Social casework, a problem-solving process.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perlman, Helen Harris.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social case work.

Physical Description:

xiii, 268 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Chicago] : University of Chicago Press, [1957]

Summary:

This is a basic book in social casework. Its thesis is that among all the complexities within the subject matter and operations of casework there are certain constant elements, forces, and processes which give coherence and unity to its practice. Mrs. Perlman identifies and analyzes these constants and views them within the logical framework of problem-solving. In turn, problem-solving as a casework process is examined in its likeness to normal human problem-solving efforts. The result is an approach to learning and thinking about casework which is at once organized, synthesized, and imaginative. The book's usefulness is enhanced by the author's lucid and pointed style.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [239]-259.

ISBN:

0226660338

OCLC:

263309