Assessment in Social Work
β Scribed by Judith Milner, Patrick OβByrne (auth.), Jo Campling (eds.)
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 215
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-6
From Traditional Practice to Current Legislation....Pages 7-25
Outcome Evaluation and the Assessment Process....Pages 26-43
Selecting a Map....Pages 44-59
The Weather Map: Anti-oppressive Practice....Pages 60-78
A Map of the World: the Systems Approach....Pages 79-95
A Map of the Ocean: Psychodynamic Approaches....Pages 96-111
An Ordnance Survey Map: Behavioural Approaches....Pages 112-129
The Handy Tourist Map: Task-centred Approaches....Pages 130-145
The Navigatorβs Map: Solution-focused Approaches....Pages 146-163
Making and Finalising the Judgment....Pages 164-182
Conclusion....Pages 183-186
Back Matter....Pages 187-200
β¦ Subjects
Social Work; Methodology of the Social Sciences; Social Work and Community Development
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