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Embodied practice: claiming the body's experience, agency, and knowledge for social work
Kathleen M Tangenberg1, Susan Kemp
1School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, USA. kathleen-tangenberg@uiowa.edu
Social Work
|February 7, 2002
Summary
This study advocates for a deeper understanding of the body in social work, integrating physical and sociocultural aspects. It proposes a three-dimensional framework to enhance social work theory, practice, and research.
Area of Science:
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Body Studies
Background:
- Social work literature has historically overlooked the body.
- Existing practice models lack a comprehensive understanding of the body's physical and sociocultural dimensions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To argue for an invigorated and complex understanding of the body in social work.
- To propose a framework for integrating bodily dimensions into social work theory, practice, and research.
Main Methods:
- Drawing from humanities, social sciences, and social work scholarship.
- Developing a three-dimensional framework for understanding the body.
Main Results:
- A framework with three dimensions of the body is proposed: the experiencing body, the body of power, and the client body.
- Exploration of the implications of these dimensions for social work practice, using examples of mothers with HIV disease.
Conclusions:
- The proposed framework offers a more complex understanding of the body in social work.
- Integrating these bodily dimensions can enhance social work theory, practice, and research.