Author(s)

Colin Benjamin, Paul Bitetto, Vijay Sharma

Roy Morgan Research and Australian Association of Social Workers, Melbourne, Australia.

The three authors of this article, a social worker, a systems engineer, and a social biologist, are professional futurists interested in human social development. The three authors also share strategic and foresight studies and a deep curiosity for understanding of human consciousness and the pursuit of meaning in life. Three different thinkers, brought together by Poetry. This paper will consider the field under the mnemonic POETRY: 1) Professional practice; 2) Ontology and outcomes; 3) Epistemology and ecology; 4) Teleology and techniques; 5) Relationships and responsibilities, leading to; 6) You/Your place and potential contributions. Much like poetry integrates information and meaning derived from different perceptions, we propose an Advanced Relational Meaning System (“A.R.M.S”) to integrate information, matter-energy and social construction of reality to construct a consciousness and capacity to cope with coping and consciousness.

Professional Practice, Social Worker, Advanced Relational Meaning System, Life Frames, Consciousness, Community Work, Social Action, Case Work, Group Work, Social Justice, Social Responsibility

Benjamin, C. , Bitetto, P. and Sharma, V. (2022) The Poetry of Social Work. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 10, 304-327. doi: 10.4236/jss.2022.1012021.