos de bondade e caridade religiosa. Assim, o Serviço Social surge como profissão institucionalizada e legitimada legalmente, no contexto do capitalismo monopolista, onde a era imperialista se intensifica, e, com seu desenvolvimento, se coloca como profissão posicionada teoricamente ao lado da classe trabalhadora com a qual se identificam os profissionais da área. Entretanto, seus ideais, valores, posicionamento crítico se enclausuraram em um grupo restrito de pessoas e órgãos, não alcançando os profissionais que atuam nos serviços. Os órgãos da categoria realizam discursos progressistas, mas que não alcançam a base profissional, perpetuando assim, falas desconectadas da realidade e discursos punitivos aos profissionais da base sem ao menos dialogar com as diferentes ideias. Criticam o fazer da prática profissional, mas quase não estão mais no “chão real” da prática, “amassando barro”. Concomitantemente, a academia se fecha em si, sem aprofundar a inserção na realidade cotidiana. Existem pessoas dos órgãos e outras que participam deles, docentes e discentes da academia resistindo, travando lutas, estando mais próximos da base profissional, mas, o que se cristaliza são falas punitivas e discursos distantes da realidade

This dissertation analyses the relationship between social work and social policy in Europe from a comparative historical perspective. Central to this analysis is the dynamic interplay of forces which led to the consolidation of the European nation state as a welfare state, including the current crisis of the welfare consensus. The role of social work emerges as central to the project of national cultural integration, a perspective which frequently gets overlooked from a purely national perspective. Social works enmeshment with this nation state project is revealed in the current transformation of the welfare states in the light of neo-liberal principles and in the context of globalization. This perspective underlines the need for the development of intercultural communicative competences and in particular a consistent anti-racist approach in social work. At the same time the particular position in relation to social policy requires the development of research methods specific to the discipline in the light of its hermeneutic tasks. / Die Arbeit behandelt die Beziehung zwischen Sozialer Arbeit und Sozialpolitik in Europa aus vergleichender historischer Perspektive. Untersucht wird die Dynamik des Nationalstaats und seine Konsolidierung als Wohlfahrtsstaat bis zur gegenwärtigen Krise des Wohlfahrtskonsenses. Dabei gewinnt die Rolle der Sozialen Arbeit in der Aufgabe kultureller Integration besondere Bedeutung, da dies aus rein nationaler Sicht oft nicht zu erkennen ist. Ihre Verkoppelung mit dem Nationalstaat wird besonders deutlich in der gegenwärtigen Transformation durch neo-liberale Prinzipien im Kontext der Globalisierung. Hieraus ergeben sich neue Aufgaben für die Soziale Arbeit, insbesondere in Bezug auf die Entwicklung interkultureller kommunikativer Kompetenzen und eines konsistenten antirassistischen Ansatzes. Gleichzeitig erfordert die besondere sozialpolitische Position die Entwicklung disziplinspezifischer Forschungsansätze im Lichte der hermeneutischen Bedeutung der Sozialen Arbeit.

This dissertation analyses the relationship between social work and social policy in Europe from a comparative historical perspective. Central to this analysis is the dynamic interplay of forces which led to the consolidation of the European nation state as a welfare state, including the current crisis of the welfare consensus. The role of social work emerges as central to the project of national cultural integration, a perspective which frequently gets overlooked from a purely national perspective. Social works enmeshment with this nation state project is revealed in the current transformation of the welfare states in the light of neo-liberal principles and in the context of globalization. This perspective underlines the need for the development of intercultural communicative competences and in particular a consistent anti-racist approach in social work. At the same time the particular position in relation to social policy requires the development of research methods specific to the discipline in the light of its hermeneutic tasks. / Die Arbeit behandelt die Beziehung zwischen Sozialer Arbeit und Sozialpolitik in Europa aus vergleichender historischer Perspektive. Untersucht wird die Dynamik des Nationalstaats und seine Konsolidierung als Wohlfahrtsstaat bis zur gegenwärtigen Krise des Wohlfahrtskonsenses. Dabei gewinnt die Rolle der Sozialen Arbeit in der Aufgabe kultureller Integration besondere Bedeutung, da dies aus rein nationaler Sicht oft nicht zu erkennen ist. Ihre Verkoppelung mit dem Nationalstaat wird besonders deutlich in der gegenwärtigen Transformation durch neo-liberale Prinzipien im Kontext der Globalisierung. Hieraus ergeben sich neue Aufgaben für die Soziale Arbeit, insbesondere in Bezug auf die Entwicklung interkultureller kommunikativer Kompetenzen und eines konsistenten antirassistischen Ansatzes. Gleichzeitig erfordert die besondere sozialpolitische Position die Entwicklung disziplinspezifischer Forschungsansätze im Lichte der hermeneutischen Bedeutung der Sozialen Arbeit.

In this thesis, I explore the impact and effectiveness of clinical supervision provided by external clinical supervisors, on workers from a variety of practice backgrounds in a residential rehabilitation centre, in the AOD sector. This thesis uses the framework of social work supervision, as defined by Kadushin (1985; 2002), with the administrative, educative and supportive elements. The research focuses closely on the latter two elements. For this purpose, I employ qualitative research methods, via a triangulation of methods, being guided by Participatory Action Research (PAR) and then conducting semi-structured interviews and focus groups as well as acting as a participant observer, to gather the data. The data was analysed using grounded theory. This research was based upon a clinical supervision project that was fully funded and provided free clinical supervision by external supervisors, providing both individual and group supervision, for a period of 10 months. There were a total of 16 respondents with varied roles and training backgrounds as well as an additional six supervisors, interviewed throughout different stages of the project. The various roles undertaken by me throughout the research process provided essential viewpoints on supervision, as well as the place of boundaries and need for support. The power of such a large scale intervention is discussed and ultimately highlights and identifies the particular benefits of supervision in this research arena. This thesis places clinical supervision in the context of workforce development in the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) sector. Thus, while this research elucidates a number of benefits and the factors involved with this experience, the clear separation of other modalities such as training, mentoring and Critical Incident debriefing are seen as integral additional avenues of support and professional development. This research concludes also with what the difficulties and hindrances were for people to continue with regular ongoing clinical supervision, and warrants the argument for interminable supervision in this setting. This research points to an overall paucity of literature on efficacy studies, especially in the AOD context in Australia. This research significantly adds to this dearth and examines the factors unique to the AOD sector in Australia, as well as what factors make for effective supervision. The particular impact of external supervisors and group supervision are explored, which underwrites the forwarded concept of a customised supervision for this setting. By making explicit in this research what the efficacy is on those new to supervision, it provides greater clarity for future studies. A number of recommendations are proposed as result of this research. New definitions of the supportive function of supervision and of clinical supervision are forwarded, as is a new look at the evolving history of social work supervision. This thesis highlights the impact of external supervisors and the unique contribution they offer.