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Problems, Tasks and Outcomes: The Evaluation of Task-Centered Casework in Three Settings book cover

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Problems, Tasks and Outcomes The Evaluation of Task-Centered Casework in Three Settings

By E. Matilda Goldberg, Jane Gibbons, Ian Sinclair Copyright 1985
282 Pages
by Routledge

282 Pages
by Routledge

282 Pages
by Routledge
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In the 1980s, although most social workers organised their time and described their work in terms of cases, research studies had cast serious doubts on the efficacy of working in this way. As a result, there had been growing anxiety about what social workers do, what they ought to do, and the training they needed. Task-centred casework was an approach to social work which proposed a solution to... Read more

Introduction.  Part I: Task-Centred Casework in Two Intake Teams by Ian Sinclair and David Waller  1. Introduction to Part One  2. Clients and Outcomes  3. Process and Outcome  4. What Determines Outcome?  5. Summary of Part One: Implications and Conclusion  Part II: Task-Centred Casework in a Probation Setting by E. Matilda Goldberg and Stephen J. Stanley with the assistance of Jenny Kenrick  6. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Probation  7. Setting and Aims of the Project  8. Sample and Flow of Referrals  9. Throughput and Analysis of 100 Short-Term Probation Orders  10. Task-Centred Casework in a Probation Setting  11. Problems and Tasks  12. Outstanding Features of Task-Centred Intervention  13. Task Achievement and Problem Outcome  14. Factors Associated with Successful Outcome  15. Summary of Part Two  16. Conclusions of Part Two  Part III: Task-Centred Social Work After Parasuicide by Jane Gibbons, Irene Bow and Janet Butler  17. Parasuicide: Trends and Characteristics  18. Social Work Methods and Parasuicide  19. The Experiment  20. The Results of the Trial  21. Task-Centred Work with Clients who Repeated Overdose  22. Making Contracts in Task-Centred Work  23. Implications of Research.  Conclusion.  Appendix to Part II.  Appendix to Part III.  Index.

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E. Matilda Goldberg, Jane Gibbons, Ian Sinclair

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