Crisis Theory And Resilience Theory

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 Crisis Theory And Resilience Theory

 Crisis Theory And Resilience Theory

Crisis theory, concerning the causes and consequences of the  in a , is now generally associated with .

Earlier analysis by  provided the first suggestions of the systemic roots of Crisis. “The distinctive feature of Sismondi’s analysis is that it is geared to an explicit dynamic model in the modern sense of this phrase … Sismondi’s great merit is that he used, systematically and explicitly, a schema of periods, that is, that he was the first to practice the particular method of dynamics that is called period analysis”. Marx praised and built on Sismondi’s theoretical insights. Rosa Luxemburg and Henryk Grossman both drew attention to Sismondi’s work, on the nature of capitalism, and as a reference point for Karl Marx, Grossman in particular pointed out how Sismondi had contributed to the development of a series of Marx’s concepts including crises as a necessary feature of capitalism, arising from its contradictions between forces and relations of production, use and exchange value, production and consumption, capital and wage labor. His “inkling … that the bourgeois forms are only transitory” was also distinctive.

 in his Of the Tendency of  to a Minimum which forms Chapter III of Book IV of his  and Chapter V, Consequences of the Tendency of Profits to a Minimum, provides a conspectus of the then accepted understanding of a number of the key elements, after , but without ‘s theoretical working out of the theory that  posthumously published in .

Marx’s crisis theory was only partially understood even among leading Marxists at the beginning of the twentieth-century. His notes, ‘Books of Crisis’ [Notebooks B84, B88 and B91] remain unpublished and have seldom been referred to. A relatively small group including  and  attempted to defend the revolutionary implications of the theory, while others, first  and then , argued against its continued applicability, and thereby founded one of the mainstreams of revision of the interpretation of Marx’s ideas after Marx.

Although  attempted to present, popularise and defend Marx’s theory of crisis in lectures delivered in 1893 and 1894 and published in 1896, it was  in 1929 who later most successfully rescued Marx’s theoretical presentation … ‘he was the first Marxist to systematically explore the tendency for the organic composition of capital to rise and hence for the rate of profit to fall as a fundamental feature of Marx’s explanation of economic crises in Capital.’ Apparently entirely independently  was also in 1929 drawing attention to the decisive importance in Marx’s writings and made the explicit connection between Crisis theory and the .

Following the extensive setbacks to independent working class politics, the widespread destruction both of people, property and capital value, the 1930s and ’40s saw attempts to reformulate Marx’s analysis with less revolutionary consequences, for example in ‘s concept of . and his presentation of Marx’s crisis theory as a prefiguration of aspects of what Schumpeter, and others, championed as merely a theory of business cycles. “… more than any other economist [Marx] identified cycles with the process of production and operation of additional plant and equipment”

A survey of the competing theories of crisis in the different strands of political economy and economics was provided by  in 1978. and by  in his ‘Introduction’ to the Penguin edition of Marx’s Capital Volume III particularly in the section ‘marxist theories of crisis'(p.38 et seq) where Mandel says more about the theoretical confusion on this question at that time, even among thoughtful and influential marxists, than an excursus or introduction to Marx’s crisis theory.

There have been attempts particularly in periods of capitalist growth and expansion, most notably in the long  to both explain the phenomenon and to argue that Marx’s strong statements of its ‘law like’ fundamental character under capitalism have been overcome in practice, in theory or both. As a result, there have been persistent challenges to this aspect of Marx’s theoretical achievement and reputation. Keynesian’s argue that a “crisis” may refer to an especially sharp bust cycle of the regular  pattern of “chaotic”  development, which, if no  is taken, could continue to develop into a  or .

It continues to be argued in terms of  theory, that such crises will repeat until objective and subjective factors combine to precipitate the transition to the new  either by sudden collapse in a final crisis or gradual erosion of the  on  and the emerging dominance of .

It is common for social workers to be presented with a crisis situation brought forth by clients, families, communities, and/or organizations. The ultimate goal is to restore the client to equilibrium. The five stages of the crisis are (1) the hazardous event, (2) the vulnerable stage, (3) the precipitating factor, (4) the state of active crisis, and (5) the reintegration or crisis resolution phase.

There are times when a social worker will use more than one to assist in conceptualizing the problem and intervention, particularly if the complement each other. For example, resiliency theory can be used alongside crisis theory.

To prepare: Review and focus on the same case study that you chose in Week 2.

By Day 7

Submit a 1- to 2-page case write-up that addresses the following:

  • Map the client’s crisis using the five stages of the crisis.
  • Describe the client’s assets and resources (in order to understand the client’s resilience).
  • Describe how you, the social worker, will intervene to assist the client to reach the reintegration stage of the crisis. Be sure that the intervention promotes resiliency.
  • Evaluate how using crisis and resiliency theory together help in working with a client.

Be sure to:

  • Identify and correctly reference the case study you have chosen.
  • Use literature to support your claims.
  • Use APA formatting and style.
    • Remember to double-space your paper.

Required Readings

Turner, F. J. (Ed.). (2017). Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (6th ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Chapter 7: Social Work and Practice for Crisis, Disaster, and Trauma (pp. 117–130)
Chapter 29: Resiliency and Social Work Practice (pp. 441–451)

: A critical review. Advances in Social Work, 8(1), 152–168. Retrieved from https://advancesinsocialwork.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/138

Smith-Osborne, A., & Whitehill Bolton K. (2013). Assessing resilience: A review of measures across the life course. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 10(2), 111–126. doi:10.1080/15433714.2011.597305

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Into Practice: Four Social Work Case Studies (PDF)

Optional Resources

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

  • Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
  • Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
  • One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
  • I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

  • Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
  • In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
  • Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
  • Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

  • Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
  • Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
  • I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

  • I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
  • As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
  • It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

 

LopesWrite Policy

  • For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
  • Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
  • Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
  • Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

  • The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
  • Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
  • If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
  • I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
  • As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

  • Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: 
    • Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
    • Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

 

 

 

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