Social work practice research for the twenty-first century / edited by Anne E. Fortune, Philip McCallion, and Katharine Briar-Lawson.
This volume incorporates the concerns of a new century into models for practice research. It builds on the visionary work of William J. Reid (1928-2003) who transformed social work research through empirically based and task-centered approaches-and, more recently, synthesized intervention knowledge...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2010.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | This volume incorporates the concerns of a new century into models for practice research. It builds on the visionary work of William J. Reid (1928-2003) who transformed social work research through empirically based and task-centered approaches-and, more recently, synthesized intervention knowledge for framing future study. This collection reviews the task-centered model and other contemporary Evidence-Based Practice models for working with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations. Essays demonstrate the value of these pragmatic approaches in the United States and international settings. Contributors summarize state-of-the-art methods in several key fields of service, including children and families, aging, substance abuse, and mental health. They also evaluate the research movement itself, outlining an agenda for today's sociopolitical landscape and the profession. This volume inspires practice research to prioritize evidence as a base for the profession. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 312 pages : illustrations) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231512643 9780231512640 |