變與辯--我在社區工作歷程中對專業的反思

Power Relations between Local Government and the Community: Reflections of a Community Worker as an Intellectual

陳鈺欣(Yu-Hsin Chen)

指導教授 ： 黃彥宜

長榮大學/人文社會學院/社會工作研究所/碩士(2007年)

摘要

這是一個社會工作者在社區工作中的看見、與反省的過程。
論文中我從自己的經驗來看社區工作者的位置與角色，並援引了葛蘭西與薩依德對知識份子的討論，知識份子是積極的參與實際生活，作為建設者、組織者及堅持不懈的勸說者，而面對權勢、勇於說真話更是知識份子應該有的作為。因此，在現階段對社區工作專業的反省，我認為：
1. 社會工作應該重新思考與看見社區工作的價值及重要性。
2. 社區工作專業者要能夠看見與社區、國家間的權力關係運作。
3. 專業者要具備業餘性，勇於對權勢說真話。
4. 知識份子的職能應該實踐在日常生活中，並具體展現在社會工作角色上。

關鍵字

社區工作 ； 社會工作 ； 專業 ； 知識份子 ； 敘事研究

並列摘要

This thesis aims to explore the power relations between local government and the community based upon my work experience as a social worker with the community in Kaohsiung County. Some key turning points and themes are also highlighted, including the role and position of community workers, the contradictory and interdependent relationships which exist between the community, professionals and the state, and the influence of the state on the community arena.
In this study, the thoughts of Gramsci and Said on intellectuals are drawn upon to provide a body of knowledge to account for the role of professionals in the community, especially those with a social work training background. Some reflections emerge from an examination of the qualitative changes in styles, projects and strategies of the community involvement of social workers from 1989 to the present day in Kaohsiung County.
First, it is argued that it is important to improve the marginal position of “community work” both in practice and in the academic field of social work.
Secondly, it is argued that community workers have to be sensible about the power relations between local government and the community.
Thirdly, professionals in the community arena should work as organic intellectuals and embody humanistic sentiments and disinterestedly seek the truth as suggested by Gramsci and Said.

並列關鍵字

community work ； social work ； profession ； intellectual ； narrative research

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