The Poet/Practitioner: A Paradigm for the Profession

Authors

Rich Furman, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Carol L. Langer, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Debra K. Anderson, University of Nebraska, Omaha

Keywords

Poet, practitioner, social work, social work practice

Abstract

This article explores a new paradigm or model for the professional social worker: The poet/practitioner. The training and practice of the poet are congruent with many aspects of social work practice. An examination of the practice of the poet, and the congruence of these practices to social work, reveals a paradigm with the capacity to focus social workers on the essential values of our profession. This paradigm, which highlights the humanistic, creative, and socially conscience role of the social work practitioner, may be particularly important today given the medicalization of social problems and the conservitization of society.

Recommended Citation

Furman, Rich; Langer, Carol L.; and Anderson, Debra K. (2006) "The Poet/Practitioner: A Paradigm for the Profession," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 33: Iss. 3, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.3180
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol33/iss3/3