Meaning in Work: Toward a Clinical Approach to Work Dissatisfaction

Authors

Shimshon M. Neikrug, Tel Aviv University

Abstract

This paper deals with issues relating to the meaning of work for the worker and clinical implications for the social worker intervening in the field of industrial and occupational social work. The problems of work dissatisfaction and alienation in work are analyzed. The author presents two concepts, work as play and logotherapy, as being useful in the clinical intervention in work related problems. It is concluded that the absence of work dissatisfaction need not be the goal of intervention, rather the clinical encounter can strive for meaningfulness, growth, and self-discovery.

Recommended Citation

Neikrug, Shimshon M. (1982) "Meaning in Work: Toward a Clinical Approach to Work Dissatisfaction," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 9: Iss. 1, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.1516
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol9/iss1/11