Grief and Loss: A Social Work Perspective
Despite the wealth of research that exists in the area of death, grief, and loss, the scarcity of literature examining the impact upon social work practitioners is troubling. This article initially draws upon a case study to explore this impact through the theoretical framework of disenfranchised
grief. Further comment is made regarding the possible factors that have led to the profession as a whole experiencing disenfranchised grief. The article concludes by arguing that practitioners are best served through the use of “super-vision,” which enables them to not only examine
their practice but also their response to death, grief, and loss.
Keywords: Monro; bureaucracy; disenfranchised grief; social work; supervision
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Faculty of Health and Social Care,Open University in the South, Oxford, England
Publication date: 01 January 2013
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