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Intellectual Base of Social Work Practice

ABSTRACT

This much-needed exploration of the cognitive side of social work practice provides a framework for improving social work practice and education.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |4 pages

Introduction Learning to Help People

part |2 pages

Part I The Nature of Work, The Worker, The Recipient, and The Product

chapter 1|8 pages

The Nature of Work

chapter 2|22 pages

The Worker, the Recipient, and the Product

part |2 pages

Part II The Elements of Skill

chapter 3|20 pages

Intellectual Tools

chapter 4|22 pages

Theory

chapter 5|22 pages

Ethics

chapter 6|22 pages

Knowledge

chapter 7|20 pages

Values

chapter 8|14 pages

Style

chapter 9|14 pages

Skill

part |2 pages

Part III Work as Action

chapter 10|12 pages

Understanding the Elements of Work

chapter 11|34 pages

Interventions, Assessment, Outcome, and an Approach to Practice

chapter 12|28 pages

Reasoning in Practice

chapter 13|3 pages

Context