Clown-based Social Work as Dissent in Child Protection Practice
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Steggall, David and Scollen, Rebecca. 2024. "Clown-based Social Work as Dissent in Child Protection Practice." The British Journal of Social Work. 54 (5), p. 2124–2141. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcae023
| Article Title | Clown-based Social Work as Dissent in Child Protection Practice |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 34193 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Steggall, David and Scollen, Rebecca |
| Journal Title | The British Journal of Social Work |
| Journal Citation | 54 (5), p. 2124–2141 |
| Number of Pages | 18 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 0045-3102 |
| 1468-263X | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcae023 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/bjsw/bcae023/7631803?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=bjsw&utm_medium=email |
| Abstract | This article presents Clown-Based Social Work (Steggall, 2023) as a form of dissent consistent with Paul Michael Garrett’s (2021a)conceptualisation of Dissenting Social Work. It contributes to the debate sparked by Chris Maylea (2020)and continued by Paul Michael Garrett (2021b)and Joe Whelan (2022). Clown-Based Social Work is an outcome of Steggall’s, doctoral research findings. Clown theory is a relational practice that offers an alternative way of being with people in an impossible situation. Correlations between Clown Theory and Social Work Theory were observed and explored. These correlations were conceptualised into Clown-Based Social Work as a new approach to child protection practice. Three key concepts of Clown-Based Social Work are discussed as forms of dissent from established ways of knowing and normative familial ideals in child protection work: Failure, Stupidity and Play. These three concepts are explored as relational practices that can enact dialogue between service users and social workers. This discussion is both a response to what Maylea (2020)has called the contemporary failures of social work and to Garrett’s (2021a, p. 226) call for dissenting imbued perspectives in social work practice. |
| Keywords | child protection practice, Clown-Based Social Work, dissenting social work, failure |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 360499. Performing arts not elsewhere classified |
| 440999. Social work not elsewhere classified | |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Wellbeing |
| School of Creative Arts |
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