The Social Worker as ‘Bad Object’

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Journal Article The Social Worker as 'Bad Object' Get access MARGUERITE VALENTINE MARGUERITE VALENTINE After qualifying as a social worker in 1979 at the University of Warwick, Marguerite Valentine worked in a number of different inner city area offices in London. She has always specialized in child care. In 1988 she was awarded a Ph.D. for an examination of how the political and economic context influences feeling and attitudes towards children. She is now training as a psychoanalytical psychotherapist at the Arbours Association. Correspondence to Dr Marguerite Valentine, 56 Osbaldeston Road, London N16 7DR Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 24, Issue 1, February 1994, Pages 71–86, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a056041 Published: 01 February 1994