The new insight or perspective I have towards research for my future social practice, is that research is necessary to qualify my thinking. There is probably nothing new under the sun in social work that has not already been thought about. However, theories must be tested and proven, or in some cases disproved. At times, research can be view as hard work and extensive work. While, this is sometimes true, the work is usually worth it. When you do research on an interest of yours, your understanding can be opened. You place yourself in a position to learn things that may or may not be helpful. This can save you from spending unnecessary time and energy on trying to make something work, that is not a good fit.
When it comes to social work, research is very relevant. Research gives us the guide to things that have been thought about and worked on. Research is the key code to the elements of what has worked in the social work realm. Without research you can find your self on a long journey of recreating a wheel that already exists. Taking a journey is not always a bad thing, but I want to point out that research is always a good tool to use along the way.
What can research potentially do? Research can make or break a theory. Research can potentially be a blueprint to a cure for incurable diseases. Research can credit or discredit philosophical and scientist problems. Research can tell us if there is other life form in the universe that may not publicly be knowable. Research can potentially assist social workers provide the support and services needed to help solve the world problems in society.
Social workers should think of research as a part of the process for becoming a validated person to deal with the issues that impact people, children, families and the world around them.
I believe that social workers may sometimes have to choose between doing research and working with their clients. Research is the study of something that can establish facts. However, there are instances within social work practices that traditional or proven exercises may not be appropriate. Like everything else that exists research results can change in time and furthermore become useful in a new way. Working for the clients and doing the research is on “different sides” of the same coin, but it is on the same coin. Research can help with working with your clients, and research can be modified and help work out an issue that past research may have fell short on.
I picked this meme because his statement is true. Research should be a completed masterpiece that answers questions and remove doubt. Well…. that, and the fact that this meme includes a photo of “the most interesting man on earth”
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