Kirk / Reid Science and Social Work

A Critical Appraisal
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-52923-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

Science and Social Work is a critical appraisal of the strategies and methods that have been used to develop knowledge for social work practice. It identifies the major ways in which social workers have drawn upon scientific knowledge and techniques, placing each one in historical perspective by explaining the nature of the problems it was designed to solve and the philosophical, political, and practical questions it raised. Kirk and Reid offer a balanced appraisal of the promises, accomplishments, and limits of such approaches, demonstrating how the fruits of scientific research can aid clinical practice with individuals, families and groups.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kirk, Stuart

Reid, William J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Knowledge, Science, and the Profession of Social Work
2. Science and Social Work: A Historical Perspective
3. Client Problems as Organizing Foci for Knowledge
4. The Scientific Model in Practice: The 1960s and Beyond
5. Engineering Social Work Intervention
6. Computer-Assisted Social Work Practice: The Promise of Technology, by Stuart Kirk, William Reid, and Carrie Petrucci
7. Research-Based Practice
8. Research Dissemination and Utilization: Spreading the Word
9. Knowledge for Practice: Issues and Challenges

Über Autor(innen)

Stuart A. Kirk is Marjorie Crump Professor and chair of the Ph.D. program of the Department of Social Welfare, School of Public Policy and Social Research at UCLA.

William J. Reid is Distinguished Professor of Social Welfare at the State University of New York at Albany.