1st Edition

Language of Social Casework

By Noel Timms Copyright 1968
142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1968, Language of Social Casework considers the way in which social workers commonly neglect language. It is suggested that part of this neglect is due to the ways in which social workers and their critics envisage the activity of social work. The traditional criticisms of philanthropy and social work, are, therefore reviewed, and an attempt made to describe some common... Read more

General Editor’s Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Critics and Practitioners

3. Generic and Specific

4. Casework and its Settings

5. Social Work as Science or Art

6. The Social Worker as Friend or Therapist

7. Summary

Suggestions for Further Reading

Bibliography

Biography

Noel Timms