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British Journal of Social Work 2009 39(3):451-466; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm159
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved

Ways of Enhancing Hope among Social Workers Working with Adolescents in Residential Treatment Centres

Racheli Lipschitz-Elhawi

Racheli Lipschitz-Elhawi, Ph.D., is a lecturer at the School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University

Correspondence to Racheli Lipschitz-Elhawi, Ph.D., School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel. Email: rachelil{at}biu.013.co.il


  Abstract

This article suggests ways to enhance a sense of hope among social workers working with adolescents in residential treatment centres. The author describes difficulties in treating this population of adolescents, focusing on how these difficulties contribute to the therapist's sense of hopelessness. The importance of enhancing the therapist's sense of hope in order to facilitate successful treatment is stressed. The author maintains that it is possible to ‘work’ towards creating hope and to ‘foster’ its growth, using the components of hope defined by Jacoby (1987, 2003).

Keywords: psychotherapeutic treatment, adolescents, hope


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