Applying the Paradigm of Relational Ethics into Contextual Therapy. Analyzing the practice of Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaap van der Meiden ◽  
Martine Noordegraaf ◽  
Hans van Ewijk
Keyword(s):  
Relational Ethics ◽  
Contextual Therapy

Relational ethics as enrichment of social justice: Applying elements of contextual therapy to social work

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaap van der Meiden ◽  
Martine Noordegraaf ◽  
Hans van Ewijk
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Relational Ethics ◽  
The Body ◽  
Contextual Therapy ◽  
Contextual Theory ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
Relational Justice ◽  
The Family

This article applies insights of the contextual theory and therapy, developed by Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy, to the body of knowledge and practice of social work. Social work and contextual therapy share their focus on justice. In social work, it is mainly elaborated as social justice, placed in the discourse of politics and action. Contextual therapy however, elaborates justice as relational ethics; a fundamental element of human relationships, expressed in an innate tendency to care for each other. According to the contextual theory, evoking this reciprocal care enhances human wellbeing. Therefore, next to the focus on social justice on macro level, this article introduces a focus on relational justice on micro level. Relational justice aims at restoring and enhancing relationships within the family, with those who are relevant for the wellbeing of the family, and with the family’s context. A focus on relational justice encompasses a promising resource for human wellbeing, and a constructive framework for a contextual social work approach. Subsequently, applicable interventions from the contextual therapy, derived from a previously conducted qualitative research on the practice of contextual therapy, are tailored to the social work practice. Conclusively, this article states that justice within family relationships is an important element for successfully realizing of social justice.

A Study of Contextual Therapy Theory's Relational Ethics in Couples in Therapy

2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 825-835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashmi Gangamma ◽  
Suzanne Bartle-Haring ◽  
Tatiana Glebova
Keyword(s):  
Relational Ethics ◽  
Contextual Therapy

Relational Ethics and Partiality

Theoria ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (152) ◽  
pp. 53-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Motsamai Molefe
Keyword(s):  
Moral Theory ◽  
Relational Ethics ◽  
The Individual

AbstractIn this article, I question the plausibility of Metz’s African moral theory from an oft neglected moral topic of partiality. Metz defends an Afro-communitarian moral theory that posits that the rightness of actions is entirely definable by relationships of identity and solidarity (or, friendship). I offer two objections to this relational moral theory. First, I argue that justifying partiality strictly by invoking relationships (of friendship) ultimately fails to properly value the individual for her own sake – this is called the ‘focus problem’ in the literature. Second, I argue that a relationship-based theory cannot accommodate the agent-related partiality since it posits some relationship to be morally fundamental. My critique ultimately reveals the inadequacy of a relationship-based moral theory insofar as it overlooks some crucial moral considerations grounded on the individual herself in her own right.

scholarly journals Negotiating Ethics-in-Action in a Long-term Research Relationship with a Young Child

Human Arenas ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niina Rutanen ◽  
Raija Raittila ◽  
Kaisa Harju ◽  
Yaiza Lucas Revilla ◽  
Maritta Hännikäinen
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Child ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Critical Incidents ◽  
Relational Ethics ◽  
Spatial Context ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Research Relationship ◽  
Education And Care

AbstractThis article continues the discussions of relational ethics put forward in Human Arenas in “Arena of Ethics” (Hilppö et al., 2019). Our aim in this article is to explore and discuss relational ethics, as ethics-in-action, in a long-term research relationship with a child. Our question is: How is ethics-in-action negotiated during critical incidents in the construction of a research space that involves a long-term research relationship with a young child? This article is based on a research project that focused on children’s transitions in early childhood education and care (ECEC). These transitions include the transition from home care to ECEC as well as transitions from child groups or settings to other ECEC groups or settings, and the transition to pre-primary education. We apply a particular lens to the corpus of data, analyzing and reflecting critical incidents vis-à-vis a negotiation of ethics-in-action during the construction of our research space, which involved a long-term research relationship with a child. Our results show that critical incidents in our study’s negotiation of ethics-in-action included (a) the focus child’s spontaneous contributions to the study’s interviews, (b) interdependencies between the child and diverse researchers, and (c) the child’s evolving expertise in data collection, which restructured our study’s research space. We conclude that ethical questions cannot be separated from the mutually constituted relationships or socio-spatial context in where they emerge; thus, they are relationally and spatially embedded.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Youth Living in Poverty: The Ethical Considerations of Moving From In-Person Interviews to a Photovoice Using Remote Methods

Affilia ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 088610992093905
Author(s):  
Maria Liegghio ◽  
Lea Caragata
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Relational Ethics ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Lone Mother ◽  
Critical Social Work ◽  
Procedural Ethics ◽  
Ongoing Project

COVID-19 hit and instantaneously research using in-person methods were paused. As feminist and critical social work scholars and researchers, we began to consider the implications of pausing our ongoing project exploring the provisioning and resilience of youth living in low-income, lone mother households. Reflexively, we wondered how the youth, families, and issues we were connected to would be impacted by the pandemic. We were pulled into both ethical and methodological questions. While the procedural ethics of maintaining safety were clear, what became less clear were the relational ethics. What was brought into question were our own social positions and our roles and responsibilities in our relationships with the youth. For both ethical and methodological reasons, we decided to expand the original research scope from in-person interviews to include a photovoice to be executed using online, remote methods. In this article, we discuss those ethical and methodological tensions. In the first part, we discuss the relational ethics that propelled us to commit to expanding our work, while in the second part, we discuss our move to combining photovoice and remote methods.

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