Journal of Social Work
Practice: psychodynamic approaches to health, welfare and the
community
Call for Papers:
Special 2007 Issue on Art, Creativity and Imagination
Both social
work and art often work at the borders of the sayable, the thinkable, the
knowable. Imagination and creativity are often needed to open experiences of
trauma, mental illness, and everyday confusion to recognition, exploration and
communication. Because it is so very personal, artistic expression strengthens
the sense of self and self-esteem. It mobilises energy and passion, and acts as
an effective means of intercultural dialogue and appreciation.
Current
practice in health and social care abounds in experimentation with dance, drama,
story-telling, creative writing and art of all kinds, photography and film.
Evaluation of such work is a challenge, especially since ‘imagination’ barely
appears in social science. Psychodynamic thinking is well-placed to describe
creative work, and to understand and explain what makes it effective as social
practice.
This special
issue of the journal welcomes sensitive descriptions, theoretical reflections
and accounts of research and evaluative methods on any aspect of art, creativity
and imagination in social interventions. Please note that articles should accord
with the distinctive remit of the Journal of Social Work Practice towards
strengthening a specifically psychosocial knowledge base and psychodynamic
approaches to practice and policy. The editors (see below) welcome initial
declarations of interest and will be pleased to comment on abstracts and drafts
sent in advance to any of the addresses below. For those able to attend, there
will be a contributors’ afternoon seminar in late January or early February 2007
to discuss work in progress, beginning with lunch at
Suggested
topics
Deadline for
first drafts
Editors of Special
Issue:
Prue Chamberlayne –
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Lynn Froggett -
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Martin Smith -
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Editorial
policy (more details on
<www.tandf.co.uk/journals>):
The
Journal of Social Work Practice publishes high quality
refereed articles devoted to the exploration and analysis of practice in
social welfare and allied health professions from psychodynamic and
systemic perspectives. This includes counselling, social care planning,
education and training, research, institutional life, management and
organisation or policy-making. Articles are also welcome that critically
examine the psychodynamic tradition in the light of other theoretical
orientations or explanatory systems. The Journal of Social Work
Practice is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and
actively strives to foster all forms of intercultural dialogue and debate.
The journal thus aims to:
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Lynn Froggett
Reader
in Psychosocial Welfare
Dept. Social Work, Faculty of
Health