Open AccessOne method, two worlds
Author(s) -
Annie Pullen Sansfaçon,
Valérie Roy,
Dave Ward
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
groupwork
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.103
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1746-6091
pISSN - 0951-824X
DOI - 10.1921/gpwk.v24i2.777
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , work (physics) , social worlds , sociology , counterpoint , social group , psychology , social psychology , public relations , political science , social science , geography , engineering , pedagogy , mechanical engineering , archaeology
This article is in an Open Access journalLooking at practices in different locations is benefi cial since it helps challenge\udassumptions that we may take for granted. Groupwork, as a method of social work,\udis specifi cally interesting to explore in the light of different contexts since, like social\udwork, it may or may not translate well across cultures. This paper draws from data\udcollected in the context of a research project that aimed to describe the current state of\udsocial work with groups in Quebec and to explore trends within social work with groups\udelsewhere in the world. Specifi cally, it focuses on the exploration of practices in Quebec\udand discusses them in relationship to those found in the USA, as a counterpoint. Our\udfi ndings highlight some differences and similarities between Quebec and the USA with\udregard to groupwork, which leads us to discuss a range of factors that may impact on\udgroupwork in the different contexts. Of these, the differences of organisational context\udand organisation of services have emerged as particularly noteworthy, which echoes\udfi ndings in general social work literature with regard to the importance of local contexts\udon the defi nition of practice itself