Mission, evidence and outcomes
Building a future for social work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11957476 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian O’Connor (0000-0002-6238-9600, The University of Queensland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 17-18 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03124070008414310 |
| OpenAlex | W2102587598 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Australian social work entered the twenty-first century facing major challenges to its mission, identity and future viability. Thus, the journal's initiative in promoting a serious discussion on the future of social work is a welcome development. Elsewhere I have elaborated many of the same concerns posed by MacDonald and Jones (O'Connor 1997; O'Connor 2000; O'Connor, Warburton and Smyth 2000) and have no fundamental disagreements with the issues raised with my colleagues. Hence in this brief response I argue that social work must respond to the current challenges by reasserting and re-expressing its mission; and a precondition for successfully reengaging with mission is to actively engage with a knowledge or evidence based approach to education, practice, policy and interventions
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| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2007 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |