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Social Work Practice Research for the Twenty-First Century
Anne E. Fortune (Ed.)
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Description for Social Work Practice Research for the Twenty-First Century
Hardback. Editor(s): Fortune, Anne E.; McCallion, Philip; Briar-Lawson, Katharine. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 illus., 5 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 778.
Social work professionals must demonstrate their effectiveness to legislators and governments, not to mention clients and incoming practitioners. A thorough evaluation of the activities, ethics, and outcomes of social work practice is critical to maintaining investment and interest in the profession and improving the lives of underserved populations. Incorporating the concerns of a new century into a consideration of models for practice research, this volume 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 ... Read more
Social work professionals must demonstrate their effectiveness to legislators and governments, not to mention clients and incoming practitioners. A thorough evaluation of the activities, ethics, and outcomes of social work practice is critical to maintaining investment and interest in the profession and improving the lives of underserved populations. Incorporating the concerns of a new century into a consideration of models for practice research, this volume 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231142144
SKU
V9780231142144
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About Anne E. Fortune (Ed.)
Anne E. Fortune is professor and associate dean for academic affairs at the School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York. With William J. Reid, she is the author of Research in Social Work. Philip McCallion is professor at the University at Albany's School of Social Welfare, director of the Center for Excellence in Aging ... Read more
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