By Gale Goldberg Wood,Carol T. Tully

ISBN-10: 0231132840

ISBN-13: 9780231132848

This vintage textual content introduces scholars to the structural procedure of social paintings perform, which assumes that many purchasers' difficulties come up from damaging social forces. via targeting the development of such realities as poverty, racism, and household violence, the structural strategy counters the focal point on person swap that's so universal in our age of controlled care and corporatization.

For this variation Gale Goldberg wooden and Carol T. Tully have recast the textual content from the point of view of latest social constructionism with out changing its major message and association. they've got additional six new chapters, overlaying ethics, the function of the social employee as therapist and neighborhood organizer, studying and dealing in the association, and the paradigm obstacle. furthermore, case reports now comprise better element concerning the client's social context.

Though a lot has replaced because the first variation of this publication was once released, the necessity for well-trained, compassionate social employees is still. The Structural method of Direct perform in Social Work is still a necessary source for practitioners who desire to support their consumers confront oppressive social realities and impact method swap via political action.

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