Social Casework: A Problem-Solving Process, Volume 10This is a basic book in social casework. Its thesis is that among all the complexities within the subject matter and operations of casework there are certain constant elements, forces, and processes which give coherence and unity to its practice. Mrs. Perlman identifies and analyzes these constants and views them within the logical framework of problem-solving. In turn, problem-solving as a casework process is examined in its likeness to normal human problem-solving efforts. The result is an approach to learning and thinking about casework which is at once organized, synthesized, and imaginative. The book's usefulness is enhanced by the author's lucid and pointed style. |
Contents
THE COMPONENTS OF THE CASEWORK SITUATION | 3 |
THE PROBLEM | 27 |
THE PLACE | 40 |
THE PROCESS | 53 |
THE CASEWORKERCLIENT RELATIONSHIP | 64 |
THE PROBLEMSOLVING WORK | 84 |
PERSON PROBLEM PLACE AND PROCESS IN THE BEGINNING PHASE | 105 |
CONTENT IN THE BEGINNING PHASE | 114 |
METHOD IN THE BEGINNING PHASE | 139 |
THE THINKING IN PROBLEMSOLVING | 164 |
THE CLIENTS WORKABILITY AND THE CASEWORK GOAL | 183 |
MR GRAYSON AND MRS WHITMAN | 207 |
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Social Casework: A Problem-Solving Process, Volume 10 Helen Harris Perlman No preview available - 1957 |
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