Social Work Practice
A Life Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10539102 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alex Gitterman (corresponding author), Carel B Germain |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 601-610 |
| Publication date | 1976-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Service Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7961 • E-ISSN: 1537-5404 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/643430 |
| OpenAlex | W1974250732 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
This article presents a model of practice that attempts to integrate two historic social work positions: emphasis on knowledge and skill to effect change in persons, and emphasis on knowledge and skill to effect change in environments. An ecological/reciprocal perspective not only integrates these positions but the methodological specializations of casework, group work, and community organization as well. Through an ecological theoretical perspective and a reciprocal conception of social work function, people and their environments receive simultaneous professional attention. Needs and issues are reconceptualized from "personality states" and "environmental states" to problems in living. Professional interventions associated with problems people experience are specified
Engineering ethics · Function (biology · Personality · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Reciprocal · Sociology · Work (physics · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Engineering · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Sciences and Policies · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
Measuring the impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention on perceived stress and study skills of social work graduate students
Teaching systems theory with play
Ecological Systems Theory
A concern for eco-social sustainability
Eclecticismo en la intervención con adolescentes en conflicto con la ley
Culturally Effective Practice With Refugees in Community Health Centers
Measuring Ecology in Social Work Supervision
Social Network Analysis
Injured Workers
Ecological Systems Theory in Social Work
Misophonia
The Responsibilities of Social Work for Ecosocial Justice
Exploring the Importance of Feminist Identity in Social Work Education
Understanding Social Work in the History of Ideas
Deep Ecology and Ecofeminism
Practice Research in Social Work
YouBelong Home
The helping professional’s use of language in describing the poor
Parenting and environmental considerations
An Integral Approach to Mental Health Recovery
Perceived Competencies of Social Workers in Adolescent Practice
The Human Rights Philosophy as a Values Framework for the Human Behavior Course
| Citations per year | 0.48 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1980 - 2026 (47) |
| Highly cited | No |