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Social work is an academic and practice-based professional discipline that seeks to facilitate the welfare of communities, individuals, families, and groups.[1] Underpinned by theories of social science and guided by principles of social justice, rights, collective responsibility, and respect for diversity, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance well-being.[2] Social work endeavors to promote social change and grassroots empowerment of people and aids in socioeconomic development, social cohesion, and liberation from abuse and oppression.[3] A practicing professional with a degree in social work is called a social worker.
- 1 History
- 2 Practice
- 3 Contemporary professional development
- 4 Qualifications
- 5 Role of the professional
- 6 Social workers in literature
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 Further reading
- 10 External links
The practice and profession of social work has a relatively modern and scientific origin,[4] and is generally considered to have developed out of three strands. The first was individual casework, a strategy pioneered by the Charity Organization Society in the mid-19th century. The second was social administration, which included various forms of poverty relief – 'relief of paupers'. Statewide poverty relief could be said to have its roots in the English Poor Laws of the 17th century, but was first systematized through the efforts of the Charity Organization Society. The third consisted of social action – rather than engaging in the resolution of immediate individual requirements, the emphasis was placed on political action working through the community and the group to improve their social conditions and thereby alleviate poverty. This approach was developed originally by the Settlement House Movement.[5]
This was accompanied by a less easily defined movement; the development of institutions to deal with the entire range of social problems. All had their most rapid growth during the nineteenth century, and laid the foundational basis for modern social work, both in theory and in practice.[6]
Professional social work originated in 19th century England, and had its roots in the social and economic upheaval wrought by the Industrial Revolution, in particular the societal struggle to deal with the resultant mass urban-based poverty and its related problems. Because poverty was the main focus of early social work, it was intricately linked with the idea of charity work.[6]
Poverty relief[edit]
With the decline of feudalism in 16th century England, the indigent poor came to be seen as a more direct threat to the social order.[7] The first complete code of poor relief was made in the Act for the Relief of the Poor 1597 and some provision for the "deserving poor" was eventually made in the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601.[8] It created a system administered at parish level,[9] paid for by levying local rates on rate payers.[10] Relief for those too ill or old to work, the so-called 'impotent poor', was in the form of a payment or items of food ('the parish loaf') or clothing also known as outdoor relief.[11]
The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 completely overhauled the existing system in Britain[12] and established a Poor Law Commission to oversee the national operation of the system.[13] This included the forming together of small parishes into Poor Law Unions[14] and the building of workhouses in each union for the giving of poor relief.[15]
Private philanthropy[edit]
The 19th century saw a great leap forward in technological and scientific achievement. There was also a great migration to urban areas throughout the Western world, which led to many social problems. This galvanised the socially active, prosperous middle and upper classes to search for ways to ameliorate the physical and spiritual conditions of the poor underclasses.[16] A new philosophy of "scientific charity" emerged, which stated charity should be "secular, rational and empirical as opposed to sectarian, sentimental, and dogmatic".[17]
Most historians identify the Charity Organization Society, founded by Helen Bosanquet and Octavia Hill in London in 1869,[18] as the pioneering organization of the social theory that led to the emergence of social work as a professional occupation.[5] COS had its main focus on individual casework. It supported the concept of self-help and limited government intervention to deal with the effects of poverty. The organisation claimed to use "scientific principles to root out scroungers and target relief where it was most needed".[19]
Octavia Hill is regarded by many as the founder of modern social work. She believed in self-reliance[disambiguation needed], and made it a key part of her housing system that she and her assistants knew their tenants personally and encouraged them to better themselves. She was opposed to municipal provision of housing, believing it to be bureaucratic and impersonal. Under her guidance, the Charity Organization Society organised charitable grants and pioneered a home-visiting service that formed the basis for modern social work.[citation needed]
Social action[edit]
A stress on social action that developed in the 1880s, was pioneered by the Settlement House Movement.[20] The movement (creating integrated mixed communities of rich and poor) grew directly out of Octavia Hill's work. Her colleagues Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, founded Toynbee Hall, Oxford House[21] in 1884 in Bethnal Green as the first university-sponsored settlement. Another early organization was Mansfield House Settlement, also in east London. In the United States, the settlement movement was established by Jane Addams, a young medical student, and Ellen Gates Starr after Addams visited Toynbee Hall and was impressed by the system. She founded Chicago's Hull House in 1889, which focused on providing education and recreational facilities for European immigrant women and children.[21] By 1913, there were 413 settlements in 32 states.[22]
The concept of the Settlement House Movement was to bring upper and middle class students into lower-class neighbourhoods, not only to provide education and social aid, but to actually live and work together with their inhabitants. This soon inspired a worldwide movement of university settlements. The idea was to help members of the future elite understand the problems of wider society; this was especially important at a time when class divisions were much stronger, social mobility was minimal, and the living conditions of the poor were completely unknown to many members of the upper class.[23]
Further development[edit]
By the beginning of the 20th century, these different organizations with their diverse intellectual underpinnings were beginning to coalesce into modern social work. Foundations were established to examine the root causes of social problems such as poverty, and social workers became more professional and scientific in their methodology. The Quaker philanthropist and chocolate manufacturer Joseph Rowntree believed that social evils could be tackled by systematic research, and to that end founded the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in 1904.[24] Rowntree wanted to tackle the root causes of social problems, rather than treating their symptoms. His Memorandum of 1904 stated: "I feel that much of the current philanthropic effort is directed to remedying the more superficial manifestations of weakness or evil, while little thought or effort is directed to search out their underlying causes … [seek] to search out the under-lying causes of weakness or evil in the community, rather than … remedying their more superficial manifestations".[25]
The differing approaches to social work often led to heated debates. In the early 20th century, Mary Richmond of the Charity Organization Society (COS) and Jane Addams of the Settlement House Movement engaged in a public dispute over the optimal approach; whether the problem should be tackled with COS' traditional, scientific method that focused on efficiency and prevention, or whether the Settlement House Movement's immersion into the problem, blurring the lines of practitioner and client, was superior.[26]
Welfare state[edit]
As the problem of poverty moved up the public agenda, it became increasingly clear that laissez-faire economic policies were not working and that governments had to take proactive measures to reduce poverty, rather than leave the task to privately run organizations. The principles of classical liberalism were being increasingly challenged by downturns in economic growth, a growing perception of the evils of poverty, unemployment and relative deprivation present within modern industrial cities, and the agitation of organized labour. In the early 1900s, the British Liberals under H.H. Asquith introduced various reforms, including health insurance, unemployment insurance, and pensions for elderly workers, thereby laying the groundwork for the future British welfare state.[citation needed]
William Beveridge, often called the 'architect of the welfare state', was pivotal in framing the debate about social work in the context of state welfare provision. His 1942 report on Social Insurance and Allied Services,[27] known commonly as the Beveridge Report, identified five "Giant Evils" in society: squalor, ignorance, want, idleness, and disease, and went on to propose widespread reform to the system of social welfare to mitigate these problems.[28] The report proved very popular with a war-weary public, and went on to form the basis to the post-war expansion of the Welfare State and the creation of the National Health Service, a free at the point of delivery healthcare provider.[citation needed]
Modern world[edit]
Currently, social work is known for its critical and holistic approach to understanding and intervening in social problems. This has led, for example, to the recognition of poverty as having a social and economic basis rooted in social policies rather than representing a personal moral defect.[29] This trend also points to another historical development in the evolution of social work: once a profession engages in social control, it is directed at social and personal empowerment.[30] Critical social work has had a major impact on professional training and social work education since the 1980s and Stephen Webb has edited a major international reference work "Handbook of Critical Social Work" (2018)[verification needed] for Routledge. Webb's critique of evidence-based social work is also the most highly cited article in the field. https://academic.oup.com/bjsw/article-abstract/42/4/765/1627016/Influential-Publications-in-Social-Work-Discourse
Social work is an interdisciplinary profession, meaning it draws from a number of areas, such as (but not limited to) psychology, sociology, politics, criminology, economics, ecology, education, health, law, philosophy, anthropology and counseling, including psychotherapy. It is not a 'single model', such as that of health, followed by medical professional such as nurses and doctors, but like nurses and doctors, social work requires study and continued professional development to retain knowledge and skills in practice. Field work is a distinctive attribution to social work pedagogy. This equips the trainee in understanding the theories and models within the field of work. Professional practitioners from multicultural aspects have their roots in this social work immersion engagements from the early 19th century in the western countries. As an example, here are some of the models and theories used within social work practice:[citation needed]
- Empathy
- Social case work
- Social group work
- Community organization
- Behavioral
- School social worker
- Leadership & Management
- Crisis intervention
- Mental health
- Cognitive-Behavioral
- Critical
- Radical
- Social insurance
- Ecological
- Equity theory
- Financial management
- Motivational interviewing
- Medical social work
- Person-centered therapy
- Psychoanalytic[31]
- Psychodynamic
- Existential
- Humanistic
- Sociotherapy
- Brief psychotherapy or Solution focused approach
- Recovery approach
- Reflexivity
- Social exchange
- Welfare economics
- Anti-oppressive practice
- Psychosocial rehabilitation
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Systems theory
- Strength-based practice
- Task-centered
- Family therapy
- Advocacy
- Prevention science
- Project management
- Program evaluation and Performance measurement
- Systems thinking
- Community development and intervention
- Positive psychology
- Social actions
Contemporary professional development[edit]
The International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) defined social work in this way:
Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are central to social work. Underpinned by theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and indigenous knowledge, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing.[32]
Its seven core functions are described by Popple and Leighninger as:
- Engagement — the social worker must first engage the client in early meetings to promote a collaborative relationship
- Assessment — data must be gathered that will guide and direct a plan of action to help the client
- Planning — negotiate and formulate an action plan
- Implementation — promote resource acquisition and enhance role performance
- Monitoring/Evaluation — on-going documentation through short-term goal attainment of extent to which client is following through
- Supportive Counseling — affirming, challenging, encouraging, informing, and exploring options
- Graduated Disengagement — seeking to replace the social worker with a naturally occurring resource[33]
Six other core values identified by the National Association of Social Workers' (NASW)[34] Code of Ethics are:
- Service — help people in need and address social problems
- Social Justice — challenge social injustices
- Respect the dignity and worth of the person
- Give importance to human relationships
- Integrity — behave in a trustworthy manner
- Competence — practice within the areas of one's areas of expertise and develop and enhance professional skills
|This section needs more medical references for verification or relies too heavily on primary sources. (March 2017)
The education of social workers begins with a bachelor's degree (BA, BSc, BSSW, BSW, etc.) or diploma in social work or a Bachelor of Social Services. Some countries offer postgraduate degrees in social work, such as a master's degree (MSW, MSS, MSSA, MA, MSc, MRes, MPhil.) or doctoral studies (PhD and DSW (Doctor of Social Work)). Increasingly, graduates of social work programs pursue post-masters and post-doctoral study, including training in psychotherapy.
In the United States, social work undergraduate and master's programs are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. A CSWE-accredited degree is required for one to become a state-licensed social worker.
A number of countries and jurisdictions require registration or licensure of people working as social workers, and there are mandated qualifications.[35] In other places, a professional association sets academic requirements for admission to the profession. The success of these professional bodies' efforts is demonstrated in that these same requirements are recognized by employers as necessary for employment.[36]
Professional associations[edit]
Social workers have a number of professional associations that provide ethical guidance and other forms of support for their members and for social work in general. These associations may be international, continental, semi-continental, national, or regional. The main international associations are the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW).
The largest professional social work association in the United States is the National Association of Social Workers. There also exist organizations that represent clinical social workers such as The American Association of Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work. AAPCSW is a national organization representing social workers who practice psychoanalytic social work and psychonalysis. There are also a number of states with Clinical Social Work Societies which represent all social workers who conduct psychotherapy from a variety of theoretical frameworks with families, groups and individuals. The Association for Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA)[37] is a professional organization for social workers who practice within the community organizing, policy, and political spheres.
In the UK, the professional association is the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) with just over 18,000 members (as of August 2015).
In the United Kingdom, just over half of social workers are employed by local authorities,[citation needed] and many of these are represented by UNISON, the public sector employee union. Smaller numbers are members of the Unite the Union and the GMB (trade union). The British Union of Social Work Employees (BUSWE) has been a section of the Community (trade union) since 2008.
While at that stage not a union, the British Association of Social Workers operated a professional advice and representation service from the early 1990s. Social Work qualified staff who are also experienced in employment law and industrial relations provide the kind of representation you would expect from a trade union in the event of grievance, discipline or conduct matters specifically in respect of professional conduct or practice. However, this service depended on the good will of employers to allow the representatives to be present at these meetings, as only trade unions have the legal right and entitlement of representation in the workplace.
By 2011 several councils had realized that they did not have to permit BASW access, and those that were challenged by skilled professional representation of their staff were withdrawing permission. For this reason BASW once again took up trade union status by forming its arms length trade union section, SWU (Social Workers Union). This gives legal right to represent its members whether the employer or Trades Union Congress (TUC) recognizes SWU or not. At 2015 the TUC was still resisting SWU application for admission to congress membership and while most employers are not making formal statements of recognition until such a time as the TUC may change its policy, they are all legally required to permit SWU (BASW) representation at internal discipline hearings etc.
Role of the professional[edit]
The criteria to qualify as a profession have been laid out in comparison to universally admitted professions. Social work, in order to attain a professional status, has also resorted to such comparisons. In Abraham Flexner's 1915 lecture, "Is Social Work a Profession?"[38] delivered at the National Conference on Charities and Corrections, he examined the characteristics of a profession with reference to social work.
The characteristics of a profession, as listed by him are:
- Professionals are intellectual in character and assume responsibility for their decisions.
- Professionals are learned in character and proficient to maintain a steady stream of ideas and decisions.
- Professionals are practice oriented and definite as such in its purpose.
- Professionals have an educationally communicable technique and they simultaneous develop within their academic discipline.
- Professionals have their own professional body which advocates for a common social interest and ethics.
- Professionals have a definite social status attached to their profession.
A social work professional's main tasks may include a number of services such as case management (linking clients with agencies and programs that will meet their psychosocial needs – common in the US and the UK), counseling and psychotherapy, assessment and diagnosis of interpersonal and societal problems or mental disorders, child protection/welfare, human services management, social welfare policy analysis, policy and practice development, community organizing, international, social and community development, advocacy, teaching (in schools of social work), and socio-political research. Every work leads with the aim of providing beneficial services to individuals, dyads, families, groups, organizations and communities to achieve optimum psychosocial functioning.[39]
A historic and defining feature of social work is the profession's focus on individual well-being in a social context and the well-being of society.[40] Social workers promote social justice and social change with and on behalf of clients.[41] The term "client" is used to refer to individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities.[42] In the broadening scope of the modern social worker's role, some practitioners have in recent years traveled to war-torn countries to provide psychosocial assistance to families and survivors.[43]
Furthermore, as a result of social workers' training in counseling and their experience in helping their clients with accessing benefits such as unemployment insurance and disability benefits, they are particularly well-suited to help individuals and families learn how to become financially self-sufficient.[44][45][46] That said, there is a need for additional training vis a vis social workers in the financial household management arena.[44][45] Under some conditions, a raise may trigger reductions in several benefits; therefore, it would be beneficial for social workers to study a financial education curriculum tailored for social workers such as financial social work to fully understand and explain the possible ramifications to clients.[47] In addition, social workers often work with low-income or low to middle-income people who are either unbanked (do not have a banking account) or underbanked (individuals who have a bank account but tend to rely on high cost non-bank providers for their financial transactions).[48] Social workers who have an understanding of financial institutions would be able to guide individuals and families to use mainstream financial institutions and thereby hold onto more of their income and spend less on high cost non-bank financial services.[49]
In the United States, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, professional social workers are the largest group of mental health services providers. There are more clinically trained social workers—over 200,000—than psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurses combined. Federal law and the National Institutes of Health recognize social work as one of five core mental health professions.[50]
Examples of fields a social worker may be employed in are poverty relief, life skills education, community development, rural development, forensics and corrections, legislation, industrial relations, project management, child protection, elder protection, women's rights, human rights, systems optimization, finance, addictions rehabilitation, child development, cross-cultural mediation, occupational safety and health, disaster management, mental health, psychotherapy, disabilities, etc.
Social workers in literature[edit]
In 2011, a critic stated that "novels about social work are rare,"[51] and as recently as 2004, another critic claimed to have difficulty finding novels featuring a main character holding a Master of Social Work degree.[52]
However, social workers have been the subject of many novels, including:
- Bohjalian, Chris (2007). The double bind: a novel (1st ed.). New York: Shaye Areheart Books. ISBN 978-1-4000-4746-8.[53]
- Cooper, Philip (2013). Social work man. Leicester: Matador. ISBN 978-1-78088-508-7.[54]
- Barrington, Freya (2015). Known to Social Services (1st ed.). USA: FARAXA Publishing. ISBN 9789995782870.
- Desai, Kishwar (2010). Witness the night. London: Beautiful Books. ISBN 978-1-905636-85-3.[55]
- Delshad, Farshid (2010). Interaction of Religion, Morality and Social Work. Munich: AVM (Adademischer Verlag München). ISBN 978-3-89975-448-3.
- Fadiman, Anne (1997). The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-37453-340-3.
- Irish, Lola (1993). Streets of dust: a novel based on the life of Caroline Chisholm. Kirribilli, N.S.W: Eldorado. ISBN 1-86412-001-0.
- Greenlee, Sam (1990) [1969]. The spook who sat by the door: a novel. African American life. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2246-8.
- Konrád, György (1987). The case worker. Writers from the other Europe. New York, N.Y., U.S.A: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-009946-8.[56]
- Henderson, Smith (2014). Fourth of July Creek: A Novel. ISBN 978-0-06-228644-4.[57]
- Johnson, Greg (2011). A very famous social worker. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse Inc. ISBN 978-1-4502-8548-3.[58]
- Johnson, Kristin (2012). Unprotected: a novel. St. Butt, MN: North Star Press. ISBN 978-0-87839-589-7.[59]
- Kalpakian, Laura (1992). Graced land (1st ed.). New York: Grove Weidenfeld. ISBN 0-8021-1474-1.[52]
- Lewis, Sinclair (1933). Ann Vickers (First ed.). Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company. OCLC 288770.
- Mengestu, Dinaw (2014). All our names (First ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-385-34998-7.[60]
- Sapphire (1996). Push: a novel (1st ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf; Random House. ISBN 0-679-44626-5. The basis of the movie Precious.[61]
- Smith, Ali (2011) There But For The, Hamish Hamilton, Pantheon.
- Ungar, Michael (2011). The social worker: a novel. Lawrencetown, N.S: Pottersfield Press. ISBN 978-1-897426-26-5.[62]
- Weinbren, Martin (2010). King Welfare. Bakewell: Peakpublish. ISBN 978-1-907219-18-4.[51]
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See also[edit]
- Addiction medicine
- Approved mental health professional
- Child welfare
- Clinical social work
- Community development
- Critical social work
- Development studies
- Education in social work
- Forensic social work
- Gerontology
- Humanistic social work
- Human resource management
- International Social Work
- Mental health professional
- Recreational therapy
- Right to an adequate standard of living
- Social development
- Social planning
- Social psychology
- Social research
- Social Scientist
- Social work with groups
- Urban development
- Welfare
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Further reading[edit]
- Agnew, Elizabeth N. (2004). From Charity to Social Work: Mary E. Richmond and the Creation of an American Profession. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-02875-9. OCLC 51848398.
- Bodenheimer, Danna (2015). Real World Clinical Social Work: Find Your Voice and Find Your Way (1st ed.). Harrisburg, PA: The New Social Worker Press. ISBN 978-1-929109-50-0.
- Barker, Robert L. (2003). Social Work Dictionary (5th ed.). Silver Spring, MD: NASW Press. ISBN 0-87101-355-X. OCLC 52341511.
- Butler, Ian and Gwenda Roberts (2004). Social Work with Children and Families: Getting into Practice (2nd ed.). London, England; New York, NY: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 1-4175-0103-0. OCLC 54768636.
- Davies, Martin (2002). The Blackwell Companion of Social Work (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK; Malden, MA: Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-22391-6. OCLC 49044512.
- Fischer, Joel and Kevin J. Corcoran (2007). Measures for Clinical Practice and Research: A Sourcebook (4th ed.). Oxford, UK; New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-518190-6. OCLC 68980742.
- Greene, Roberta R. (2008). Social Work with the Aged and their Families (3rd ed.). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-0-202-36182-6. OCLC 182573540.
- Grinnell, Richard M. and Yvonne A Unrau (2008). Social Work Research and Evaluation: Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice (8th ed.). Oxford, UK; New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-530152-6. OCLC 82772632.
- Mary Carmel Ruffolo; Brian E Perron; Elizabeth H Voshel (2015). Direct Social Work Practice: Theories and Skills for Becoming an Evidence-Based Practitioner (1st ed.). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-483-37924-1.
- Mizrahi, Terry and Larry E. Davis (2008). Encyclopedia of Social Work (20th ed.). Washington, DC; Oxford, UK; New York, NY: NASW Press and Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-530661-3. OCLC 156816850.
- Popple, Philip R. and Leslie Leighninger (2008). The Policy-Based Profession: An Introduction to Social Welfare Policy Analysis for Social Workers (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon. ISBN 0-205-48592-8. OCLC 70708056.
- Ragg, D. Mark (2011). Developing Practice Competencies: A Foundation for Generalist Practice (1st ed.). Hoboken, N.J: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-55170-7. OCLC 757394287.
- Reamer, Frederic G. (2006). Ethical Standards in Social Work: A Review of the NASW Code of Ethics (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: NASW Press. ISBN 978-0-87101-371-2. OCLC 63187493.
- Richardson, Virginia E. and Amanda Smith Barusch (2006). Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-First Century: A Social Work Perspective. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10748-X. OCLC 60373501.
- Sowers, Karen M. and Catherine N. Dulmus; et al. (2008). Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-75222-3. OCLC 155755265.
- Statham, Daphne (2004). Managing Front Line Practice in Social Work. New York, NY: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 1-4175-0127-8. OCLC 54768593.
- Thyer, Bruce A. and John S. Wodarski (2007). Social Work in Mental Health: An Evidence-Based Approach. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley. ISBN 0-471-69304-9. OCLC 65197928.
- Turner, Francis J. (2005). Canadian Encyclopedia of Social Work. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 0-88920-436-5. OCLC 57354998.
- Webb, Stephen (2006). Social Work in a Risk Society. London, UK: Palgrave, Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-21442-2. OCLC 49959266.
- Webb, Stephen (2017). Professional Identity and Social Work. London, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781138234437. OCLC 49959266.
- Zastrow, Charles (2014). Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Empowering People. Belmount: Cengage Learning. ISBN 9781285176406.
External links[edit]
- Social work
- Mental health professionals
- Psychiatry-related fields
- Welfare agencies
- Welfare and service organizations
- Academic disciplines
- Healthcare occupations
- Caregiving
- Government agencies
- Public administration
- Management
- Civil services
- Bureaucratic organization
- Legislators
- Law enforcement
- Positions of authority


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Paramount strikes European d-cinema deal with Arts Alliance MediaDigital cinema company Arts Alliance Media has signed a non-exclusive long-term deal with Paramount for digital cinema deployment in Europe.Under the pact, Paramount Pictures International has committed to supply its films in digital format to AAM DCI-compliant screens in the UK and Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, Portugal, the Nordic countries and Benelux.The deal adds to AAM's existing agreements with Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Pictures Internat
Patrick Smith Kelly hired to write GK Films' BenightedPatrick Smith Kelly has been hired to write the screenplay adaptation of GK Films' adaptation of Kit Whitfield's supernatural novel Benighted.Graham King acquired rights to the book in 2006 and will produce with Andrew Adamson for Warner Bros.Adamson is in talks to direct the story about a minority human population charged with keeping werewolves at bay during the full moon. The book is published as
Peur(s) du Noir selected as Rome's surprise filmThe Rome Film Fest has announced the world premiere of Peur(s) du Noir - a collective animation film featuring the work of six top comic book and graphic art talents. The film focuses on childhood nightmares and adult phobias.Celluloid Dreams is handling sales. The six episodes are designed by Strasbourg-born Blutch (Christian Hincker) whose career began in 1998 with a Fluide Glacial publication; Paris-based Lorenzo Mattotti - a prolific comic book artist, painter and illustrato
PUSAN: AFCNet to discuss production incentivesAFCNet, the Asian Film Commissions Network, has announced the launch of the first Asia Pacific Film Industry Policy Forum at its annual General Assembly yesterday. The three-day forum which will be held from October 11-13 during BIFCOM 2008 (in conjunction with Pusan 's Asian Film Market) will provide a much-needed platform for AFCNet members, government policymakers as well as foreign producers who are keen to film in Asia. 'It's the first such forum of its kind for the film indu
PUSAN: Asian Film Market better for schmoozing then sellingAs the second Asian Film Market wound down on Thursday (Oct 11), the consensus seemed to be that Pusan is still a key meeting point for the pan-Asian film industry - as it was before the launch of the market - but has some way to go before it becomes a major international platform for buying and selling. According to a final report, the market attracted around 3,600 guests, of which 1,600 were registered participants, which is roughly the same turnout as the inaugural edition. Around 460
PUSAN: Cineclick sells package to Middle EastSeoul-based sales agent Cineclick Asia has announced a flurry of sales to three territories - the Middle East, Japan and Hungary - at the Asian Film Market, headlined by Kim Ki-duk's Breath, which looks set to be the first Korean film theatrically released in the Arab regions. Ghassan Production and Distribution (GPD) took Middle Eastern rights to Kim's recent Cannes competition entry, along with another nine films which sold for TV and DVD/video rights. The package include
PUSAN: Germany's Splendid snaps up Japanese duoGermany 's Splendid Film is continuing its splurge on Asian titles at Pusan AFM by acquiring two Japanese titles - TBS' Crows: Episode 0 and Toei's X-Cross. The Crows deal was closed today by TBS International Content Business division's Miyuki Takamatsu and Splendid's Marko Moellers. Splendid acquired all German and Benelux rights. Splendid previously acquired TBS hits Sinking Of Japan and Dororo before the films were completed. Directed by cult
PUSAN: Hong Kong heats up as shooting destinationHong Kong has been picked as the shooting location for a further three international productions, as it is gearing up for the latest film in the Batman franchise, The Dark Knight, early next month. According to the Hong Kong Film Services Office, which is attending Pusan 's BIFCOM locations showcase, Summit Entertainment will film the bulk of Push in the territory. Directed by Lucky Number Slevin's Paul McGuignan, the action thriller stars Chris Evans,
PUSAN: Mendoza titles score salesto UK, FranceFoster Child and Slingshot, two films by Filipino director Brillante 'Dante' Mendoza which are currently playing at the Pusan International Film Festival, have been sold to the UK and France respectively. Pecadillo Pictures has taken on the UK rights to Foster Child in a deal concluded by the company's Tom Abell and Kahloon Loke with Philippines-based Ignatius Films Canada. The picture won Cherry Pie Picache the best actress award in Cinefan in Delhi this year
PUSAN: New Currents Awards presented to three filmsThe Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF)gave awards tothree films in its New Currents section of up-and-coming Asian directors, which is the only competitive section of the festival. The three films, which were awarded with $30,000 each, were Life Track by Guang Hao Jin (China/Korea), Flower In The Pocket by Seng Tat Liew (Malaysia) and Wonderful Town by Aditya Assarat (Thailand). Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui headed the jury, joined by Chinese a
PUSAN: Nikkatsu sellsMegane to Korea's SpongeSeoul-based distributor Sponge Entertainment has acquired all rights to Japanese studio Nikkatsu's indie hit Megane. The sale was closed during Pusan 's Asian Film Market by Shinako Matsuda of Nikkatsu's film business division and Sponge international business manager Eugene Song. A drama set at a remote island inn, Megane reunites director Naoko Ogigami and key cast, plus new addition Ryo Kase (Letters From Iwo Jima), of Ogigami's previous indie hit Kamome
PUSAN: Wang's 11 Flowers wins Pusan AwardChinese director Wang Xiaoshuai's 11 Flowers was presented with the $20,000 Pusan Award at the closing of the Asian Film Market and Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP) on Thursday night. The award, from the Metropolitan City of Busan, is designed to support a talented director and producer. Wang, whose credits include Shanghai Dreams and Beijing Bicycle, is working with Isabelle Glachant on the project. As with Shanghai Dreams, 11 Flowers is based on Wang
Rai Cinema, under D'Amico, ramps up co-productionsRai Cinema's new chief Caterina D'Amico says the film production arm will place a special emphasis on co-productions and to illustrate the point, Rai Cinema has just signed on as 25% partner of Spike Lee's $45m project Miracle at St. Anna, which begins shooting Monday at Cinecitta studios before moving on to locations in Tuscany. The cast features Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Christian Berkel, Michael Ealy, Valentina Cervi, Pierfrancesco Favino, Omero Antonutti, Derek Luke, James Gan
Randolph Paul joins Halcyon as COO in LARandolph Paul has joined the Halcyon Company as chief operating officer. He will be based in the Los Angeles office and report to Halcyon co-chief executive officers Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson.Paul is an experienced executive who was present at the inception of Miramax Films in the 1980s before moving on to Sovereign Pictures in the early 1990s, and Cinergi Productions shortly thereafter.He has served as an entertainment attorney and company shareholder of Greenber
Ratatouille dominates UK box-office as Resident Evil takes $2mRatatouille dominated the UK chart this weekend with a hefty $9m take (£4.4m) from 503 sites in its opening weekend. Click here to see the chart.The Pixar adventure, released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (WDSMPI), boasted an impressive $18,047 (8,863) site average and beat the next highest entrant, Resident Evil: Extinction, by a landslide taking nearly five times mo
Ratatouille looks to continue strong run with UK openingAll eyes will be on the UK this weekend as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (WDSMPI) launches its global hit Ratatouille.The release should dominate the charts despite anticipated strong competition from Sony Pictures Releasing International's (SPRI) Resident Evil: Extinction on 320 prints on the same day, Oct 12.Ratatouille has amassed
Reygadas' Silent Light takes Golden Hugo at ChicagoCarlos Reygadas' Silent Light from Mexico has won the 43rd Chicago International Film Festival's most prestigious award, the Gold Hugo.The Silver Hugo special jury prize went to Wang Quanan's Chinese entry Tuya's Marriage, and the Silver Hugo Award for direction was presented to Roy Andersson's Swedish film You, The Living.The Silver Hugo Award for be
Rithy Panh's Paper takes documentary prize at EFAsThe European Film Academy has announced that Rithy Panh's Paper Cannot Wrap Up Embers (Le Papier Ne Peut Pas Envelopper La Braise), a French production, is the winner of the 2007 Prix Arte for best documentary. This year's jury for the Prix Arte was comprised of Francine Brucher, David Fisher and Philip Groening. Ten documentaires had been shortlisted. The award will be presented at the 20th European Film Awards in Berlin on Dec 1. The jury said: 'Carefully balanci
Ruins allowed in Acropolis as Greece entices foreign shootsThis weekend saw the first film production in history given a permit to shoot inside the famed Acropolis in Athens. My Life In Ruins, produced by Playtone, stars Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame as a guide leading tourists through Greek archeological sites. The team shot in the Acropolis this weekend and will wrap in Athens later this week. The production also shot in Olympia and Delphi. The seven-week shoot started in Spain, with Kanzaman SA serving as Spa
Russian hit Apocalypse Code enters international top 10Russian action hit Apocalypse Code was the highest non-US entry into the international top 40 this weekend, taking $3.6m from 697 screens. For the full chart, compiled by Len Klady, click here. The film, directed by Vadim Shmelev, just made the top 10 and enjoyed a $5,167 screen average from three territories. It generated $3.5m from Russia alone.The story follows a se
Sal Ladestro promoted to executive vice president at SPRISal Ladestro has been promoted to executive vice president of marketing, acquisitions and local productions at Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI).Ladestro has been working in his new capacity since February and will continue to develop, implement and supervise international marketing campaigns for films from all Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) divisions including Sony Pictures Classics, Screen Gems and TriStar Pictures.The remit encompasses titles delivered by
Saville's Noise takes top prize at Australian Directors Guild AwardsMatt Saville's drama Noise, about a highly unmotivated police officer, and Kriv Stenders' ultra low-budget project Boxing Day, about a man struggling to stay clear of drugs and crime, won the two major feature film prizes at the Australian Directors Guild (ADG) Awards on Saturday in Sydney.Noise won the most prestigious category of the inaugural awards night -- outstanding achievement in direction - but Boxing Day's prize could end up being of much m
Schrader to take lifetime achievement award in StockholmThe Stockholm International Film Festival will honour director Paul Schrader with this year's lifetime achievement award. The US director and screenwriter will attend the festival to pick up his Bronze Horse in person. The festival will have a special section devoted to Schrader's past work, and will also screen his 2007 drama The Walker starring Lauren Bacall and Woody Harrelson. Other visitors to the festival will include Anton Corbijn, whose debut feature Control
Seventh Art takes on Daughters Of Wisdom after IFPSeventh Art Releasing has picked up North American rights to Bari Pearlman's documentary Daughters Of Wisdom, which explores life at a Buddhist monastery for nuns in Tibet. The deal was done at the 29th IFP Market's No Borders co-production event in New York, a key gathering of industry personnel where producers can pitch their projects financiers, casting agents and distributors. Danae Elon's documentary The Evil Tongue, about a Jewish reporter who uncovers a
Shoreline picks up Franco's Max, Kill Kill Faster Faster for AFMHeading into AFM, Shoreline Entertainment has announced its acquisition of worldwide rights to James Franco's drama Good Time Max also starring Franco and the noir thriller Kill Kill Faster Faster.Franco wrote and directed Good Time Max, about two brothers who grow apart when one becomes a surgeon and the other falls into the grip of drugs.Franco star
Sicko, Crazy Love among IDA Awards best feature nomineesDan Klores' Crazy Love, Richard E Robbins' Operation Homecoming: Writing The Wartime Experience, Michael Moore's Sicko, Alex Gibney's Taxi To The Dark Side, and Mary Olive Smith's A Walk To Beautiful have been nominated in the best feature category of the 2007 International Documentary Associat
Singh's The Fall takes best film prize at SitgesThe Sitges film festival has awarded its Best Film prize to The Fall by Indian-born director Tarsem Singh. This is the story of a stuntman who ends up in hospital, where he recounts a long tale to a young girl. That wasn't the festival's only winner, as Rec won a total of five awards, including best director for Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza and best actress for Manuela Velasco. That film is about a team of firefighters. Sam Rockwell took best actor for Joshua
Stephan, Lacy and Ptakowski join The Film DepartmentBernd Stephan has been named chief financial officer, Adene Lacy has been named vice president of finance, and Sara Ptakowski has been named director of human resources/operations at The Film Dept.Stephan arrives from Yari Film Group where he most recently served as senior vice president and controller and worked on releases such as The Illusionist, The Matador, and The Hoax.Lacy will overse
Swedish Film Institute gives $2.5m to films including Fares' LeoThe Swedish Film Institute will provide $2.5m (Euros 1.8m) production support for eight new features, including a film by Josef Fares.Separately, the Finnish Film Foundation will contribute $409,000 (Euros 310,000) to the funding of two movies, both instigated before the Finnish producers' strike effective on Sept 14.Fares, whose Zozo won last year's Nordic Council Film Prize, has also written the script for Leo, and for the first time he will perform in one of his
The Board identity: BBC FilmsrestructuringThe UK film industry rarely welcomes change. So Jane Tranter, controller of BBC Fiction, had a tough job on October 2 as she explained her decision to revamp BBC Films (which Tranter oversees).There will no longer be a single head in charge of the BBC's film arm. Instead, responsibility will be shared between a four-person board comprised of Christine Langan (commissioning editor, BBC Films), Jamie Laurenson (executive producer, BBC Films), Joe Oppenheimer (executive producer, BBC Film
The Kite RunnerDir: Marc Forster. US. 2007. 122mins.Better at exploring the bonds of family and friendship than at articulating the societal traumas that have haunted Afghanistan over the last three decades, The Kite Runner leaps from the page to the screen full of emotion and sensitive characterization. The source material's inherently melodramatic elements are mostly well-handled by director Marc Forster, but a problematic third act keeps this film from flying as high as it wou
The match-makers - new co-production marketsIt is a truth acknowledged universally that an international producer in possession of a good project must be in want of a backer. But as the international market adjusts to a new business reality, producers, particularly those with mid-level budgets, are struggling to find suitors. Not only is Hollywood awash with cash right now, flooding distribution schedules and disrupting the traditional pre-sales pipeline, but the broadcasting industry is undergoing profound change of its
The Orphanage takes 70% market share in SpainRatatouille dominated the international market for the second consecutive weekend thanks to an estimated $21.7m weekend haul that raised the tally to $271.5m through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International (WDSMPI).The key driver was the UK, where the film opened at number one on $9.8m. There were strong holds throughout Europe, in particular the German-speaking regions where Ratatouille added
The Planet, Normal lead prizewinners at 26th Vancouver festivalMichael Stenberg, Johan Soderberg and Linus Torell of Sweden won the Kyoto Planet Climate for Change Award for their documentary The Planet as the 26th Annual Vancouver International Film Festival drew to a close.The Citytv Western Canada Feature Film Award went to Carl Bessai of Vancouver for Normal, while Most Promising Director Of A Canadian Short Film was presented to Anna McRoberts for
The Works takes UK rights for Closing The Ring from ContentThe Works UK Distribution has acquired UK rights to Richard Attenborough's Closing The Ring.The deal was struck with sales company ContentFilm International, which will announce a US deal for the film soon.The Works plans a UK and Irish theatrical release on Dec 28. The film has its UK premiere on Oct 21 a the London Film Festival after premiering in Toronto. The film is a love story set in the present day and in World
Things We Lost In The FireDir: Susanne Bier. US. 2007. 113mins.Denmark's Susanne Bier makes a smooth transition to English-language film-making with a Seattle-set drama bristling with the intensity for which she has become renowned. Coaxing strong performances from her cast, Bier brings her trademark verite style to bear on the painful story of loss,
Tribe (Tribu)Dir. Jim Meer Libiran. Philippines, 2007. 95 min.Winner of this year's Cinemalaya top award and bound for a solid festival career around the world, Jim Libiran's vibrant debut goes back to the Manila slums, which have become lately the favourite spot for cinema in the Philippines. Thispowerful but downbeat portrait of a world ruled by the vicious circle of poverty and crime, focuses on its main victims, the young generation, angrily s
Tribe (Tribu)Dir. Jim Meer Libiran. Philippines, 2007. 95minsWinner of this year's Cinemalaya top award and bound for a solid festival career around the world, Jim Libiran's vibrant debut goes back to the Manila slums, which have become lately the favourite spot for cinema in the Philippines. Thispowerful but downbeat portrait of a world ruled by the vicious circle of poverty and crime, focuses on its main victims, the young generation, angrily self-destructing itself out
Tyler Perry's latest beats awards contenders at US box officeTyler Perry's relationship drama Why Did I Get Married' had too much firepower for its rivals this weekend as the film opened top on an estimated $21.5m.Perry wrote and directed and stars alongside Janet Jackson, Malik Yoba and Jill Scott in the tale of married friends who get together for a weekend of soul-searching.Michael Clayton, the legal thriller from Warner Bros that stars George Cloone
UFO signs exclusive deal with DG2L for 1,500 digital systemsIndian digital cinema pioneer UFO Moviez has signed an exclusive deal with DG2L Technologies for digital cinema equipment and support. The deal will cover a record 1,500 digital cinema systems to be supplied by DG2L, which is headquartered in New York and has offices in Taiwan, Singapore, Brussels, Mumbai, Pune, Silicon Valley, and Beijing. Sanjay Gaikwad, CEO and executive director of UFO Moviez, said, 'The technology that DG2L Technologies possesses and provides is par excellenc
UKFC gives $500,000 P&A support to The CounterfeitersThe UK Film Council has announced its latest recipients from the Prints & Advertising Fund: They are: $511,400 (£250,296) to Metrodome for The Counterfeiters $408,636 (£200,000) to Momentum for Control $255,700 (£124,937) to Metrodome for The Serpent $65,944 (£32,275) to Park Circus for The Sound of Music $10,216 (£5,000) to Soda Pictures for Someone Else $10,216 (£5,000) to Dogwoof Pictures for Tough Enough
Up Hit Creek: Joel Schumacher and Paul Brooks in RomaniaThe secret to working in Romania is the smaller the budget, the better luck you're going to have,' suggests US director Joel Schumacher on the set of supernatural thriller Town Creek, which shot just outside Bucharest for 10 weeks this summer.'It's a small movie without major stars. It's gritty,' Schumacher says of the film, which has an estimated budget of $10m-$15m. 'I think we had enough money. I can't say it was luxurious but I think it was an appropriate amount.' Neither Sc
US Women In Film name emerging film-maker grantwinnersThe national alliance organisation of US Women In Film (WIF) has announced the winners of the second annual WIF/GM 2007 Acceleration Grant For Emerging Filmmakers.The winners are: Jamie Taucher from Sedona, Arizona; Julia Kots from New York, New York; Connie M Florez from Honolulu, Hawaii; Joyce Lee from San Francisco, California; and Mabel Valdiviezo, who also hails from San Francisco.The grant provides the recipients with a broad-based understanding of the business of f
UTV, Palador announce separate world cinema channelsAfter severing ties,India's UTV and Palador Pictures haveseparately announced initiatives to promote world cinema. Integrated media company UTV will soon launch a TV channel focusing on international movies from across the globe. Called World Movies, the 24-hour channel will be targeted at Indian viewers agedbetween 18-35 years and will feature contemporary movies thathave beenbox office hits in their home countries. The films will be subtitled in English. Shantonu Aditya,
UTV's Spotboy unveils three-picture slateAfter establishing movie production brand Spotboy in May this year, UTV Motion Pictures has unveiled a slate of three Hindi films under the new division, to be directed by Shyam Benegal, Anurag Kashyap and debut director Raj Kumar Gupta. Benegal, whose credits include Nishant which screened in competition at Cannes in 1976, is currently shooting comedy Mahadev (working title) in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. Mahadev is the story of a typical Indian vi
Van Dormeal's Mr Nobody ready to move to GermanyJaco van Dormeal's Mr Nobody, which has already shot in Belgium and Canada, will continue its six-month shoot moving later this month to Germany. The English-language project stars Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh Dan Pham, and Rhys Ifans. Van Dormeal also wrote the screenplay, about a man living in 2092 who is the last mortal living on earth and tries to reconcile his past memories. Philippe Godeau is producing for for Somebody Production, with co-pr
Walter Lassally to receive ASC International Achievement AwardWalter Lassally will receive the 2008 American Society Of Cinematographers' (ASC) International Achievement Award at the 22nd Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards in Hollywood on Jan 26.Lassally's career spanned 50 years and highlights include the 1965 Academy Award win for Zorba The Greek, a BAFTA nomination in 1984 for Heat And Dust, and a British Society Of Cinematographers nomination in the sam
Warner buys into new franchise School Of FearWarner Bros has made a preemptive buy on Gitty Daneshvari's partial manuscript of a four-book series called School Of Fear.Graham King will produce through his GK Films as the partners aim to establish a children's franchise along the lines of the phenomenally successful Harry Potter series.The story is based on Daneshvari's unpublished book about four youngsters sent to an ex
Weinstein keynote gives strong start to Abu Dhabi festivalAbu Dhabi 's inaugural Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) got off to an extravagant start on Sunday evening with a ceremony that included an Academy Awards-style opening number choreographed by Broadway veteran Otis Sallid. A lavish party at the opulent festival centre, Emirates Palace, followed the screening of opening film Atonement, which met with modest applause from the 1,000-strong, mainly local audience. Glitches with over-ticketing meant that proceedings began
Weinstock named president of marketing for Screen GemsMarc Weinstock has been named president of marketing for Screen Gems and continues to report to Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group's chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution Jeff Blake.Weinstock joined Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) in 2000 as senior vice president of marketing for TriStar Pictures. He served in a similar capacity at Screen Gems and was promoted to executive vice president of marketing in January 2006, since which time the division has released seven nu
Wild Bunch picks up German animation The Three RobbersWild Bunch has picked up international distribution for Hayo Freitag's The Three Robbers (Die Drei Raeuber), the first animation feature by Animation X, the animation arm of the Berlin production house X-Filme creative pool and David Groenewold's Promedium. Based on Tomi Unguerer's 1961 classic about three robbers who walk the roads in the dark of the night, hidden under large black capes and tall black hats, The Three Robbers will be released by X Verleih in German cinemas
World Premieres at the LFFLIONS FOR LAMBSSection: The Times GalaRobert Redford's new film is a contemporary thriller with a political undertow. The cast includes Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise, all of whom are expected to attend the LFF to support the launch. Twentieth Century Fox releases in the UK on November 9.THE ENGLISH SURGEON (RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH TWO REVOLVERS)Section: New British CinemaGeoffrey Smith's documentary is about a crusading British neurosurgeon who h

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Chris John lands in Perth
By Brett Bonetti
WBA Super World Featherweight Champion Chris "The Dragon" John (48-0-3, 22 KO's) has arrived in Perth, Australia to commence preparation for his next title fight. The WBA Fighter of the Decade will start his training camp at Harry's Gym in Balcatta with Team Dragon Fire. The details of The Dragon's upcoming title defense are expected to be announced shortly.
John will be returning to the ring for the first time since his 18th world featherweight title defense against Satoshi "Bazooka" Hosono (24-2-1, 18 KO's) in April this year.
The bout ended seemingly as soon as it began, as the two fought to a technical draw after just three rounds. A flagrant series of head butts by the Japanese native left the unbeaten defending titlist with a nasty cut over his right eye, at which point the bout was stopped by referee Rafael Ramos and resulted in over 30 stitches.
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Fresh Morels with Soba, Tamari and Herbs
by Ysanne Spevack
Makes dinner for two
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium red onion, finely sliced
- 100g fresh morels, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- a handful of dried arame (about 5g), soaked in warm water for about 20 minutes
- 1 tablespoon herbes de provence
- 2 tablespoons tamari
- 200g soba, cooked al dente
- furikake to sprinkle
In a wok or a large frying pan, heat the oils and fry the onion over a low heat for a few minutes. Add the morels and garlic, and keep cooking and occasionally stirring the vegetables with a wooden spatula to cook them slowly and evenly. Add the arame and herbs after two minutes, then the tamari after another minute. Turn up the heat and add the soba noodles plus a little water if necessary to keep the ingredients from sticking. Keep stirring all the time.
Serve piping hot sprinkled with furikake, with a side salad of grated carrots, beets and watercress.
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text: I've used the Summer Special style holsters for years and they are very comfortable for carry. The Max Con V spreads the load over a wider area but takes up more room. I have a Sparks VM 2 for my Colt LW Commander and it's very easy to carry in. But I like the Summer Special holster for carry in the hotter summer months. Takes up less room and less area to sweat behind. The other thing to think about is how long a wait time is there for the Max Con V holster. It looks like Brownells has the Summer Special 2 in stock. Both will do the job very well.