anti-oppressive practice

This is an interesting modern concept in Social Work

Social work is known to be a �caring profession� but ... there may be a �care
versus control� issue, because where there is care there is responsibility, and
therefore control, and power. Practitioners need to be fully aware of the power
(im)balance between service users and providers in order to work in an anti-
oppressive manner. Otherwise, so-called anti-oppressive practice can be
criticised as �a gloss to help [social work] to feel better about what it is
required to do�

More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-oppressive_practice
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