Re embracing containment and holding environments a fresh take on a fundamental element of practice
1. Re-embracing Containment and Holding Environments: A fresh take on a fundamental element of practice Laura Steckley SIRCC/Glasgow School of Social Work Bringing Back Innovation and Creativity to Social Care Social Care Ireland National Conference 9-10 March 2011
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12. Containmentâ the role of a therapeutic milieu A therapeutic milieu can assist the client in holding or containing her painful emotions, allowing her to express internal conflict in a way that can bring about a greater sense of personal responsibility.
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Ruch (2005) points to the need for containment in order for child-care social workers to respond to the complexity, uncertainty and risk in practice. She highlights how practitionersâ resulting anxiety is further compounded by the current risk averse and bureaucratic nature of steadily emerging technical-rational approaches to practice. These conditions impede the development and maintenance of reflective practice. Based on doctoral research, Ruch offers a model of holistic containment ; this model promotes the development of reflective practice in a way that integrates technical bureaucratic knowledge with knowledge that derives from more practical-moral sources.