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social treatment - an approach to interpersonal helping (Paperback)
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social treatment - an approach to interpersonal helping (Paperback)
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The book has two principal purposes: To provide an introduction to
interpersonal helping in the context of social work practice, and
to develop a conceptual framework for interpersonal helping
--called social treatment--that will enable the social worker and
members of other helping professions effectively to use all the
various methods and strategies currently practiced. The book offers
an orderly and systematic way of proceeding through a complex and
often confused area of practice; in it, large issues--such as
remediation versus prevention--are explored along with concrete
suggestions for intervention with individuals, families, and small
groups. Theoretical systems are considered not merely for the
techniques they suggest but also for the values and views of man
inherent in them. The helping process itself is analyzed from the
point of view of the consumer as well as the worker. A conceptual
framework for practice is developed that allows for systematic
eclecticism in theory and technique, providing a framework for
evaluating and comparing different methods of social treatment. The
author defines social treatment as "an approach to interpersonal
helping which utilizes direct and indirect strategies of
intervention to aid individuals, families, and small groups in
improving social functioning and coping with social problems."
Beginning with a discussion of the concept of remediation within
the context of the larger contemporary issues of social reform and
environmental protection, Professor Whittaker proceeds to consider
several critical issues in present social work practice, such as
client advocacy, service delivery systems, and professionalization.
Subsequent chapters discuss the multiple roles that social work
practitioners perform, the major theoretical bases of social
treatment, the treatment sequence from intake to after care, and
the full range of helping activities that practitioners undertake
indirectly on behalf of their clients. The final chapter explores
current trends and future directions in social treatment. In the
Appendix, a framework for evaluating methods of interpersonal
helping is developed and 21 approaches to social treatment are
described and resource bibliographies are provided. This
book--brief, lucid, and systematic--is a major step toward that
redefinition, and will be invaluable to beginning students and
advanced practitioners in social work and in all the other
professional and paraprofessional fields engaged in providing human
services.
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