ABSTRACT

First published in 1998. This volume is IX in the international library of sociology collection and focuses on social casework principles and practice. The text attempts to describe some of the main problems facing caseworkers as they both try to help their clients and to theorize about their methods and objectives to discern the knowledge they use and apply; and to appraise the significance of the social agencies in which they work.

chapter |21 pages

The Principles of Casework

chapter |22 pages

Skill in Human Relationship

chapter |30 pages

Medico-Social Work

chapter |29 pages

Casework and Child Care

chapter |24 pages

Family Casework

chapter |30 pages

Psychiatric Social Work

chapter |5 pages

Conclusions