ABSTRACT
EVEN IN THIS BRIEF SCENARIO, YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE THAT A lot ishappening in Juan’s life. If you were to explore his situation further, you would probably uncover more information that would potentially help you in your work with Juan. Where should you begin? How could you conceptualize Juan’s situation to make some decisions about the way to approach his problems? This is the sort of situation in which theories can be applied, and in this chapter, we explore some of the most common theories and perspectives used in social work.
