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Developing Practice Guidelines for Social Work Intervention: Issues, Methods, and Research Agenda
Aaron Rosen (Ed.)
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Description for Developing Practice Guidelines for Social Work Intervention: Issues, Methods, and Research Agenda
Paperback. The authors of this work advocate the development of readily available, accessible and professionally sanctioned practice guidelines for social work intervention, a necessity in an age of managed care and increased demand for accountability, effectiveness and efficiency in practice. Editor(s): Rosen, Aaron; Proctor, Enola K. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
This book bridges the gap between social work knowledge and empirically based practice. Although there is a significant need for the use of empirically tested and verified knowledge in social work practice, the empirical basis of support is nearly absent from practitioners'considerations as they make clinical decisions in routine practice. The authors advocate the development of readily available, accessible, and professionally sanctioned practice guidelines for use by practitioners, a necessity in the age of managed care and demands for greater accountability, effectiveness, and efficiency in practice. This book features a much-needed discussion of racial and ethnic differentials in relation to ... Read more
This book bridges the gap between social work knowledge and empirically based practice. Although there is a significant need for the use of empirically tested and verified knowledge in social work practice, the empirical basis of support is nearly absent from practitioners'considerations as they make clinical decisions in routine practice. The authors advocate the development of readily available, accessible, and professionally sanctioned practice guidelines for use by practitioners, a necessity in the age of managed care and demands for greater accountability, effectiveness, and efficiency in practice. This book features a much-needed discussion of racial and ethnic differentials in relation to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231123112
SKU
V9780231123112
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About Aaron Rosen (Ed.)
Aaron Rosen is the Barbara A. Bailey Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work of Washington University. Enola K. Proctor is the Frank Bruno Professor of Social Work Research and director of the Center for Mental Health Services at Washington University.
Reviews for Developing Practice Guidelines for Social Work Intervention: Issues, Methods, and Research Agenda
The book is a major step towards resolving some of the challenges the social work profession currently faces... The have compiled a fascinating and intellectually stimulating book.
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