Science and Social Work: A Critical Appraisal

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-231-11825-5
Verlag: COLUMBIA UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

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 A.

Kirk, Stuart

Reid, William J.

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
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Knowledge, Science, and the Profession of Social Work2. Science and Social Work: A Historical Perspective3. Client Problems as Organizing Foci for Knowledge4. The Scientific Model in Practice: The 1960s and Beyond5. Engineering Social Work Intervention6. Computer-Assisted Social Work Practice: The Promise of Technology, by Stuart Kirk, William Reid, and Carrie Petrucci7. Research-Based Practice8. Research Dissemination and Utilization: Spreading the Word9. 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.