Radical Social Work

Please note that this event is at St Pauls Learning Centre, instead of our usual PRSC!

Radical social work is a rich tradition but too often it is only accessible via academia. Instead we want to bring together those who work in social care, have experience of it, or just have an interest.

Together we'll consider topics such as the family, motherhood, care, and injustice embedded in current systems. We'll then ask how social care could be practiced in new, truly emancipatory and radical ways.

This month we will be exploring bell hooks' conception of community and a radical ethic of love. We will discuss the implications for social work practice and possible barriers we might face too. We recommend reading one or both of the following readings in advance of the session:

All About Love chapter 8: Community: Loving Communion - bell hooks

bell hooks’s Legacy and Social Work - Dyann Ross

All welcome and all encouraged to get involved, in whatever way you would like to contribute, and regardless of whether you have attended before!

What to expect

After a short introduction to the recommended reading, we will start by talking about the texts and go onto discuss their applications to social work practice. Our events usually have between 10 and 20 attendees, and break out into smaller discussion groups to allow people to share their thoughts and ideas freely.

We aim for every event to be accessible to everyone, regardless of any prior knowledge!