Stanley L Witkin
Biographic Data
| ID | 208003 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stanley L Witkin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stanley L |
| FAMILY NAME | Witkin |
| SIGNATURE | WITKIN S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vermont |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Relational Poetry
Relational poetry is a form of poetry inspired by social constructionism. A freestanding poem is responded to via an interweaving of a second poem within the lines of the first. The result is a new poem that is different than either one alone
Reflections and Farewell
Journal Article Reflections and Farewell Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Correspondence should be addressed to Stanley Witkin, University of Vermont, Department of Social Work, 443 Waterman Building, Burlington, Vermont 05405 or [email protected]. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2002, Pages 5–8, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/47.1.5 Published: 01…
Complicating Causes
Journal Article Complicating Causes Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 46, Issue 3, July 2001, Pages 197–201, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/46.3.197 Published: 01 July 2001
Whose Evidence and for What Purpose
Journal Article Whose Evidence and for What Purpose? Get access Stanley L. Witkin, PhD, Stanley L. Witkin, PhD professor Department of Social Work, University of Vermont Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar W. David Harrison, PhD W. David Harrison, PhD dean School of Social Work and Criminal Justice, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed…
Valediction--Howard Goldstein
Journal Article Valediction—Howard Goldstein Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Editor Social Work Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 46, Issue 2, April 2001, Pages 105–106, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/46.2.105 Published: 01 April 2001
The Measure of Things
While you and i have lips and voices which are for kissing and to sing with who cares if some oneyed son for a bitch invents an instrument to measure Spring with? --e. e. Cummings Measurement is everywhere. Its myriad applications are encountered every day. Think about this morning. Did you awaken to a sound triggered by your time measuring device? Did you step on a weight-measuring device when you stumbled into the bathroom? Did you fill your ca…
Writing Social Work
Journal Article Writing Social Work Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 45, Issue 5, October 2000, Pages 389–394, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/45.5.389 Published: 01 October 2000
How "Ripened" Are You
On my 13th birthday was told, Now you are a man, but still felt like a kid. At 30 felt ancient as saw my youth slipping away. When turned 50 thought, I never imagined 50 would feel this young. In each of these situ ations my experience of an age differed from the meaning that or others attributed to it. Such discrepancies are common; a number can not capture the variations among people or the depth of an individual's experience of aging. On the o…
Is Social Work an Adjective
Journal Article Is Social Work an Adjective? Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 43, Issue 6, November 1998, Pages 483–486, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/43.6.483 Published: 01 November 1998
The Right to Effective Treatment and the Effective Treatment of Rights
Progress is the grand narrative of Modernism (for example, Gergen, 1991). According to one version of its story, systematic, empirical investigations and technological advances - the representative expressions of Western science - will lead to increasingly more ways to solve problems and a better life for all. Despite the dramatic failures of Modernism's Elysian vision, including how it has created rather than solved problems (Chambon & Irving, 1…
If empirical practice is the answer, then what is the question
The social and political climate of the late 1960s created an interest in program evaluation and led to a questioning of social work's effectiveness. Practice and methodological developments in psychology provided the technology for addressing some of these concerns. Together, these developments led to the emergence of the empirical practice movement. This article assesses some aspects of this movement in social work and raises questions for futu…
A Human Rights Approach to Social Work Research and Evaluation
Although the advancement of human rights and research are considered important aims for social work, they are viewed as relatively independent activities. This paper presents an argument for the integation of human rights and social work research and proposes some ways this objective might be accomplished. Suggestions for teaching a human rights approach to research are also described
The Implications of Social Constructionism for Social Work Education
This paper discusses the basic tenets of social contructionism. Four implications of this perspective for social work education are described: social theory and the linguistic representation of knowledge, critical thinking, historical and cultural relativity, and morality and values
Rationality in Social Work
This paper critically examines the definitions and criteria for rationality in social work in light of western philosophic tradition. Rationality in social work is seen as instrumental (means-oriented) and individualistic rather than substantive (ends-oriented) and social. A set of criteria which expand the basis for making rationality claims in social work is suggested. These additional criteria aim to serve the valued social justice ends of soc…
Considerations in the Development of a Scientific Social Work
A key issue in social work's struggle to develop a legitimate and distinct knowledge base is the development of a scientific model suited to the needs and objectives of the profession. Although various approaches have been proposed, they have tended to dichotomize the issues into one of science versus nonscience. In response to this situation, this paper presents an integrative approach to the development of a scientific social work. In addition,…
Towards a Scientific Social Work
This paper critically examines efforts to make social work a more scientifically based profession. Although social workers have long sought to make their profession scientific, consensus on the nature of such a science has been difficult to achieve. An argument is presented for a relatively "open" model of science for social work. Support for this position is based on the lack of clarity regarding a definition of science, shortcomings of traditio…
Alternative Criteria for Theory Evaluation
The development of a meaningful scientific framework for social work research requires an approach that reflects contemporary understandings of social scientific thought and is consistent with the values of the profession. The purpose of this article is to assist in the development of this framework by proposing new criteria for evaluating theories. These critiera are based on a social constructionist perspective of human beings and a responsiven…
Group Training in Marital Communication
Stanley L. Witkin, Jeffrey L. Edleson, Sheldon D. Rose, James A. Hall, Group Training in Marital Communication: A Comparative Study, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 45, No. 3 (Aug., 1983), pp. 661-669
Families against society
Social Workers and Statistics
Current interest in quantitative research necessitates a basic understanding of statistics training and attitudes towards statistics. In addition, workers were asked to identify eight common statistical symbols. Results indicated that while practitioners view statistics as moderately valuable, their knowledge of statistics is minimal. Implications of these results and suggestions for improving this situation are offered
Performance-based Evaluation
Measures of cognitive and skill learning were used to assess the impact of modeling and role playing on the generalization of learning beyond the classroom setting. Treatment groups in two in-service training courses were taught by the instructional techniques of modeling and role playing, while the comparison groups were taught by role playing only. Results of written and performance measures indicated that subjects taught by modeling and role p…
Single-Case Designs in Marital Research and Therapy
This paper describes the uses of single-case designs in marital research and therapy. Potential advantages of these designs in addressing such issues as the idiosyncratic nature of marital complaints, deterioration effects, marital satisfaction as an outcome variable, component analyses of interventions, and unit of analysis in therapy and research, are examined. Suggestions are given for innovative applications of single-case designs in marital …
The Recruitment Process
Reaching client populations is a difficult task that most practitioners and social service researchers must face. This paper reports and compares six procedures used to recruit couples who would participate in a group training program as part of a comparative research study. Recruitment methods included newspaper and radio announcements, a newspaper feature article, informative posters, mass mailing, and referrals from local agencies. The various…
The Implications of Social Constructionism for Social Work Education
This paper discusses the basic tenets of social contructionism. Four implications of this perspective for social work education are described: social theory and the linguistic representation of knowledge, critical thinking, historical and cultural relativity, and morality and values
Alternative Criteria for Theory Evaluation
The development of a meaningful scientific framework for social work research requires an approach that reflects contemporary understandings of social scientific thought and is consistent with the values of the profession. The purpose of this article is to assist in the development of this framework by proposing new criteria for evaluating theories. These critiera are based on a social constructionist perspective of human beings and a responsiven…
The Right to Effective Treatment and the Effective Treatment of Rights
Progress is the grand narrative of Modernism (for example, Gergen, 1991). According to one version of its story, systematic, empirical investigations and technological advances - the representative expressions of Western science - will lead to increasingly more ways to solve problems and a better life for all. Despite the dramatic failures of Modernism's Elysian vision, including how it has created rather than solved problems (Chambon & Irving, 1…
Relational Poetry
Relational poetry is a form of poetry inspired by social constructionism. A freestanding poem is responded to via an interweaving of a second poem within the lines of the first. The result is a new poem that is different than either one alone
Whose Evidence and for What Purpose
Journal Article Whose Evidence and for What Purpose? Get access Stanley L. Witkin, PhD, Stanley L. Witkin, PhD professor Department of Social Work, University of Vermont Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar W. David Harrison, PhD W. David Harrison, PhD dean School of Social Work and Criminal Justice, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed…
A Human Rights Approach to Social Work Research and Evaluation
Although the advancement of human rights and research are considered important aims for social work, they are viewed as relatively independent activities. This paper presents an argument for the integation of human rights and social work research and proposes some ways this objective might be accomplished. Suggestions for teaching a human rights approach to research are also described
Is Social Work an Adjective
Journal Article Is Social Work an Adjective? Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 43, Issue 6, November 1998, Pages 483–486, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/43.6.483 Published: 01 November 1998
If empirical practice is the answer, then what is the question
The social and political climate of the late 1960s created an interest in program evaluation and led to a questioning of social work's effectiveness. Practice and methodological developments in psychology provided the technology for addressing some of these concerns. Together, these developments led to the emergence of the empirical practice movement. This article assesses some aspects of this movement in social work and raises questions for futu…
Valediction--Howard Goldstein
Journal Article Valediction—Howard Goldstein Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Editor Social Work Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 46, Issue 2, April 2001, Pages 105–106, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/46.2.105 Published: 01 April 2001
Considerations in the Development of a Scientific Social Work
A key issue in social work's struggle to develop a legitimate and distinct knowledge base is the development of a scientific model suited to the needs and objectives of the profession. Although various approaches have been proposed, they have tended to dichotomize the issues into one of science versus nonscience. In response to this situation, this paper presents an integrative approach to the development of a scientific social work. In addition,…
Towards a Scientific Social Work
This paper critically examines efforts to make social work a more scientifically based profession. Although social workers have long sought to make their profession scientific, consensus on the nature of such a science has been difficult to achieve. An argument is presented for a relatively "open" model of science for social work. Support for this position is based on the lack of clarity regarding a definition of science, shortcomings of traditio…
Social Workers and Statistics
Current interest in quantitative research necessitates a basic understanding of statistics training and attitudes towards statistics. In addition, workers were asked to identify eight common statistical symbols. Results indicated that while practitioners view statistics as moderately valuable, their knowledge of statistics is minimal. Implications of these results and suggestions for improving this situation are offered
Single-Case Designs in Marital Research and Therapy
This paper describes the uses of single-case designs in marital research and therapy. Potential advantages of these designs in addressing such issues as the idiosyncratic nature of marital complaints, deterioration effects, marital satisfaction as an outcome variable, component analyses of interventions, and unit of analysis in therapy and research, are examined. Suggestions are given for innovative applications of single-case designs in marital …
The Recruitment Process
Reaching client populations is a difficult task that most practitioners and social service researchers must face. This paper reports and compares six procedures used to recruit couples who would participate in a group training program as part of a comparative research study. Recruitment methods included newspaper and radio announcements, a newspaper feature article, informative posters, mass mailing, and referrals from local agencies. The various…
Families against society
Social Workers and Statistics
Current interest in quantitative research necessitates a basic understanding of statistics training and attitudes towards statistics. In addition, workers were asked to identify eight common statistical symbols. Results indicated that while practitioners view statistics as moderately valuable, their knowledge of statistics is minimal. Implications of these results and suggestions for improving this situation are offered
Performance-based Evaluation
Measures of cognitive and skill learning were used to assess the impact of modeling and role playing on the generalization of learning beyond the classroom setting. Treatment groups in two in-service training courses were taught by the instructional techniques of modeling and role playing, while the comparison groups were taught by role playing only. Results of written and performance measures indicated that subjects taught by modeling and role p…
Group Training in Marital Communication
Stanley L. Witkin, Jeffrey L. Edleson, Sheldon D. Rose, James A. Hall, Group Training in Marital Communication: A Comparative Study, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 45, No. 3 (Aug., 1983), pp. 661-669
Alternative Criteria for Theory Evaluation
The development of a meaningful scientific framework for social work research requires an approach that reflects contemporary understandings of social scientific thought and is consistent with the values of the profession. The purpose of this article is to assist in the development of this framework by proposing new criteria for evaluating theories. These critiera are based on a social constructionist perspective of human beings and a responsiven…
Considerations in the Development of a Scientific Social Work
A key issue in social work's struggle to develop a legitimate and distinct knowledge base is the development of a scientific model suited to the needs and objectives of the profession. Although various approaches have been proposed, they have tended to dichotomize the issues into one of science versus nonscience. In response to this situation, this paper presents an integrative approach to the development of a scientific social work. In addition,…
Towards a Scientific Social Work
This paper critically examines efforts to make social work a more scientifically based profession. Although social workers have long sought to make their profession scientific, consensus on the nature of such a science has been difficult to achieve. An argument is presented for a relatively "open" model of science for social work. Support for this position is based on the lack of clarity regarding a definition of science, shortcomings of traditio…
The Implications of Social Constructionism for Social Work Education
This paper discusses the basic tenets of social contructionism. Four implications of this perspective for social work education are described: social theory and the linguistic representation of knowledge, critical thinking, historical and cultural relativity, and morality and values
Rationality in Social Work
This paper critically examines the definitions and criteria for rationality in social work in light of western philosophic tradition. Rationality in social work is seen as instrumental (means-oriented) and individualistic rather than substantive (ends-oriented) and social. A set of criteria which expand the basis for making rationality claims in social work is suggested. These additional criteria aim to serve the valued social justice ends of soc…
A Human Rights Approach to Social Work Research and Evaluation
Although the advancement of human rights and research are considered important aims for social work, they are viewed as relatively independent activities. This paper presents an argument for the integation of human rights and social work research and proposes some ways this objective might be accomplished. Suggestions for teaching a human rights approach to research are also described
If empirical practice is the answer, then what is the question
The social and political climate of the late 1960s created an interest in program evaluation and led to a questioning of social work's effectiveness. Practice and methodological developments in psychology provided the technology for addressing some of these concerns. Together, these developments led to the emergence of the empirical practice movement. This article assesses some aspects of this movement in social work and raises questions for futu…
Is Social Work an Adjective
Journal Article Is Social Work an Adjective? Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 43, Issue 6, November 1998, Pages 483–486, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/43.6.483 Published: 01 November 1998
The Right to Effective Treatment and the Effective Treatment of Rights
Progress is the grand narrative of Modernism (for example, Gergen, 1991). According to one version of its story, systematic, empirical investigations and technological advances - the representative expressions of Western science - will lead to increasingly more ways to solve problems and a better life for all. Despite the dramatic failures of Modernism's Elysian vision, including how it has created rather than solved problems (Chambon & Irving, 1…
How "Ripened" Are You
On my 13th birthday was told, Now you are a man, but still felt like a kid. At 30 felt ancient as saw my youth slipping away. When turned 50 thought, I never imagined 50 would feel this young. In each of these situ ations my experience of an age differed from the meaning that or others attributed to it. Such discrepancies are common; a number can not capture the variations among people or the depth of an individual's experience of aging. On the o…
Writing Social Work
Journal Article Writing Social Work Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 45, Issue 5, October 2000, Pages 389–394, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/45.5.389 Published: 01 October 2000
Complicating Causes
Journal Article Complicating Causes Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 46, Issue 3, July 2001, Pages 197–201, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/46.3.197 Published: 01 July 2001
Whose Evidence and for What Purpose
Journal Article Whose Evidence and for What Purpose? Get access Stanley L. Witkin, PhD, Stanley L. Witkin, PhD professor Department of Social Work, University of Vermont Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar W. David Harrison, PhD W. David Harrison, PhD dean School of Social Work and Criminal Justice, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed…
Valediction--Howard Goldstein
Journal Article Valediction—Howard Goldstein Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Editor Social Work Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 46, Issue 2, April 2001, Pages 105–106, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/46.2.105 Published: 01 April 2001
The Measure of Things
While you and i have lips and voices which are for kissing and to sing with who cares if some oneyed son for a bitch invents an instrument to measure Spring with? --e. e. Cummings Measurement is everywhere. Its myriad applications are encountered every day. Think about this morning. Did you awaken to a sound triggered by your time measuring device? Did you step on a weight-measuring device when you stumbled into the bathroom? Did you fill your ca…
Reflections and Farewell
Journal Article Reflections and Farewell Get access Stanley L. Witkin Stanley L. Witkin Correspondence should be addressed to Stanley Witkin, University of Vermont, Department of Social Work, 443 Waterman Building, Burlington, Vermont 05405 or [email protected]. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2002, Pages 5–8, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/47.1.5 Published: 01…
Relational Poetry
Relational poetry is a form of poetry inspired by social constructionism. A freestanding poem is responded to via an interweaving of a second poem within the lines of the first. The result is a new poem that is different than either one alone
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