In Search of Transformative Practice: Outreach Work Tactics for Perpetuating Symbolic Boundaries

This article contains an in-depth analysis of outreach work practice with marginalised homeless individuals in the Belgian city of Antwerp. We identified three conceptual distinctions important for the construction of symbolic boundaries: predictability, complexity and housing readiness. Our analysis identifies a range of tactics used by outreach workers to transform these boundaries. Such tactics may be helpful for social workers interested in transformational practice in contexts where challenging the mainstream is not seen as a mandate for outreach workers.
Source: British Journal of Social Work - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research