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A New Approach to Relevant Scientific Research for Practitioners: The Heuristic Paradigm.
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Tyson, Katherine B. – Social Work, 1992
Discusses heuristic approach to scientific social work research as philosophy of research that draws from contemporary philosophy of science and cultural, cognitive, and linguistic studies and that endorses research as tool for advocacy. Presents fundamental concepts of heuristic model, emphasizing how new conceptual foundations can facilitate…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Models, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Research Strategies for Consumer Empowerment of People with Severe Mental Illness.
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Rapp, Charles A.; And Others – Social Work, 1993
Provides set of research strategies that would help bridge gap between research concerning care and treatment of people with severe mental illness and consumer empowerment. Argues that research should attend to context of research, vantage point, process of formulating research questions, selection of interventions tested, selection of outcomes…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Individual Power, Intervention, Locus of Control
Borderline Clients: Practice Implications of Recent Research.
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Johnson, Harriette C. – Social Work, 1991
Reviews current research on treatment of borderline clients with medication, individual counseling, and family interventions. Notes that recent studies indicate that borderline personality is heterogeneous condition in which different underlying disorders (affective, schizotypal, and neurological) may be present. Reviews effectiveness of various…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Drug Therapy, Family Counseling, Individual Counseling
The Evolution of Social Work Ethics.
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Reamer, Frederic G. – Social Work, 1998
Traces the evolution of ethical norms, principles, and standards in social work during four stages in the profession's history: (1) morality period, (2) values period, (3) ethical theory and decision-making period, and (4) ethical standards and risk-management period. Recent developments in the profession include complex conceptual frameworks and…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Ethics, Guidelines, Moral Values
The One Hundred-Year Debate: Social Reform versus Individual Treatment.
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Haynes, Karen S. – Social Work, 1998
Discusses 100-year-old debate about the primary function of the social work profession: to seek social reform or to provide individual treatment. Uses debate format to argue that these need not be mutually exclusive and divisive, and that they are increasingly evident in social work education and practice. (Author/JDM)
Descriptors: History, Individual Counseling, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment
Capacity Building for Integrated Family-Centered Practice.
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Briar-Lawson, Katharine – Social Work, 1998
Highlights social work legacies and how they will impact 21st-century practice. Provides several examples to help inform integrative social and economic foundations for practice, policy, and human well-being. Importance of these and other income-support and capacity-building strategies is featured against the challenges associated with welfare…
Descriptors: Family Life, Family Programs, Integrated Services, Parent Empowerment