文章基本信息

标题：Editorial.
作者：Hughes, Lesley ; Bolzan, Natalie ; Waugh, Fran 等
期刊名称：Women in Welfare Education
印刷版ISSN：1834-4941
出版年度：2011
期号：December
语种：English
出版社：Women in Welfare Education Collective
摘要：In the seventeen years since the first edition was published there has been a changing 'landscape' for women in welfare, presenting some ongoing but also new challenges. As noted in the editorial from the previous WIWE edition, 'whilst we have seen an increase in the number of women in senior positions in politics, business and education, this is not a consistent trend, in fact in many instances women are being overlooked.' Nearly two years down the track this situation is still evident and we see many issues facing women in academia and practice. One of the articles in this edition argues the relationship of this particular issue to 'male privilege'. Unlike WIWE papers to date, one of the authors of this article is male but this seems most appropriate given the topic. For those working in social welfare, maintaining their personal and professional integrity in these times is explored by another author in a study on the use of 'critical' friends. A current challenge for both social welfare educators and practitioners alike is how to work with the new technologies and one article addresses this in relation to email counselling with young people. From two practitioners working on issues related to child protection, some reflections are offered here on the impact of policy initiatives such as 'Keep Them Safe', and the need to strengthen families in the difficult processes of child and family assessments.
关键词：Periodical publishing;Social service;Social welfare

Editorial.

Hughes, Lesley ; Bolzan, Natalie ; Waugh, Fran 等

Welcome to the tenth edition of the Women in Welfare Education Journal, a journal established in 1994 to provide another forum for the 'voices' of both academic women and women in social welfare practice. The journal is therefore structured in a way to present both peer-reviewed articles alongside discussions of current reflections on practice developments and research.

In the seventeen years since the first edition was published there has been a changing 'landscape' for women in welfare, presenting some ongoing but also new challenges. As noted in the editorial from the previous WIWE edition, 'whilst we have seen an increase in the number of women in senior positions in politics, business and education, this is not a consistent trend, in fact in many instances women are being overlooked.' Nearly two years down the track this situation is still evident and we see many issues facing women in academia and practice. One of the articles in this edition argues the relationship of this particular issue to 'male privilege'. Unlike WIWE papers to date, one of the authors of this article is male but this seems most appropriate given the topic. For those working in social welfare, maintaining their personal and professional integrity in these times is explored by another author in a study on the use of 'critical' friends. A current challenge for both social welfare educators and practitioners alike is how to work with the new technologies and one article addresses this in relation to email counselling with young people. From two practitioners working on issues related to child protection, some reflections are offered here on the impact of policy initiatives such as 'Keep Them Safe', and the need to strengthen families in the difficult processes of child and family assessments.

For this edition we would again like to thank the Australian Association for Social Work and Welfare Education (AASWWE) for financial assistance in its production; and thanks also to Jen Harrison for the layout. Finally we would like to thank all of our reviewers for their tireless efforts in making this latest edition showcasing women's scholarship.

Lesley Hughes

Natalie Bolzan

Fran Waugh

Karen Heycox