The Structure of Social Casework and Behavioural Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2111810 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nina Toren (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 341-352 |
| Publication date | 1974-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2794 • E-ISSN: 1469-7823 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047279400001069 |
| OpenAlex | W2162022943 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
The casework method practised in social work is assessed from a sociological-structural perspective. Social workers are viewed as agents of social control who wield power and authority in order to change their clients' attitudes and behaviour. It is argued that the main weaknesses of casework as a technique for personal change lie in its dyadic structure and isolation from the client's real-life environment. These characteristics impede the operation of the basic processes through which control and influence are generally accepted. It is proposed to substitute small groups of clients for the one-to-one casework setting, to link the treatment situation to real-life experiences, and to emphasize learning processes. It is believed that this restructuring of the worker-client encounter will increase the effectiveness of social work therapeutic intervention
Business · Control (management) · Economics · Intervention (counseling) · Isolation (microbiology) · Management · Order (exchange) · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Power (physics) · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Restructuring · Social change · Social control · Social isolation · Social life · Social science · Sociology · Strengths and weaknesses · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Law · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization
Group dynamics
The Social Psychology of Groups
Resolving social conflicts and field theory in social science
The Social Welfare Forum
Research on the Outcome of Social Work Therapeutic Interventions
Social Work
Social Science and Social Work
Conduct, Knowledge, and Acceptance of New Values
Power-Orientations in the Mental Hospital
Social Theory and Social Structure
On the Concept of Influence
Girls at Vocational High
Social Pressures in Informal Groups
Liking for the group and the perceived merit of the group's behavior
The Exercise of Influence in Small Groups
| Highly cited | No |
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