Social workers in mental health. Epistemological identities and preferences among social workers

Mental health has become an interprofessional service. Historically, differences between professionals in their epistemological orientation toward mental illness and treatment have created substantial tension. However, there are little empirical evidence about professional's epistemological ide...

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Published inSocial work in mental health Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 159 - 173
Main Authors Ekeland, Tor-Johan, Myklebust, Vidar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 04.03.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
epistemic injustice
Epistemology
Mental disorders
mental health
Mental health care
Mental health services
mental illness
object ontology
social work
Social workers
subject ontology
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Summary:Mental health has become an interprofessional service. Historically, differences between professionals in their epistemological orientation toward mental illness and treatment have created substantial tension. However, there are little empirical evidence about professional's epistemological identity. In this article, we first discuss the important relationship between epistemology, practice and ethic and report the results from a survey based on a Norwegian sample (N = 432) of social workers. The overall finding is that social workers seem to be more eclectic than specific in their epistemological orientation and that the eclecticism seems to express epistemological indifference rather than a conscious choice.
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ISSN:1533-2985
1533-2993
DOI:10.1080/15332985.2021.1993421