Social workers worldwide share a common framework and mission: to provide aid to those in need and promote social justice. Yet as an international profession, both global and local realities contribute to the unique ways in which the profession is understood and practised in various locations. This article considers the broad issue of how local and global realities shape social workers’ understanding of the profession using the case of Israeli-Jewish social workers as an exemplar. Narrative and life story methods were used to understand individual life stories within collective political and professional contexts. Sixteen Jewish-Israeli social workers participated in two, individual zoom interviews each in which they described becoming a social worker and practising in the context of an intractable conflict, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Three approaches to social work practice emerged, suggesting that social work in Israel has shifted away from applying ecological perspectives, limiting both how social workers understand their roles and how they practise. Recommendations for incorporating a politically aware framework to social work practice, research and education are discussed.

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社会工作与棘手冲突：专业经验和角色认知

世界各地的社会工作者都有一个共同的框架和使命：为有需要的人提供援助并促进社会正义。然而，作为一个国际职业，全球和当地的现实都有助于在不同地点理解和实践该职业的独特方式。本文以以色列犹太社会工作者为例，探讨当地和全球现实如何影响社会工作者对该职业的理解这一广泛问题。叙事和生活故事方法被用来理解集体政治和专业背景下的个人生活故事。十六名犹太裔以色列社会工作者参加了两次单独的变焦采访，在每次采访中，他们都描述了成为一名社会工作者并在以色列-巴勒斯坦冲突这一棘手冲突的背景下进行实践。出现了三种社会工作实践方法，这表明以色列的社会工作已经不再应用生态视角，限制了社会工作者理解其角色和实践的方式。讨论了将政治意识框架纳入社会工作实践、研究和教育的建议。