THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SOCIAL CASE WORK (2nd Edition)

The social worker, traditionally concerned with the environment, is today committed not only to understand the structure and dynamics of personality but also to discover the use of environmental or social therapy.

The book has two parts. In Part I, the author has attempted to show the basic processes which in various combinations define the area and characteristic method of casework. Part II describes the same processes through a systematic approach of study and diagnosis as the basis of treatment.

In this book…

Part I
• Basic Assumptions and Methods of Social Casework
• The Use of Relationship
• The Interviewing Process
• The Use of Social Resources and the Living Experience
• Agency and Inter-Agency Practice
Part II
• Application and Intake Processes
• Methods of Case Study
• Diagnostic and Evaluation Processes
• Methods of Treatment
• Primary and Secondary Settings