Reshaping the Domain of Theory in Social Work - Toward a Critical Pluralism in Contemporary Practice

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-231-14701-9
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 167 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 438 g

William Borden's persuasive collection of original essays reaffirms the place of theory in social work practice, showing how different theoretical models, therapeutic languages, and modes of intervention strengthen eclectic and integrative approaches to psychosocial intervention. A distinguished group of scholars and practitioners examine emerging developments in cognitive theory, psychodynamic thought, resilience research and family therapy, psychobiography and narrative perspectives, and conceptions of place and environment in psychosocial intervention. They introduce integrative frameworks for intervention and examine a series of crucial issues in the field, including the role of theory in evidence-based practice, the development of practice wisdom, and the ways in which conceptions of love, acceptance, and social justice influence theorizing and practice.

The contributors to this volume, each one carefully selected, reaffirm the framing perspectives and core values of the social work profession and identify fundamental challenges and tasks in developing theory and practice. Exploring contemporary yet no less essential concerns, they reflect the richness and creativity of theorizing in our time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Borden, William

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik, Theorie und Methoden
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Theory and Practice: Orienting Perspectives 1. Taking Multiplicity Seriously: Pluralism, by PragmatismWilliam BordenPart Two. Inner Experience and Outer Realities 2. Why Cognitive Therapy Needs Social WorkSharon Berlin3. The Cognitivization of Psychoanalysis: Toward an Integration of Psychodynamic and Cognitive TheoriesJerome C. Wakefield and Judith Baer4. Social Work, by PsychobiographyJames J. Clark5. Place Matters: Toward a Rejuvenated Theory of Environment for Direct Social Work PracticeSusan P. Kemp6. Integrating Developmental Theory and Systemic Perspectives: A Family Resilience Framework for Clinical PracticeFroma WalshPart Three. Theory by Practice 7. Love and Justice: A Silenced Language of Integrated Practice?Janet Finn8. The Role of Theory in Conducting Evidence-Based Clinical PracticeStanley McCracken and Tina Rzepnicki9. Practice Theory: Ideas Embedded in a Wise Person's Professional ProcessMalcolm Payne List of ContributorsIndex

Über Autor(innen)

William Borden is senior lecturer in the School of Social Service Administration and lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago.