Objectives: In social work with the excluded, critical approaches are recommended that are not used in the Czech Republic. Goal: To map the approaches and development of presenting social exclusion in publications aimed at social work. Methods: The article analyzes documents – fundamental and recommended publications for social work programs in the Czech Republic selected via targeted selection. Overall, 21 publications were selected for the purpose of recording the development over time. The content analysis was based on the proposal of a categorization system and subsequent search for the presence of the representative features of the categories. Results: The analysis shows that the socially excluded are represented very diversely. However, there was often a tendency to commit attribute errors, due to the description of the attributes of excluded persons and neglecting systemic issues. Some dimensions of exclusion were not reflected. The most typical approach is client oriented. Preferred approaches shift towards being more critical and complex. Conclusions: Unfortunately, professional publications can sometimes paradoxically act as a source of marginalization. A positive direction is set for the development of approaches – towards the more critical and reflexive. Labelling of excluded persons remains rigid and focuses on their characteristics, instead of reflecting on the societal attributes.

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Faculty of Health and Social Sciences Institute of Social and Special paedagogical Sciences České Budějovice Czech Republic

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