Using basketball as a medium for group work to address social inequality during the pandemic

Autor: Martin Dusseault, Alexis Pearson, Jean-Baptiste Leclercq
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Social Work with Groups. 44:352-358
ISSN: 1540-9481
0160-9513
DOI: 10.1080/01609513.2021.1908699
Popis: Bien dans mes baskets (BDMB) uses an after-school team sports program as a medium for social work with groups in a high school in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) BDMB is a long-time partner of Centre de recherche de Montreal sur les inegalites sociales, les discriminations et les pratiques alternatives de citoyennete (CREMIS) This narrative essay stems from a process of collective knowledge-building combining sociology, social work theory, and clinical practice Using methods inspired by group analysis, we met online with members of BDMB (three social workers and three volunteer coaches) to discuss how they adapted to the pandemic In this essay, after describing how BDMB uses basketball as a medium for social work with groups, we will see how the program had to adjust in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic Then, we will discuss the social and educational inequalities underscored by the current social and health crisis and analyze how BDMB, at its own scale, is able to address some of these [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Social Work with Groups is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )
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